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Flowering Dance

Flowering Dance

On a tour of my late mothers small town house garden, I spied one of her favourite plants. The flowers caught my attention, like they were a group of brightly c...
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On a tour of my late mothers small town house garden, I spied one of her favourite plants. The flowers caught my attention, like they were a group of brightly coloured ballerinas dancing gently about in the breeze, with their white arms held out in perfect balance.
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SONY DSC-S60

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Aperture 56/10 ISO 80 Shutter 10/1600 Focal Length 60/10

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Sep, 2016

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