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23-SEP-2007 John Prichard

Purple Nature

Balloon Festival, Plano, TX

Canon PowerShot SD800 IS
1/100s f/5.0 at 12.7mm hide exif
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Date/Time23-Sep-2007 08:07:24
MakeCanon
ModelCanon PowerShot SD800 IS
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length12.7 mm
Exposure Time1/100 sec
Aperturef/5
ISO Equivalent
Exposure Bias-0.33
White Balance
Metering Modecenter weighted (2)
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John Prichard 08-Oct-2007 11:43
This is the common Texas thistle found most anywhere in the North Texas region during fall. Even though I have walked by them hundreds of times, I never noticed the little blue pods before. This is about a mile from my house -- very few fields left now. The balloon festival had so little wind that they didn't have the mass launch they usually have. I waited around since sunrise to take the shots going over but almost nothing. So I looked down and saw this.
ctfchallenge08-Oct-2007 05:49
Wow, this is quite the flower, what is it? Yvonne
ctfchallenge08-Oct-2007 05:48
Wow, this is quite the flower, what is it? Yvonne