Mastering the Thistle - a photo on Flickriver

            A honey bee navigates the spiky thistle flower to get at its center to retrieve specks of pollen.
   

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Taken on: June 24, 2013

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Wayne Grazio

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Camera: Nikon D7000, f/5.0, 1/250 sec, 100mm (=150mm), ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D7000
Lens:	100.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture:	f/5.0
Exposure Time:	0.004 sec (1/250)
Focal Length:	100mm (35mm equivalent: 150mm)
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	+2 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Shutter speed priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Spot
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 7.1 (Windows)
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