20110429 Explosion - a photo on Flickriver

20110429 Explosion

The flowering umbel heads of a decorative Allium (possibly A. giganteum?), in the gardens of Hatfield House, Hertfordshire.

Taken with my Nikon D40, fitted with a Tamron 70-300mm F4/5.6 DI LD (Nikon AFS) lens and processed in GIMP and Photoscape.

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Taken in: United Kingdom / England / Welwyn Hatfield District (show map)

Taken on: April 29, 2011

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Camera: Nikon D40, f/6.3, 1/200 sec, 185mm (=277mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D40
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	0.005 sec (1/200)
Focal Length:	185mm (35mm equivalent: 277mm)
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	-5/3 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Contrast:	High
Saturation:	High
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	PhotoScape
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