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The Circle of Life

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As Darrell and I walked back across the campus after a session with the WIU Hot Shots photography club in the University's photography studio, we spied a stand of dandelion stalks softly lit by the setting sun. Neither of us could resist pulling our cameras out and taking some shots. This image of one going to seed is probably only the second dandelion picture that I have posted to flicker in the last couple of years. To obtain the shot, I used the articulating LCD (instead of the viewfinder) while holding the camera down near the ground. It was processed in Lightroom 5 using a radial filter.

My attitude towards these prolific and tenacious weeds has radically changed since moving out into the countryside of western Illinois. I used to fruitlessly try to eradicate them from the lawn... but now, because of the sheer overwhelming number of them and the huge size of the lawns out here, I am content to keep them mowed down with the rest of the grass. :D

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Taken in: United States / Illinois / Macomb (show map)

Taken on: May 16, 2013

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Groups appears in: • NATURE IS LIFE - Natura è vita - Post 1 AWARD 4**SWEEPER ** • dreams I'll dream.. by invitation ~ P1/C3 more » • The Galaxy & Stars 1 (P1/C5 - No Art Images • Pili's Beautiful Photo Gallery (Post 1 Award 3) • THE LOOK level 1 RED • THE LOOK level 2 YELLOW • THE LOOK level 3 ORANGE • THE LOOK level 4 PURPLE • THE LOOK level 5 GREEN • THE LOOK level 6 BLUE • THE LOOK level 7 WHITE • CLOSED - CERRADO - THE LOOK level 8 GOLD • **Optical Excellence Level 1 ~ Admin Moderated • WIU Hot Shots • Optical Excellence ~ The Very Best Level 2 « less

Camera: Canon EOS 60D, f/5.0, 1/500 sec, 50mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 60D
Lens:	EF-S18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
Aperture:	f/5.0
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/500)
Focal Length:	50mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Macintosh)
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