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Prickly Pear Bud

            From the middle of a prickly pear cactus pad grows a bud that will form into a new pad with lots of new thorns to defend the plant.
   

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Taken on: March 22, 2008

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Camera: Nikon D200, f/11.0, 1/80 sec, 100mm (=150mm), ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D200
Lens:	100.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture:	f/11.0
Exposure Time:	0.013 sec (1/80)
Focal Length:	100mm (35mm equivalent: 150mm)
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Shutter speed priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 9.2.1 (Windows)
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