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Submitted: April 2, 2012
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Make:SONY
Model:DSLR-A550
Shutter Speed:1/60 second
Aperture:F/9.0
Focal Length:18 mm
ISO Speed:200
Date Taken:Apr 2, 2012, 12:53:20 PM
Software:Adobe Photoshop CS5.1 Windows

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Day Eighty Two: A bit of this and Thatby ^Kaz-D

Photography / Animals, Plants & Nature / Other

Our loverly pond!

Because I had nothing else to photograph today

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