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Your Country's National Flower,

Challenge #13 in the Your Country's National Flower, series. Hosted by photoman555.

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Here we are trying to see how well you can depict or photograph your country's national flower. Not the flower designated to your local area, state or province.

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Announced:

Wednesday, 23rd November, 2011 (GMT)

Submissions:

Wednesday, 30th November, 2011 – Tuesday, 6th December, 2011 (GMT)

Voting:

Wednesday, 7th December, 2011 – Tuesday, 13th December, 2011 (GMT)

Processing rules:

Basic Post processing only, NO HDR

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

Close-up of flower only
Normal DP review rules apply

Maximum number of entries per user:

Maximum number of entries in challenge:

100

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Lotus-SBS1

by surbi

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Lotus, the national flower of India. Shot at Lalbagh gardens in Bangalore

Camera:	Nikon D5000
Lens:	Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR
Submitted:	Wednesday, 30th November, 2011 11:41 (GMT)
Taken:	Wednesday, 30th November, 2011
Focal length:	270 mm
Shutter speed:	1/80 sec
Aperture:	F8
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