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Taken 29-Apr-19
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Dimensions1080 x 1080
Original file size548 KB
Image typeJPEG
Color spacesRGB
Date taken30-Apr-19 07:46
Date modified31-May-20 17:14
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Camera makeNIKON CORPORATION
Camera modelNIKON D5000
Focal length105 mm
Focal length (35mm)157 mm
Max lens aperturef/4
Exposure1/125 at f/16
FlashNot fired
Exposure bias0 EV
Exposure modeAuto
Exposure prog.Aperture priority
ISO speedISO 3200
Metering modePattern
Digital zoom1x
Two Flies Resting Overnight in Sticky Monkeyflower (Mimulus aurantiacus var. aurantiacus)

Two Flies Resting Overnight in Sticky Monkeyflower (Mimulus aurantiacus var. aurantiacus)

The flower has not yet been pollinated: the white receptacle is still open to accept a pollinator. Chaparral area along Trail 8 overlooking Searsville Lake, before local sunrise. 7:46 am. [Now I learn that my well-loved "Mimulus" has been replaced by Diplacus aurantiacus ssp. aurantiacus, according to CalFlora. Just when I had almost learned the Latin name, the rug is jerked out from underneath. Science and nomenclature march on...]