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calmac1991
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A few macro photos I took while at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh a few days ago. Let me know what you think of them.

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The photos were taken inside the greenhouses.

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Nice shots, especially the last one. These were taken with the 35mm macro?

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Yes, they were.

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Hi there,
I visited Edinburgh (or Edinbrraaah as the locals pronounce it) breefly a few years ago when i made a trip to St Andrews to play golf. Very nice town.

Almost as nice as your pictures. Good captures.
I specially like #3

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Hey my favorite was number three, having one in the background looks nice too. sorta reminds me of one i shot up in the mountains a few years ago...

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i don't really know what it is but a close up always looks nice...

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Lovely shots especially number three, it looks like the flower is suspended in mid air.

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