POTD 19/3 2013: Barbed Morning Glory Wire

"Barbed Morning Glory Wire" ©2008 Lars Clausen
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This photo could be taken just about anywhere, but it's from Royal Oak, the suburb of Detroit my wife's aunt lives in ("I'm so bad, I vacation in Detroit!"). Being from a very peaceful country, I'm not used to seeing barbed wire around normal neighborhoods, so this juxtaposition really struck me. I have a thing for morning glory, since we brought some back from our time in Iran and have been growing them ever since.

This was taken with the 70-300 f/4.0-5.6 IS, which was a good lens for its price, but larger and heavier than I wanted it, especially since most of the size and weight was wasted on my crop camera. So I have since swapped it out for the 55-250, which works nicely as a walk-around lens. It's hard to tell on this small version, but the flower is not entirely sharp. The background separation is excellent, though.