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Monarch at Dumbarton Oaks

Monarch at Dumbarton Oaks
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camera

Canon PowerShot ELPH 100 HS

settings

settings

Aperture f/2.8 ISO 100 Shutter 1/320

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Oct, 2014

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Awards

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Outstanding Creativity

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Behind The Lens

Location

I took this picture at the gardens at Dumbarton Oaks in Georgetown (Washington, DC).

Time

It was mid-afternoon on a summer day and the sky was a bit cloudy and threatening to rain. I was in the lower garden chasing these butterflies around. I caught site of this monarch and and saw it land on top of a tall Mexican Sunflower. I had to hold my camera over my heard to get the angle I wanted and stand very still. Luckily the butterfly cooperated.

Lighting

Cloudy with little peaks of sunshine so it worked out really well.

Equipment

My camera and my instinct.

Inspiration

I love butterflies and I love photographing them. I often scouted the best places to find them.

Editing

I think I may have just trimmed the size a little and lightened it up a little. That's it.

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