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Large Skipper on Knapweed

Large Skipper on Knapweed

I took this in a wildflower meadow at a house called Ferndale in the Isle of Wight - it's a beatiful habitat for all kinds of insects, a macro photographer's dr...
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I took this in a wildflower meadow at a house called Ferndale in the Isle of Wight - it's a beatiful habitat for all kinds of insects, a macro photographer's dream!
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Aperture f/4.0 ISO 200 Shutter 1/200 Focal Length 100/1

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