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Tere were a mass of these butterfly's around a tree near the airport on Christmas Island. When this one finally settled I captured a few shots. The light wasn...
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Tere were a mass of these butterfly's around a tree near the airport on Christmas Island. When this one finally settled I captured a few shots. The light wasn't the best but I did manage to capture sufficient detail
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Canon EOS-1D X

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Aperture f/11.0 ISO 800 Shutter 1/250 Focal Length 100/1

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May, 2015

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