JillBJones

Purple Butterfly Bush

Purple Butterfly Bush

Monarch feeding on a purple butterfly bush.

Monarch feeding on a purple butterfly bush.
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camera

Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XS

settings

settings

Aperture f/5.6 ISO 200 Shutter 1/400

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upload_date

Mar, 2014

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523

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+26

Awards

Fall Award 2020

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Superb Composition

+7

Absolute Masterpiece

+3

Outstanding Creativity

Magnificent Capture

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Beautiful photos! I looked through many of your photos and we seem to have very similar styles and interests! Keep up the great work!
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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken in my backyard butterfly garden in Cumming, GA.

Time

This was taken about 7 am when the butterflies are most active here.

Lighting

Natural daylight at this time of day is amazing for nature photos.

Equipment

Canon Rebel Xs with Canon zoom lens 55-250mm

Inspiration

I love taking photos of nature and its inhabitants.

Editing

This photo only had cropping and sizing edits.

In my camera bag

Two cameras, one the Rebel Xs and a Canon 5D MarkIII, with a variety of lenses. Extra batteries and extra memory cards.

Feedback

Patience! Take many photos and you're bound to get a good one!

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