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Sweet Nectar

Sweet Nectar

A Gulf Fritillary Butterfly posed on a flower getting some nectar

A Gulf Fritillary Butterfly posed on a flower getting some nectar
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camera

DSLR-A700

settings

Aperture f/5.6 ISO 320 Shutter 1/400

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upload_date

May, 2014

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1094

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Awards

Staff Winter Selection 2015

Superb Composition

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Top Choice

+47

Peer Award

+42

Absolute Masterpiece

+26

Magnificent Capture

+7

Outstanding Creativity

+4

All Star

+2

Superior Skill

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Categories

Macro
Nature

Wow, truly beautiful capture. Great macro! ;-)

Amazing colors!!!

Outstanding!!!

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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken in Northwest Florida at St. Marks NWR

Time

Photographed around 10am in the morning

Lighting

It was a cloudy overcasted day

Equipment

Used a Sony A900 DSLR, 70-300mm Lens, Handheld

Inspiration

The lighting was perfect

Editing

Minor adjustments in camera raw

In my camera bag

Lenses: 16-65mm, 24-85mm, 70-300mm, Tripod, Flash, ND Filters, Grad ND Filters, PL Filter, Remote Shutter Release,

Feedback

Use a telephoto lens, not a macro lens. A macro lens has a very shallow DoF.

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