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Brimstone Butterfly

Brimstone Butterfly

I went out in the Swedish sunshine to practice further with my new micro lens.

These very common Brimstone butterflies let me get quite close ev...
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I went out in the Swedish sunshine to practice further with my new micro lens.

These very common Brimstone butterflies let me get quite close even when handholding, so gave me an excellent opportunity to practice focusing and dof. I'm finding that using AP and auto ISO (limited) gives me the best results when handheld.
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NIKON D5200

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Aperture f/16.0 ISO 400 Shutter 1/200

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Sep, 2014

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Exceptional color contrast. Blurred background perfect. Love this shot. Congrats.

Thank you for your kind comments. :)

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