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Texas Swallow Tail

Texas Swallow Tail

This beauty flittered around the garden for at least five minutes, giving my class ample time to take its picture!

This beauty flittered around the garden for at least five minutes, giving my class ample time to take its picture!
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Canon EOS 40D

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Aperture f/7.1 ISO 400 Shutter 1/320

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Sep, 2014

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