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Side View of a Yellow Swallowtail

Side View of a Yellow Swallowtail

The day I was able to capture photo I truly found myself blessed. Most of the time when you see a Swallowtail butterfly part of its wing is missing. This one w...
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The day I was able to capture photo I truly found myself blessed. Most of the time when you see a Swallowtail butterfly part of its wing is missing. This one was all in one piece. The best thing about this photo adventure is I was able to capture a black swallowtail (my next photo) within minutes of taking this photo.
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COOLPIX S3300

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Aperture f/6.5 ISO 320 Shutter 10/5000

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Dec, 2014

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Great shot of the butterfly and direction of sunlight makes it especially beautiful !

Thank you ojibwe, I greatly appreciate your comment!!

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