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Painted Lady - Butterfly

Painted Lady - Butterfly

Stunning butterfly, wings like stained glass windows.

Stunning butterfly, wings like stained glass windows.
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NIKON D80

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Aperture f/2.8 ISO 100

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Aug, 2013

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Love this!! :)

Thank you

wow, awesome shot!

So glad you liked it. Thank you.

wow.. excellent colour and detail.......... fantastic......

Certainly a fav of mine. Spent a long time waiting for that right moment.
Thanks for your comment.

Exceptional shot, well done

Thanks very much

very beautiful!

Thank you

Really lovely shot, I love the colours here and the soft background. Great capture.

Thank ever so much for your kind words.

Beautiful!

Thank you

Awesome composition, DOF and POV, nice work.

Thank you. So glad you liked it, as its one of my all time favorites.

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