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Raccoon Butterfly 2

Raccoon Butterfly 2

This raccoon butterflies joined us on our dive in Bora Bora. This is about 3" from the lens.

This raccoon butterflies joined us on our dive in Bora Bora. This is about 3" from the lens.
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SLT-A65V

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Aperture f/5.0 ISO 100 Shutter 1/320 Focal Length 200/10

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Feb, 2015

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Winner in Its a little bit Fishy Photo Challenge

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Congrats this is my winning image for my "Its a little bit fishy" photo challenge. Great shot, love the framing and also the engagement of the Raccoon butterfly with the viewer. The slightly comical expression on the fish also drew my attention, great capture!

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Beautiful capture! Nicely done! If you haven't done so already, please consider joining my Animal Antics challenge:)
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