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OSD_5654 - DragonFly-crpd

OSD_5654 - DragonFly-crpd

Wonderful green dragonfly (Anisoptera), hanging vertically on a fern leaf. In woodland of a National Trust property in England. ...
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Wonderful green dragonfly (Anisoptera), hanging vertically on a fern leaf. In woodland of a National Trust property in England.
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NIKON D7000

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Aperture f/7.1 ISO 320 Shutter 1/400 Focal Length 2000/10

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upload_date

May, 2015

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Awards

2020 Choice Award

Superb Composition

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