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Butterfly Hatching

Butterfly Hatching

A project I finally got to complete: photographing a butterfly hatching out of its pupa. This is a Variegated Fritillary raised indoors as a caterpillar to kee...
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A project I finally got to complete: photographing a butterfly hatching out of its pupa. This is a Variegated Fritillary raised indoors as a caterpillar to keep the parasitic flies away.
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NIKON D3100

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Aperture f/7.1 ISO 800 Shutter 1/60 Focal Length 550/10

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Aug, 2015

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Outstanding Creativity

Superior Skill

Superb Composition

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Lucky you...never saw that !!

Thank you! It was worth the wait--I knew that if I got up for even a minute she'd hatch out while I was gone.

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