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Malachite Butterfly (Siproeta stelenes)

Malachite Butterfly (Siproeta stelenes)

Trip to Wye Valley Butterfly Zoo to try something a little different from birds...

Trip to Wye Valley Butterfly Zoo to try something a little different from birds...
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camera

Canon EOS-1D Mark IV

settings

settings

Aperture f/7.1 ISO 400 Shutter 1/300 Focal Length 300/1

upload_date

upload_date

Oct, 2015

Views

135

Likes

+1

Awards

Superb Composition

Peer Award

Top Ranks

Top 20 rank week 1

Categories

Macro
Nature

Submitted to Photo Contests

Spring

Tags

#butterfly #malachite #flash

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