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Monarch Butterfly

Monarch Butterfly

One of the thousands of monarch butterflies at the preserve in Pismo Beach, California

One of the thousands of monarch butterflies at the preserve in Pismo Beach, California
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DMC-FZ70

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Aperture f/5 ISO 100 Shutter 10/1000 Focal Length 1962/100

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Dec, 2015

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great backlighting gives you nice bokeh and shows off those pretty wings

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