BobLinneman

Flying Colors

Flying Colors

A California Sister butterfly buzzed about me for several minutes before I finally turned the camera on, and it was good enough to offer this nice look at his c...
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A California Sister butterfly buzzed about me for several minutes before I finally turned the camera on, and it was good enough to offer this nice look at his coloration, which seemed to alter slightly depending on where the light hit.
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camera

COOLPIX P80

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settings

Aperture f/4.5 ISO 190 Shutter 10/3046 Focal Length 842/10

upload_date

upload_date

May, 2016

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342

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+4

Awards

Peer Award

Magnificent Capture

Superb Composition

Outstanding Creativity

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Submitted to Photo Contests

From Above

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#beauty #butterfly #color

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