Nature's Beauty
A monarch butterfly that just landed on this beautiful yet imperfect flower.
A monarch butterfly that just landed on this beautiful yet imperfect flower.
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Jul, 2016Views
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Contest Finalist in Insects And Critters Photo Contest
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Location
This picture was taken at Harkness Memorial state park in Waterford , ConnecticutTime
I took this photograph in the afternoon . I went to take pictures of Hummingbirds and had a nice surprise of all these butterflies landing on the flowers in the flower garden.Lighting
The flower garden was partially in some shade and some sun.Equipment
This photo was taken with a Nikon d7100 and a 300mm lens was on the camera. I did not put the camera on the tripod since I was expecting flying hummingbirds so the pictures I took were handheld.Inspiration
I saw the beautiful butterflies landing on the flowers and thought how beautiful they looked. I wanted to capture the moment since I had never seen that many butterflies at once.Editing
I shot the photo in raw and then changed it to jpeg.I probably did some sharpening of the photo and maybe some brightening.In my camera bag
I usually have some filters , a shorter lens , and extra batteryFeedback
If you love butterflies then look for flower gardens and flowers that attract them.
