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Ladybug on Forget-me-not flowers.

Castle gardens, Leicester, UK
Spring 2016

Ladybug on Forget-me-not flowers.

Castle gardens, Leicester, UK
Spring 2016
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camera

NIKON D5300

settings

settings

Aperture f/5.6 ISO 400 Shutter 1/800 Focal Length 300/1

location

location

Leicester, GB

upload_date

upload_date

Apr, 2017

Views

1787

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+493

Awards

Winner in Forget-Me-Nots Photo Challenge

Peer Award

+161

Superb Composition

+55

Absolute Masterpiece

+48

Top Choice

+35

Magnificent Capture

+11

Outstanding Creativity

+6

All Star

+6

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Genius

Virtuoso

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Categories

Gorgeous macro ????????????

Thanks EdithNero. This is a bit of macro. But you have extraordinary collection of macro. :)

Platinum

How very charming

As always, a lovely comment. Thanks Glenda. :)

Beautiful-my favourite insect and favourite flower :)

Thanks a lot Ana. :)

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Beautiful macro, I love the shades of blue!

Thank you Nigel. :)

Fantastic shot

Terry, thank you for all your lovely comments..... :)

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Lovely macro:-)

Thanks Lizzie .. :)

Love this

Thanks Tyson. :)

Fantastic photo

Thank you Mary. :)

This appears in my Flowers and Bees challenge. Perhaps you should have considered a number of your pictures with bees. Nice picture, but off the subject!

No worries George. I wish the best pic to win your challenge. I am wrong many a times with my entry pics. :)

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