DJLee

Blue Morpho Butterfly

Blue Morpho Butterfly

Wing underside of this beautiful butterfly. Photographed at the Smithsonian butterfly habitat.

Wing underside of this beautiful butterfly. Photographed at the Smithsonian butterfly habitat.
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NIKON D810

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Aperture f/4 ISO 500 Shutter 1/200 Focal Length 1050/10

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Jun, 2017

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