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Delicate Balance

Delicate Balance

Delicate balance. A butterfly perches on a tortoise's head to consume the rich minerals off of its face on Lake Sandoval in Madre Dios, Peru. Planet earth ...
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Delicate balance. A butterfly perches on a tortoise's head to consume the rich minerals off of its face on Lake Sandoval in Madre Dios, Peru. Planet earth at its finest.
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NIKON D850

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Aperture f/6.3 ISO 320 Shutter 1/250 Focal Length 6000/10

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Aug, 2018

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110

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+8

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