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Red-bodied swallowtail

Red-bodied swallowtail

Red-bodied swallowtail butterfly enjoying nectar from Caesar Weed wildflower.

Pashan Lake, Pune, India
October 2018
RAW: DSC_1739...
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Red-bodied swallowtail butterfly enjoying nectar from Caesar Weed wildflower.

Pashan Lake, Pune, India
October 2018
RAW: DSC_1739
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camera

NIKON D5300

settings

settings

Aperture f/5.6 ISO 450 Shutter 1/640 Focal Length 480/1

location

location

Pune, Maharashtra, IN

upload_date

upload_date

Oct, 2018

Views

418

Likes

+114

Awards

People's Choice in Swallowtails Butterflies Photo Challenge

Peer Award

+63

Absolute Masterpiece

+5

Superb Composition

+3

Top Choice

+1

Magnificent Capture

Outstanding Creativity

Virtuoso

Emotions

Impressed

Categories

nice

Thank you Graham. :)

Simply beautiful!

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