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Swallowtail Butterfly

Swallowtail Butterfly

Iconic butterfly of the Norfolk Broads

Iconic butterfly of the Norfolk Broads
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camera

Canon EOS 70D

settings

settings

Aperture f/5.6 ISO 500 Shutter 1/2000 Focal Length 400/1

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Oct, 2018

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Behind The Lens

Location

RSPB Strumpshaw Fen Nature Reserve, Norfolk, UK

Time

Late morning

Lighting

Natural light

Equipment

Canon 60D 400mm lens

Inspiration

It's the UK's biggest butterfly, it's really beautiful, and only lives in Norfolk (where I live), but climate change may change all that!

Editing

Cropped it a bit.

In my camera bag

Not a lot as it gets too heavy

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