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Canon EOS 80D
Aperture f/5.6 ISO 1000 Shutter 1/2000 Focal Length 250/1 
Caro, Michigan, US
Jul, 2019Views
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Awards
People's Choice in Butterflies Photo Challenge
Peer Award
Absolute Masterpiece
Magnificent Capture
Top Choice
Superb Composition
Outstanding Creativity
Emotions
Impressed
Top Ranks
Top 20 rank week 1
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Behind The Lens
Location
I took this photo at a local butterfly garden.Time
This photo was taken at around 3:30 in the afternoon.Lighting
Lighting was all ambient, no flash at all.Equipment
Taken with my Canon 80D and EF-S 55-250mm lens at 250mm focal length, ISO1000, f/5.6 and shutter speed of 1/2000s.Inspiration
I had been chasing this butterfly all around the flowers, and finally it stopped for a rest, and I was able to get off this shot, along with a few others.Editing
Yes, this was finished in Luminar.In my camera bag
I typically carry my Canon 80D with five lenses (Canon 50mm f/1.8, 10-18mm wide angle zoom, 18-55mm zoom, and 55-250mm zoom, and Tokina 100mm macro prime lens). I also have my Haida M10 pro filter holder with a 10-stop ND and 3-stop GND filter and circular polarizer. Of course, I always have my standard accessories like spare batteries, lens hoods, memory cards, etc., and I carry a Godox V860-II speedlight with MagMod Sphere & MagBeam flash modifiers with color gels and gobos. I also have my trusty tripod!Feedback
My advice is always simple...soak up everything about where you are, and feel the story that starts to reveal itself about your subject and your surroundings. I'm always amazed that eventually a compelling story begins to emerge, and my job then becomes how best to capture that story. Sometimes that's easy to do, sometimes it's damn hard, and sometimes I'm not able to do it at all. It's those times that I just enjoy the story and the moment, and then later it drives me to get better at my craft so in the future I can perhaps succeed.
