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Black and White Butterfly on a Red Flower.

Black and White Butterfly on a Red Flower.

We were surrounded by thousands of these red flowers and there were butterflies feeding everywhere. Marilyn spotted them first and called me over. She has a num...
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We were surrounded by thousands of these red flowers and there were butterflies feeding everywhere. Marilyn spotted them first and called me over. She has a number of beautiful photographs there as well (Mel1).

Lens: Nikon 28-300 mm
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NIKON D850

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Aperture f/7.1 ISO 3600 Shutter 1/1600 Focal Length 3000/10

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Patagonia, Arizona, US

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Jun, 2020

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Super shot

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Thank you very much,you are very kind

Amazing capture with beautiful background!!!

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There were so many flowers and butterflies, it was an amazing experience

Beautifully captured

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Thank you, it was a wonderful experience

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