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Monarch on Thistle

Monarch on Thistle

Michael Murnan Smith was the inspiration for this. His photo of a butterfly led me to do this. The Monarch butterfly, and the Thistle is revered by many of m...
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Michael Murnan Smith was the inspiration for this. His photo of a butterfly led me to do this. The Monarch butterfly, and the Thistle is revered by many of my heritage. This is a cropped photo,
The original contained a wasp in flight just at the edge of the photo. I chose to eliminate it in post processing.
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NIKON D3300

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Aperture 1932735232/10737 ISO 400 Shutter 1/640 Focal Length 35/1

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Aug, 2021

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