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Damselfly Ride

Damselfly Ride

A Damselfly hitching a ride on a floating feather, the challenge in this was editing the water and debris for clarity.

A Damselfly hitching a ride on a floating feather, the challenge in this was editing the water and debris for clarity.
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camera

Canon EOS Rebel T8i

settings

settings

Aperture f/5.6 ISO 2000 Shutter 1/4000 Focal Length 300/1

location

location

Virginia, US

upload_date

upload_date

Nov, 2021

Views

82

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