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Free Study 2025-07
Standard Editing
30th
32nd
Portfolio Images
MaryO
Flowers and Bugs
Sometimes, You Find Magic
MaryO
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Challenge:
Free Study 2025-07
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Standard Editing
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Collection:
Flowers and Bugs
Camera:
Nikon Z8
Lens:
Nikon NIKKOR Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VR
Date:
Jul 24, 2025
Aperture:
8.0
ISO:
20000
Shutter:
1/2000
Date Uploaded:
Jul 24, 2025
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Was playing around with trying to get pictures of dragonflies in flight and got this image, which instantly became one of my all-time favorites. The background colors were purely serendipitous.
PP - Topaz Photo AI (noise reduction), cropped, darkened highlights, resized, unsharp mask
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posthumous
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
08/07/2025 10:19:25 AM
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oh wow. i would probably retire from nature photography if I got this photo.
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glad2badad
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II
Olympus 60mm f/2.8 Macro M.Zuiko Digital ED
08/02/2025 11:22:23 PM
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Not quite fast enough on the shutter speed, but a fun catch nonetheless.
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Barroness
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
08/01/2025 10:05:14 AM
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Beautiful glow
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