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Swallowtail on Buddleia
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Challenge: Purple III (Basic Editing)
Collection: Subjects
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Tranquility, NJ
Date: Aug 19, 2008
Aperture: 8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 200
Galleries: Macro, Floral
Date Uploaded: Aug 19, 2008

 Took a bunch of pictures. This one has a good composition and shows the money parts of the butterfly. No crop. Some curves to darken and deepen the colors. resize. USM.

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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 08/27/2008 05:57:04 PM
A butterfly has money parts? I'm with you on the comp - nicely presented.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-1100D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
 08/26/2008 10:42:39 PM
Nice macro, his eyes almost reflect the flowers' colour I think.
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
 08/24/2008 09:56:34 AM
Ilike the close crop and the nice detail on the butterfly.
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Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 08/23/2008 11:25:58 PM
Nice vibrant bloom.
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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 08/23/2008 04:42:41 AM
Lovely shot.
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Nikon D810
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
 08/22/2008 12:19:26 AM
Beautiful! nice composition and detail.
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Nikon Z8
Nikon NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8
 08/20/2008 06:22:43 PM
I see this scene every day in the summer :-) And I love it. Nicely captured.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 08/20/2008 03:39:14 AM
I would crop the upper 1/3rd of it and then rotate it,
nicely done,
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