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Swallowtail Feasting On Thirds
Swallowtail Feasting On Thirds
MrE


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Rule of Thirds IV (Basic Editing)
Camera: Sony DSLR-A700
Lens: Konica Minolta AF 300mm f/4.0 APO G
Location: My House
Date: Aug 23, 2009
Aperture: 8
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Aug 23, 2009

 This Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly (I think that's the right ID!!) hung around for a very long time on our butterfly bush. I took many shots trying to get the rule of thirds right without needing to crop (I cut a tiny section of the left off because of a distracting part of a flower).

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Nikon D90
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 08/26/2009 04:33:46 PM
Like the sharpness of the subjects with the blur of the background.
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