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12-APR-2014

Desert butterfly

I just never expect to see something like a butterfly out in the middle of the Arabian desert, but here one is. I don't know why it couldn't have posed on a pretty flower like all the other butterflies on Pbase ;-).

Nikon D800 ,Nikkor AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
1/400s f/5.6 at 70.0mm iso320 hide exif
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Date/Time12-Apr-2014 05:49:36
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D800
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length70 mm
Exposure Time1/400 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent320
Exposure Bias-0.67
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Metering Mode
JPEG Quality
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Focus Distance

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larose forest photos25-Apr-2014 21:34
How interesting! A beautiful and delicate looking little butterfly... good eye to spot this and to capture its image. V
Gill Kopy24-Apr-2014 02:18
One could miss it easily ! Very pretty butterfly V
pkocinski23-Apr-2014 12:26
Another surprise :-)
Graeme23-Apr-2014 08:50
Well fancy that, Helen. Lovely close up of it as well...BV
Martin Lamoon23-Apr-2014 07:34
Wonderful capture, they do like warmth! More amazing bugs can be found in the desert!
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Gerard Koehl23-Apr-2014 06:49
Magnifique. V
Chris Morton23-Apr-2014 06:30
thats a pleasant surprise made good use of