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Swallowtail


	Swallowtail I took this last week at the Botanical Gardens with my Canon 5D Mark III, Canon 100-400 mm L lens, with 1.4 X teleconverter attached (total 560 mm), handheld at f8, 1/400 (meant to be higher, but I was shooting manual exposure and didn't change it), ISO 1250. I was pleased that I could hold it that steady and get the shot this well. Shirley D. Freeman
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Candace M. Cleveland

Beautiful capture Shirley. Wonderful when things work out!!

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August 07, 2017

Shirley D. Freeman

Thank you, Candace. Yes, you are right, it is wonderful when things work out, and in this case it did for me. <><

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August 07, 2017

- Chuck Green

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Stunning image, Shirley! <><

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August 07, 2017

Shirley D. Freeman

Thank you, Chuck, I appreciate that. <><

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August 07, 2017

John Koepfer @PresentPleasures

Shirley this is indeed an excellent shot, very steady hands, beautiful color and light and I love the composition!!!

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August 07, 2017

- Joanna Kovalcsik

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Absolutely lovely, Shirley!!! Fav!!!

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August 08, 2017

Shirley D. Freeman

Thank you, John and Joanna, I do appreciate that. <><

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Teresa L. Brooks

Beautiful colors, composition and details.

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August 08, 2017

Shirley D. Freeman

Thank you, Teresa. <><

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August 08, 2017

- Rudi Reiner

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Superb colors and detail Shirley, bet we see this shot again!

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August 08, 2017

Shirley D. Freeman

Thank you, Rudi, that is very kind of you. <><

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August 09, 2017

- Nancy L. Green

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I bet we see this wear gold Shirley, this is STUNNING!!! <><

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August 10, 2017

Shirley D. Freeman

Thank you, Nancy, I appreciate that. <><

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August 10, 2017

- G. Margaret Hennes

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Beautiful capture, Shirley!

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August 12, 2017

Shirley D. Freeman

Thank you, Margaret. I appreciate that. <><

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August 13, 2017

- Leslie McLain

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Beautiful capture, Shirley.

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August 16, 2017

Shirley D. Freeman

Thank you, Leslie. <><

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August 16, 2017

- Rita K. Connell

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wonderful shot, the clarity and focus is spot on

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August 19, 2017

Shirley D. Freeman

Thank you, Rita. <><

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August 19, 2017

- Bob D. Hall

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Fantastic shot, Shirley! Remarkable you could hand hold this steady at that range and have so little noise at that ISO! Great job!

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August 22, 2017

Shirley D. Freeman

Thank you, Bob. Yes, I was very fortunate to get this shot as well as I did. I had the camera drive mode set to high speed continuous, and I think that helped. At least one of the shots was sharp. Whenever I am using the long lens, I use that setting. The 5D Mark III does pretty good at low noise, but I did remove some in Lightroom and I think I used Nik Define as well. <><

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August 22, 2017

- Gerda Grice

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Great DOF, detail and colours in this beautiful capture, Shirley!

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August 24, 2017

Shirley D. Freeman

Thank you, Gerda. <><

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August 24, 2017

Janet Daniel

Such an amazing macro, Shirley! Big congrats on your win!