Passion Butterfly

Another photo from yesterday's "Butterfly Shoot" at the Norfolk Botanical Gardens. This pair of mating Gulf Fritillary or "Passion Butterflies" were oblivious to to a bunch of photographers and constant camera clicking. Canon 7D, 1/500 sec @ f/5.0, ISO 400, 100mm macro lens.

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Anonymous said…
David, I took my granddaughter to the gardens last week.I had not been there in years. The butterflies were awesome, great shot.
Rosemary
August 9, 2010 at 4:27 PM
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