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Monarch Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758)

by SSF1957

Taken in the hotel gardens (Hotel Pestana Quinta do Arco) , North coast Madeira

Liked by Antony Yorkie hocusfocus Grodgeman pauljay davidrobinson LennyBloke 1stEverPentax tommyt Flan KeldMikkelsen

Uploaded16/12/2024 - 14:28

CategoryWildlife / Nature

BodyPENTAX K-3 Mark III

Shutter Speed1/1000

Aperturef/8.0

LensHD PENTAX-DA 55-300mm F4.5-6.3 ED PLM WR RE

ISO1250

Focal Length300mm

Unique Views / Likes23/11

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Date Taken	08/06/2024 - 12:06
Make	RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD.
Model	PENTAX K-3 Mark III
Program Mode	Not Defined
Metering Mode	Multi-segment
Shutter Speed	1/1000
Aperture	f/8.0
ISO	1250
Focal Length	300mm
Lens	HD PENTAX-DA 55-300mm F4.5-6.3 ED PLM WR RE

tommyt tommyt

1 posts
12 years
Durham

Posted 16/12/2024 - 16:30 Link

Lovely shot, with pleasing bokeh and beautiful butterfly..Tom T.

1stEverPentax 1stEverPentax

1522 posts
15 years
Northwich,
Cheshire

Posted 16/12/2024 - 18:29 Link

Fabulous...looks great large.

regards

Karlo

GIULIO57 GIULIO57

31 posts
17 years
Firenze-Italia

Posted 16/12/2024 - 19:37 Link

Beautiful colors

PPG

Plus Member MikeInDevon MikeInDevon

491 posts
11 years
Devon

Posted 16/12/2024 - 22:50 Link

Wow! That's a cracker!!

davidwozhere davidwozhere

3670 posts
11 years
Slap in the middle of England

Posted 16/12/2024 - 23:44 Link

Excellent.

Both the *istDS and the K5 are incurably addicted to old glass

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Grodgeman Grodgeman

11 posts
10 years
France

Posted 18/12/2024 - 10:52 Link

Very nice indeed!

Plus Member hocusfocus hocusfocus

60 posts
9 years
All the best,
hocusfocus

Posted 18/12/2024 - 20:40 Link

Colour contrasts don't always yield good results; but they do here, with bokeh getting =into the act. Like.