Butterfly on a thistle - a photo on Flickriver

            This photo was taken during the summer of 2018.  My backyard often has invasive plants and flowers growing, which I didn't plant.  This particular summer there were lots of thistle.  When it first grows, it is a thawny plant. Don't touch or step on it.  I had a few that i missed to remove, but they blossomed with these beautiful purple petals.   They attracted so many nectar, loving birds, and insects like this monarch butterfly that I had to capture this.

As this was afternoon light, I was able to capture the bokeh effect in the background using my Nikon d5500, flash on,  600mm tamron lens, aperture f6.3 & shutter speed 1/80s

Taken on: August 5, 2018

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Camera: Nikon D5500, f/6.3, 1/80 sec, 400mm (=600mm), ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D5500
Lens:	TAMRON 18-400mm F3.5-6.3 Di II VC HLD B028N
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	0.013 sec (1/80)
Focal Length:	400mm (35mm equivalent: 600mm)
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Auto, Fired, Return detected
Exposure Program:	Not Defined
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Scene Capture Type:	Portrait
Saturation:	High
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Lightroom 10.1.0 (Android)
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