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21-Jul-2015	Donald E. Casavecchia

1st Monarch for 2015

Warrenton, Virginia

Recently spent 3-days in Monongahela National Forest (Canaan Valley) where milkweed is very plentiful - - no monarchs. Took this photo tonight in Carol's backyard flower garden.
Best viewed in 'original' size.

Nikon D800 ,AF-S VR Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8G with TC-20 E II
1/250s f/5.6 at 570mm iso110
UnCropped DX Image Reduced to 110 ppi for Internet Viewing hide exif

Full EXIF Info
Date/Time	21-Jul-2015 17:13:57
Make	Nikon
Model	NIKON D800
Flash Used	No
Focal Length	380 mm
Exposure Time	1/250 sec
Aperture	f/5.6
ISO Equivalent	110
Exposure Bias	0.00
White Balance	0
Metering Mode	multi spot (3)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Program	manual (1)
Focus Distance	2.985 m

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joseantonio		20-Jul-2025 12:53
beautiful in every detail.V

Hermel Bourque		19-Aug-2015 22:40
Nice Monarch! I haven't seen one yet this summer.

Jim Coffman		16-Aug-2015 12:45
Just beautiful! Very pretty image!

Claude Gagnon		15-Aug-2015 02:15
Always nice to shot a Monarch! Beautiful :))

Jean Chiasson		22-Jul-2015 01:56
Beautiful image colors vote

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