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by Bill Borne
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09-SEP-2002

Monarch Emerging
4 of 4
by Bill Borne

I took these shots of a Monarch Butterfly emerging from it's Chrysalis using the Sony 707.
The entire series can be seen here.....
http://www.pbase.com/bill_b/root
Click on the first thumbnail for the gallery.
Bill Borne

Sony Cybershot
1/80s f/2.0 at 9.7mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time09-Sep-2002 13:23:34
MakeSony
ModelCybershot
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length9.7 mm
Exposure Time1/80 sec
Aperturef/2
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias-1.30
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programprogram (2)
Focus Distance

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Sony Forums Challenges22-Oct-2003 00:55
Bill, I enjoyed this series! Very nice shots and really amazing to view! Roberta
Bill Borne12-Oct-2003 16:36
From beginning to end of emergence took about 8-10 minutes. Then the fluids from the body have to be pumped into the wings till they are full sized.
AlexNek 12-Oct-2003 09:33
I like this series; good shots, good colors and greatly interested. Thanks.
How long you take it?
Guest 11-Oct-2003 15:34
The first time I've ever seen anything like this. Simply amazing!!...Darren Langdon
Sony Forums Challenges11-Oct-2003 14:31
Amazing series, Bill! You captured a little miracle of nature so beautifully. JoeSchmoe
Sony Forums Challenges11-Oct-2003 14:25
Such a cool series Bill! Great color, perspective and resolution. Fremiet
Sony Forums Challenges11-Oct-2003 14:11
Wow, Bill - these are amazing. Thanks for posting them. I've never seen that transformation before -Katherine Kenison