THE PHOTO:
One of the thousands of butterflies in the Butterfly House at the Melbourne Zoo. A fantastic magical experience if you get the chance (and don’t mind a constant 28 degrees with almost 100% humidity).

POST-PROCESSING:
Crop, USM, Shadow/Highlight, Duplicate Layer (soft light blend). Curves, Desaturation.

EXIF:

• Aperture: ƒ/5.6
• Camera: NIKON D2X
• Taken: 28 February, 2009
• Exposure bias: -1.3EV
• Focal length: 200mm
• ISO: 100
• Shutter speed: 1/180s