Tag Archives: insects It was a slow day along the Susquhanna River in Maryland on Saturday. The Eagles weren’t really flying much so I turned my attention to this grasshopper that was sitting on the fence. Nikon D300, hand held, Aperture Priority mode. F13 @ 1/160th second shutter speed and ISO 200. Sigma 105mm F2.8 EX DG Macro...  This is a West Coast Lady Butterfly from the Hershey Gardens Butterfly House. I blended several textures from the commercially available texture packs from Paint The Moon Textures and Flypaper Textures to give it the artistic look I wanted.  A Monarch Butterfly attends to a flower in the Hershey Gardens Butterfly House on Sunday 6-19-2011. For more information on Monarch’s, visit this page.  I tried my hand at some macro photography today. I went over to my Parent’s house and spent some time photographing the various flowers around their pond and waterfall and got lucky with this Ladybug. We were just remarking the other day that its been a long time since any of us had seen a...  This butterfly is native to North, Central and South America, as well as the Caribbean. In the U.S. it can be predominantly found in the southern states. The Zebra Longwing is the official state butterfly of Florida. The adults are unusual among butterflies in that they eat pollen as well as sip nectar. The caterpillar...  I think this is a Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly but I could be completely wrong. If anyone knows for sure, I’d welcome an update on the identification of this one. Shot at the Hershey Gardens Butterfly House on Sunday 6-19-2011. I blended several textures from the commercially available texture packs from Distressed Textures and one from Shadow House...  I shot the butterfly house at the Hershey Gardens for the second time this weekend. My photos from my first attempt on Saturday exhibited a level of suck that could only be described as “epic”. Not satisfied with those results, I went back on Sunday and tried a different lens and settings combination with MUCH... |
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