Do you go out to your garden every morning and capture these fabulous vignettes Denny, or do you shoot lots of scenes on weekends, process them, and then dole them out? I love the morning sunlight that bathes your images. And that is a very dapper looking Variegated Fritillary (I’m guessing). If one wishes to drive one’s self mad, learning the taxonomy of flutterbys is a fine place to start!
I’ve got a guide. Damned if I can figure identify these insects.
I shoot four or five mornings a week on my way to university. Most of what I’ve posted over the year has been shot in two specific locations (not counting my backyard), one down the hill from my house, and the other in the woods on campus. The moral, I guess, is you don’t have to travel far to find beauty.
Mmmm…Zen time on your way to work, nice! I agree rich beauty is all around us if only we’re not to poor of mind to see it. Here’s where I found at least a distant cousin of your handsome subject http://www.nelsondobbs.com/Georgia_Butterflies.html Insects change so quickly in color and form over time and distance that my general guides are barely useful.
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Do you go out to your garden every morning and capture these fabulous vignettes Denny, or do you shoot lots of scenes on weekends, process them, and then dole them out? I love the morning sunlight that bathes your images. And that is a very dapper looking Variegated Fritillary (I’m guessing). If one wishes to drive one’s self mad, learning the taxonomy of flutterbys is a fine place to start!
I’ve got a guide. Damned if I can figure identify these insects.
I shoot four or five mornings a week on my way to university. Most of what I’ve posted over the year has been shot in two specific locations (not counting my backyard), one down the hill from my house, and the other in the woods on campus. The moral, I guess, is you don’t have to travel far to find beauty.
Mmmm…Zen time on your way to work, nice! I agree rich beauty is all around us if only we’re not to poor of mind to see it. Here’s where I found at least a distant cousin of your handsome subject http://www.nelsondobbs.com/Georgia_Butterflies.html Insects change so quickly in color and form over time and distance that my general guides are barely useful.
Oh! My guess was close but no cigar, I think it’s an Aphrodite Fritillary http://www.nelsondobbs.com/Aphrodite_Fritillary.html
Take a look at the Great Spangled Fritillary. And thanks for the link.
Stunning. MM 🍀