"A Sand County Almanac"

"THERE ARE SOME WHO CAN LIVE WITHOUT WILD THINGS AND SOME WHO CANNOT."
"FOR US IN THE MINORITY THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE GEESE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN TELEVISION.".....Aldo Leopold




"LOOK DEEP INTO NATURE, AND THEN YOU WILL UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING BETTER".....Albert Einstein


“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves”.....John Muir


Friday, August 24, 2018

Colorful Summertime


Summer can be a difficult time for wildlife photographers.  Tall vegetation provides concealment, and midday heat stifles activity for many critters.  Fortunately, many species of butterflies are available to add color and motion to the landscape...





Among the varieties that visit flower gardens here in the northeast are Monarchs, Black and Spicebush Swallowtails, Cloudless Sulphurs and many others...


  










All of these images were taken with a Tamron 150-600mm lens, Nikon D500 camera, handheld...




I used Photoshop to remove color from everything except the butterfly and flower in the next image...


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2 comments:

  1. Steve, these are beautiful. I felt like I was outside being touched by the first light.

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