Every year millions of monarch butterflies fly more than three thousand miles from Canada to Mexico, to the same mountains where a year earlier their grandparents spent the winter. This phenomenon is the migration of the Eastern Monarch. Last month I took the trip, organized by Expedition Travel, to the Transvolcanic mountain range in Mexico… Read more »
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Emergence of a dragonfly
It’s been a few months since I’ve posted anything on the blog. It’s not because I’m slacking off – quite the opposite, I’ve been extremely busy. But there is a lot to write about, and the post activity will increase. Starting now. It’s always mesmerizing to watch the process of metamorphosis. Last summer I had… Read more »
Arachnophilia
Shooting spider webs can sometimes be tricky. Exposition is probably the toughest to get right. Camera meters are frequently fooled by the background, and the thin spider web ends up overexposed or blends into the background. What I found to work best is to position a bright web against a dark background, set the exposure… Read more »
Last day of summer
Today is the official last day of summer here in the US. This aligns perfectly for me – I am starting my fall semester tomorrow, and my workload will surely pick up in the next few days. So, to close out the season, I decided to post a few last photos from this summer.