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Overwintering Monarchs

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. …

19 photographs

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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 …

17 photographs

Photography

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 …

14 photographs

Photography

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, …

25 photographs