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Firefly, Firebright
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Firefly, Firebright

by Lucy VanSwearingen

Gallery: WildlifePosted January 15, 2013220 views11 comments
While taking an exposure at dark, this little fella showed up and changed everything about this shot :smile:

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11 comments
Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on January 15, 2013 at 2:37 PM
This is neat. No nits whatever. Trying to figure a method to his madness. :wink:
Registered on April 18, 2011, 329 Posts, 1985 Comments
Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on January 15, 2013 at 4:16 PM
Ha! That's great! I wonder what he got all erratic about on the far right? :)
Registered on December 13, 2011, 216 Posts, 1671 Comments
Comment posted by David E Lester on January 15, 2013 at 7:00 PM
Different, love it!!
Registered on March 24, 2010, 155 Posts, 793 Comments
Comment posted by Balan Vinod on January 15, 2013 at 11:09 PM
Lucy ..this is fabulous..love everything about it.. Not an easy thing making such and image ..the abstract feel is commendable ..well done

Balan Vinod
Registered on March 20, 2006, 889 Posts, 2312 Comments
Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on January 16, 2013 at 6:47 AM
This is so cool :cool: ! Incredible composition too with that diagonal shape and the full trail from frame edge to frame edge. Thanks for sharing this unique image Lucy.
Registered on February 24, 2006, 504 Posts, 7203 Comments
Comment posted by Brad Hill on January 16, 2013 at 9:04 AM
Hi Lucy,

Very cool, very unique. Seeing this makes me wonder what influences their "decisions" to change their "flight plan" and course so frequently (and dramatically).

Thanks for sharing this...so unusual...

Brad
Registered on May 29, 2007, 431 Posts, 6061 Comments
Comment posted by Rebecka on January 16, 2013 at 10:23 AM
What an amazing shot, Lucy!! Never seen anything like it. What were the technicals on this? Exposure time?

:toast:
Registered on February 5, 2009, 170 Posts, 924 Comments
Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on January 16, 2013 at 2:52 PM
Canon PowerShot SX10 IS
ISO 80
F 2.8
15sec
Handheld
Registered on May 23, 2009, 800 Posts, 2042 Comments
Comment posted by Lon Sharp on January 16, 2013 at 3:10 PM
This makes me want to go try this...and it will be months before weather will offer such a chance! Neat posting!
Registered on December 9, 2007, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments
Comment posted by Marsel van Oosten on January 18, 2013 at 4:47 AM
I can't say it's pretty, but it certainly is very cool! I'm wondering what you were photographing when this happened, because the shot seems a bit underexposed. :wink: Or did you lower the exposure afterwards to eliminate all detail and keep only the firefly? Just curious. :smile:
Registered on March 9, 2004, 285 Posts, 2277 Comments
Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on January 18, 2013 at 6:12 PM
Marcel, I was at the last frame of a series of photos at sunset's very last light. The brighter part of the pano is way to the left of this shot. And, yes, once I saw the firefly in pp (quite a surprise)....I lowered the exposure to give him a darker background. So, like Lon, I, too, will be "firefly hunting" this summer to get photos on purpose!
Registered on May 23, 2009, 800 Posts, 2042 Comments