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Leaf Miner Tracks

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Leaf Miner Tracks

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted November 9, 201456 views3 comments

Olympus E-3, 50mm macro, handheld
f8, 1/250. ISO500

At irregular intervals in Interior Alaska, the leaf miner population explodes, turning the aspen-covered hillsides from bright green to a dirty gray-green. Each of the millions of leaves looks like this. The trees can manage to survive 2-3 years of infestation; any longer and they die. This infestation was in 2010.

Full frame. Usual sharpening drill.

C & C, please. Thanks for looking.

Comments

3 comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on November 9, 2014 at 6:20 PM

Jim, I think it's a treasure map to a lost gold mine where the purple x marks the spot.

I really enjoy images like this that show all the details in the insect work. This is an outstanding example. Sure hope the trees survived.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on November 9, 2014 at 9:01 PM

Hi Jim

These leaf miners are artistic buggers

You captured the detail and colors very well.

Albert Darmo
Canada

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Comment posted by scott lanz on November 9, 2014 at 10:05 PM

Very interesting image, Jim. Tells a story and has a nice design.

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