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7/29/04c - Blue Bug 1

Brookside Gardens, Wheaton, MD

Have no idea what this critter is -- but ain't he cool?

Another feast day. I visited the butterfly exhibit at Wheaton (MD) Regional Park's Brookside Gardens today. I spent most of the time trying to shoot one of the irridescent blue beggars (not the Latin name) -- to no avail. The damn things flutter around all the time (got a new appreciation for Mohammid Ali), and when they do light, they close their wings and show only a drab brown with eyeball-like circles (evidentally designed to scare of mean bugs and photographers). Instead, I got shots of more leisurely critters. Note: Lone flowers are usually due to a slow shutter finger. PS mainly to de-emphasize background, if at all.

Nikon D70 ,Sigma 100-300mm f4 EX
1/1000s f/8.0 at 300.0mm iso1000 full exif

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Guest 03-Dec-2005 01:44
great saturated colors-
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