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“As summer wears on, it’s effects start to show” – Ed Lehming I was sitting on my porch a few days ago, and the gardens were filled with hungry butterflies. After a few attempts with my iPhone, I was reminded of some of the limitations that phone cameras, no matter how current, still have. One of those limitations is that I cannot effectively control the aperture; the phone does all the thinking,… Read More

“It’s spring, the forest bugs have begun their cycle: eat, poop, breed.” – Ed Lehming As I’ve noted quite a few times, their are so many details that we miss on casual observation, especially if what we are observing is unexpected to start with. I was out making photos of local wildflowers a few weeks back and happened to notice an unusual shimmer of metallic blue next to the Bloodroots I was… Read More

“Butterflies are self propelled flowers.” ― Robert A. Heinlein Butterflies are summer to me and I just love the Robert Heinlein quote above. As the air warms, I see more and more of them darting around on the air. They seem to come in all sizes and colours and tend to be a bit elusive when it comes time to photograph them. They sit wonderfully still, till it’s time to release the… Read More