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The lone mangrove at Deception Bay, Queensland.
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We drove out to Leavenworth today, and found Deception Falls somewhere along the way. Not sure if this is "the" Deception Falls or not..
Anyway, Doug helped me with this image, obviously. He showed me how to set up my camera with his tripod (gotta get my own one of these days), how to auto focus, then shift to manual, blah blah blah.
I have A LOT to learn from the master....:)
"Deception Pass is Washington's most-visited state park for a reason. Mysterious coves, rugged cliffs, jaw-dropping sunsets, and a stomach-dropping high bridge make this park a go-to for locals and international travelers alike." (parks.state.wa.us/497/Deception-Pass)
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Archive photo for viewing pleasure. This is the gray hairstreak, Note the elaborate tail complete with "hairs" that are actually designed to mimic antenna. They move independently of the wings and have white club like tips to complete the subterfuge of being antennae. Predators see the big orange eye, the pseudo-antenna, and hit the tail rather than the real head which is rather nondescript. Watch butterflies and you will see many of them missing pieces of their tails of deception.
The flower is orange milkweed which grows wild in North Carolina. It attracts many butterflies and other nectar loving creatures. Most milkweed also is covered with milkweed bugs which suck the milkweed juices. You will also find a wide array of predators on milkweed ready to eat the nectar lovers. The Monarch lays its eggs on milkweed so you will often find their larva eating the leaves. Aphids also love milkweed juice and most of my milkweed ends up covered in orange aphids.
full digital painting for the Desktopography exhib 2014
Wallpaper here: desktopography.net/exhibition/2014/deception
Process & Details: bit.ly/1pbTWi2
© Martin Grohs – www.martingrohs.de
Deception Pass is a strait separating Whidbey Island from Fidalgo Island, in the northwest part of the U.S. state of Washington. It connects Skagit Bay, part of Puget Sound, with the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
Here is some information about the building of this bridge between the Washington State mainland and Whidbey Island : whidbeycamanoislands.com/things-to-do/heritage/history-of...
Deception Pass isn't a mountain pass, it is a water passage between the Fidalgo and Whidbey Islands. Apparently George Vancouver misled himself into thinking Whidbey Island was a peninsula. Here is that story: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deception_Pass
Whidbey Island is the home of a US Air Force base, which means there are frequent loud jet noises overhead
AND there is a parking area on that middle part, where you can, if you choose, walk across the bridge on a narrow footpath while the cars whiz by. Not me, thanks!
Until I clicked several snaps of this butterfly ...Its stunning colours caught my attention for a long time ...until I had a closer look from my captured Image I did not know that the eyes are not where I thought they were .
Looking up the beach towards the bridge crossing Deception Pass, in northwestern Washington.
Deception Pass is a narrow waterway connecting Skagit Bay, part of Puget Sound, with the Strait of Juan de Fuca. It is "a dramatic seascape where the tidal flow and whirlpools beneath the twin bridges connecting Fidalgo Island to Whidbey Island move quickly. During ebb and flood tide current speed reaches about 8 knots (9.2 mph), flowing in opposite directions between ebb and flood. This swift current can lead to standing waves, large whirlpools, and roiling eddies. This swift current phenomenon can be viewed from the twin bridges' pedestrian walkways or from the trail leading below the larger south bridge from the parking lot on the Whidbey Island side. Boats can be seen waiting on either side of the pass for the current to stop or change direction before going through. Thrill-seeking kayakers go there during large tide changes to surf the standing waves and brave the class 2 and 3 rapid conditions." [Wikipedia]
....to be honest, for the first time ever, I have been reasonably pleased by mobile photographs. they are nothing to write home about IMO, but the combination of my Passport camera with Snapseed, is somewhat enjoyable and I may take a fair number more snapshots with this always-with-me combination.