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I saw this leaf lying around and thought it would look great in this setting.
Anyone know what type of leaf it is?
Gonepteryx rhamni (Pieridae), usually known as "Brimstone" is a perfect imitation of a leaf. Here a female.
Boticas (Portugal).
CANON EOS 350D, EFS 60MM MACRO, MT24EX
Backlighting leaves really brings out the colors and you can see all the veins within - beautiful!
Technical Data
Nikon D40x with AF-S 55-200 mm f/4-5.6 VR lens; 1/250 @ f/5.6; ISO 100
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If you have time take a look at the larger version:
I'm pretty sure this is my favorite of the bunch that I took on Sunday morning's excellent adventure to the Nitobe Botanical Gardens at UBC with Lars, Sarah, Doug and Tara. We were disappointed to find that the Nitobe Gardens have switched to winter hours, and are no longer open on weekends, but made the best of it with a trip to the UBC Botanical gardens for some of the fall colours on display there.
I could see the light on these leaves, and saw the ground behind in darkness and knew this gem was waiting to be captured!
“Nature will bear the closest inspection. She invites us to lay our eye level with her smallest leaf, and take an insect view of its plain.” Henry David Thoreau
It's not all seaside and ice cream, sometimes I like to be taken in to the woods....
Bonus hug if anyone gets the title reference.
xx
Have a fab weekend everyone.
these spots, if I were a religious greenie, I would declare are a direct result of global warming and man's pollution. I do believe in caring for our environment, that is our God given responsibility. I am offended by pollution of all kinds, including the pollution of our minds. And I do believe some things are caused by nature and man is not the cause.