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I recently posted photos of a question mark butterfly and caterpillar. One comment asked if I would post a photo of the "question mark" that gives this butterfly its name, so here it is.
"Time will help you through,
But it doesn't have the time
To give you all the answers to the never-ending why."
We are in constant pursuit of the perfect energy source. I don’t think we are there yet, but I hope that with the right brain power we will get there via innovation and great thinking.
Macro Monday project – 04/02/12
"White background”
We're Here! looking for answers to the question mark of life, the universe, and everything.
I was at the dentist office this morning, and found the answer on one of their smart toys!
I love this shot because the butterfly blends in so well with the leaves on the forrest floor. I use the original as my desktop background.
Sucking up some minerals out of the wet river gravel. Not the best of backgrounds but this is my first shot of one of these so it will do for now. Taken just below the dam on the Cape Fear River just downstream from Corinth, in Chatham County, NC
Long Exposure Experiments: overlay of two 4 sec shots.
natural sunset light
honestly, i really don't like U2, but this is the thought that inspired this shot...
see the stone set in your eyes
see the thorn twist in your side
i wait for you
sleight of hand and twist of fate
on a bed of nails she makes me wait
and i wait without you
(U2 - With or Without You)
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QUESTION MARK BUTTERFLY-09212890-
I shot this for a photographic contest, the theme was "thought" and this was the best I could do with that concept. The model is Aldís. Makeup/bodypaint is by Eva Hrönn.
Date: 21:00-22:30JST Oct. 1, 2022
Location: Shirahama Beach, Chiba Pref., Japan
Cloud Coverage: < 5%
Temperature: 19.5C ~ 21.0C
Humidity: 63% ~ 84%
Wind: Calm ~ 8kt
Lens: SIGMA 135mm F1.8 DG HSM | Art (f/2.2)
Mount: UNITEC SWAT-350 V-spec Premium
Autoguider: Unguided
Camera: Canon EOS 6D (mod/SEO-SP4)
ISO speed: 1600
Exposure: 38x120sec.
Processing: PixInsight
The Question Mark is a North American butterfly in the family Nymphalid. It ranges from southern Canada and all of the eastern United States except the Florida peninsular, west to the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains, and south to southern Arizona and Mexico. They typically live in wooded areas, or generally any area that features a combination of trees and open spaces.
The adult butterfly has a wing span of 2.5 - 3 inches (6.4 - 7.5 cm), which is larger than it close cousin the Eastern Comma at 2 - 2.5 inches (5 - 6.4 cm). Its flight season is from May - September.
As seen above a silver - white mark on the underside of the hindwing is broken into two parts, a curved line and a dot, creating a question (?) shaped mark that gives this species its common name.
Forewing is typically hooked; upperside is red-orange with black spots. Upperside hindwing of summer form is mostly black with a short tail; winter form is mostly orange with a longer, violet-tipped tail. Underside of both wings is light brown in color.
This cryptic colored and uniquely shaped creature is one of the few butterflies that overwinter as adults. Hiding in cracks and crevices of wood, they remain inactive throughout the cold months. Their colors help keep them hidden and safe. This is also a butterfly that doesn’t prefer nectar, but will drink it occasionally. It's preferred food is tree sap, overripe fruit, and animal scat. The scat supplies proteins that the butterfly doesn't get from nectar. This butterfly can tolerate cooler temperatures than most other butterflies and as a result is usually one of the first to appear in Spring.
ISO800, aperture f/8, exposure .004 seconds (1/250) focal length 300mm
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