Catching fireflies

Summer evenings

It's nearly the end of firefly season and it takes twice as long to catch half as many. I set up early and thoroughly (you can see the chalk outline on the stool). I took three 30 second exposures as soon as I walked in the door. The first one was the best. Next year we work on the noise issues...

You’re never too old to get swept up in the magic of a summer night in North Carolina.

In the short run, there are two types of people who live in darkness, those who are desperate to emerge and those who are desperate to stay. When you finally realize that part of the reason you chose this lifetime was to shine your light for the first type, you'll stop worrying about what the second type thinks of you. Shine your little heart out, The Universe

Catching fireflies

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Fireflies (Lampyridae) in Windsor, Ontario

Fireflies or Lightning bugs OR Lampyridae is a family of insects in the beetle order Coleoptera. They are winged beetles, and commonly called fireflies or lightning bugs for their conspicuous crepuscular use of bioluminescence to attract mates or prey. Fireflies produce a "cold light", with no infrared or ultraviolet frequencies. This chemically produced light from the lower abdomen may be yellow, green, or pale red, with wavelengths from 510 to 670 nanometers.

Cathong fireflies at sunset