Happy Butterfly Day!
Mt. Howard butterfly (near Joseph, Oregon)
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Butterfly
Today’s photo comes from a trip to San Francisco back in November of 2012. The California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park is where this scene was captured.
Baekyangsa butterfly
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A little over five years ago I took today’s photo in South Korea in Naejangsan National Park (내장산).
Butterfly on Mt. Mudeung
Mudeungsan butterfly
I suppose today’s photo could have been taken anywhere, but it wasn’t. Today’s pic was taken on Mount Mudeung in Gwangju so it qualifies for Korean Tuesday.
Frequently when I go hiking I like to take along just my camera with a prime 24mm lens mounted on it. The size is smaller and weight is less than any other DSLR lens option I have. However, photos like today’s would be missed if I always opted for this lighter combination. Today’s photo is my second best hiking option, my 24-120mm f/4 lens which allows for a lot more zoom and subject isolation like this.
California Academy of Sciences – butterfly exhibit
During our trip to San Francisco this past (long) weekend I brought only one lens–my Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8. This worked fine on my D600 in 90%+ of the situations, but occasionally I wished for my 70-200mm or an ultra-wide angle. Today’s photo was one such situation where a longer lens would have been nice. We were checking out the butterflies in the “Rainforests of the World” exhibit in the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park. A wonderful exhibit, if you plan to visit, be sure to make it your first stop, and arrive before noon for best results. In the afternoon the line went on forever.
Japanese critters
When you think of wildlife in a big city not much comes to mind outside of the zoo. Well, maybe you think of rats and cockroaches, but we haven’t seen either of those in Tokyo. (I saw lots of cockroaches when I lived in Tokyo 20 years ago, but my dwellings at the time were pretty grim too.)
At the nearby park, 甘泉園公園, there are tons of spiders. This park is immaculate. Everything is in perfect order except the spiders and their webs. I’m guessing the grounds keeper has either given up on the spiders or just likes them. It does add a certain charm to the place.
We’ve seen lots of other little (and not so little) critters running about, like this beetle.
This lizard had no problem posing for a photograph, but what made him really cool was where he was…
…perched on a stone torii gate in the middle of a Shinto shrine (Mizu Inari Jinja to be exact).
I’ve heard a lot more from this last bug than I have had the chance to see. I’ve only seen a few, but it seems like I’ve heard millions by now. These are the ubiquitous semi (cicada) that fill the summer air with their cries.