The spider and the butterfly

I love this photo of this Monarch, but the spider it the upper left is also interesting. He kind of jumps off the screen. I really didn’t notice him until I was editing the photo. I’m fairly certain they see each other, but maybe it does not matter .. it makes for a great photo.

What is cool about this photo is how the spider and the butterfly are about at the same focal length, so they are in focus, and the depth effect on the background is really great. That makes the spider pop even more, and really make the photo.

~ Rick

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Nature at its best ..

When you go on a hike, specifically to observe butterfly’s, you go where they are .. and its the same place where you see wildflowers and nature!

We took another butterfly walk on Oct 1st. We included a lot of photos, and they are included in this video:

~ Rick

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The beauty of the butterfly

Teresa and I have been taking more butterfly photos recently. These photos are in addition to the photos we took on the butterfly hike. She really takes great photos of these amazing creatures. She took three of the above photos. Great work.

Many species of birds are already migrating, and the heat has been really tough. That has been interesting to watch, but the butterfly’s are extremely active. They really are beautiful.

Yesterday we visited a good friend that lives near Mechanicsburg, Ohio. You have to watch this video to hear the story behind this photo .. it’s great.

~ Rick

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? Or , ...

We took part in our second ‘butterfly walk’ of the summer yesterday. It was hot, but we saw a lot of beauty. This is either a question mark or a comma butterfly .. either way, it’s a beautful creature.

Here is a little help if you want to study up.

As I posted yesterday, we setup a YouTube channel. The tales.photos YouTube channel will include video footage from our various outings. It could be from local photo hikes, or more extensive travel footage.

For a long time, I have wanted to share more than just still images. This will allow Teresa and me to do that. There will be a weekly video. You can subscribe and be notified when new videos are available. I hope you enjoy this as much I we will enjoy sharing.

~Rick

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©2018 Rick Cartwright

Butterfly walk

Teresa and I went on a Butterfly walk earlier this week. These are some of the better photos. I really wish I could name each of them, but other than the monarch, I can’t even start. We saw more than this, but taking photos of these beautiful creatures is very difficult. Be sure to scroll down and see all of them. 

~ Rick

A monarch in the making. Give it a few weeks and it will be flying around.  

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©2018 Rick Cartwright