I learned a new technique for night photography. If you expose with a fixed aperture at ISO 6400 then change the ISO to 100 at the same aperture just convey the number of seconds at 6400 to minutes at 100, i.e. 5 seconds at ISO 6400 = 5 minutes at ISO 100. This was a 7 minute exposure. The fine line is a jet passing through the image. More information, including this technique, can be found at the B & H YouTube channel.
The title could be a headline in a tabloid newspaper but actually describes the a common butterfly feeding on an uncommon Minnesota prairie plant. I like to photograph relationships and butterflies feeding on prairie plants provides a great opportunity to show the connection between them. It also easier to sit and wait for a butterfly to land than trying to chase it from plant to plant.
I was roaming the backroads of Wadena County this weekend and noticed intense pink flowers scattered amongst all the green. It was quite a surprise to see purple fringed orchids at peak. When I was tuned into them they seemed to be everywhere.
These woodland leaves pop up with the more showy hepatica and bloodroots. They are either wild onions or garlic, I didn't do a sniff test.
Technical: These are a depth of field challenge. I usually shoot at f22 or f29 and manually focus at different points on the leaf.
