dance of the fireflies

[SquarePeg1]

Went out to shoot milky way photos and ran into the most fireflies I have ever seen. It was amazing! Tried to capture the as best I could but it was not easy.

Still working on editing these - I'm all over the place on them so would appreciate any suggestions.

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_CAT4644 by SharonCat..., on Flickr

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_CAT4645 by SharonCat..., on Flickr

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_CAT4641 by SharonCat..., on Flickr

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_CAT4640 by SharonCat..., on Flickr

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_CAT4634 by SharonCat..., on Flickr

 

[Jeff G]

Cool, that is something l really miss about the other end of the country.

 

[tirediron]

Very cool - one of those things I've never actually seen in person.

 

[Jeff1581 81]

Nice set......

 

[zulu421]

Very nice shots and an interesting challenge. #2 has a really nice light trails on the flies. I like the shots with the foreground shadows boosted (or did you light paint? I think even getting almost close to an HDR look would fit these shots.

 

[K9Kirk]

Cool set. #3 for me. I like how the house lights are subdued a little and don't detract from the fireflies as much. I used to fish for bluegill with them in Indiana, they worked great because after you hooked them and threw them in they still lit up. You could see them blink as they sank and strike me dead if I'm lying, it didn't take more than 5 seconds after they hit the water that I would get a strike. Their light really attracted the fish.

 

[SquarePeg1]

Cool, that is something l really miss about the other end of the country.

According to one of the locals we spoke to, it’s an annual phenomenon that lasts a very short time.

Very cool - one of those things I've never actually seen in person.

It was super cool! I have seen the occasional firefly while in the country but never something like this.

Nice set......

Thanks...

 

[SquarePeg1]

Very nice shots and an interesting challenge. #2 has a really nice light trails on the flies. I like the shots with the foreground shadows boosted (or did you light paint? I think even getting almost close to an HDR look would fit these shots.

A little of both. My friend was doing a bit of light painting for us but she was shooting full frame so the long exposure times were different and I ended up having to lift shadows a bit but couldn’t do much because of the noise.

Cool set. #3 for me. I like how the house lights are subdued a little and don't detract from the fireflies as much. I used to fish for bluegill with them in Indiana, they worked great because after you hooked them and threw them in they still lit up. You could see them blink as they sank and strike me dead if I'm lying, it didn't take more than 5 seconds after they hit the water that I would get a strike. Their light really attracted the fish.

My brother fishes, I’ll have to mention that to him.

 

[AlanKlein114 3]

When I was a kid in the country during summer break, we would catch them and put a bunch in a glass jar. We'd punch nail holes in the metal cap so they could breathe.
Fireflies! We would always catch fireflies in a mason jar. I loved the way they would light up. Lael misses seeing … | Fireflies in a jar, Firefly, Lighting bugs

 

[Mike Drone]

Nice Pictures =]