Lampyre gaming with the Moon (Didier FOURNIL)

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Lampyre gaming with the Moon

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Out in the wild, I was lucky enough to catch a glowing worm (Lampyra) that seems to respond to the lunar radiance by pointing towards the sky its abdomen radiating a powerful green light, so mesmerizing and unreal… It reminds us how beautiful the world is, who knows how to take the time to look at it!!! It is also a small nod to the problem of light pollution, responsible for the disappearance of so many nocturnal animals… Since it is a female that turns her abdomen towards the sky, in order to attract the males, which have the particularity of flying (not the female). But that’s it. Because of the night light pollution, the males can no longer discern the low light of their females.

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This picture is a composite of 2 differents images, taken the same day with the same camera but with 2 differents lences:

- Foreground:
Sigma 105mm f/2.8 lens on Nikon D700
1.6s to F/16 Iso 3200
- Background:
Tamron 18-400mm f/3.5-6.3 on Nikon D700
(Used at 400mm)

Both on tripod, with intervallometer release.
Diaphragm Priority Mode.

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