Fireflies Dancing on Solstice Eve
Taken by Alan Dyer on June 20, 2014 @
near Gleichen. Alberta, Canada
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Camera Used: Canon Canon EOS 6D
Exposure Time: 25/1
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 3200
Date Taken: 2014:06:21 17:59:21
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On Friday, June 20, the night before summer solstice, I had a superb night at home watching storm clouds, fireflies and the glow of perpetual solstice twilight.
June is firefly season and on a warm night I see them dancing and flickering above the grassy field. They appear here as green sparkles and streaks, with the stars above and Milky Way just showing through in the blue of a solstice twilight. From my latitude of 51° North it never gets dark at this time of year.
Flashes from distant lightning help illuminate the ground and clouds.
Photographer's website:
http://www.amazingsky.net
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