Snowberry Clearwing Moth on Glossy Abelia | ©2015 David Allio
At first glance, this Snowberry Clearwing Moth Hemaris diffinis appears to be a bumble bee mimicking a hummingbird gathering nectar from a Glossy Abelia Abelia × grandiflora in Alleghany County Virginia.
camera: Nikon D3 | lens: AF Nikkor VR Zoom 70-200mm f/2.8G IF-ED
focal length: 200mm | exposure: f/4 – 1/8000th – ISO 500
References: "Moth Photographers Group – Hemaris diffinis – 7855." Moth Photographers Group – Digital Guide to Moth Identification. North American Moth Photographers Group at the Mississippi Entomological Museum at Mississippi State University, Web. 29 July 2015. https://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=7855.
USDA.gov. PLANTS Database, Web. 29 July 2015. plants.usda.gov.
Williamsport Falls Indiana | ©2015 David Allio
Williamsport Falls in Warren County is the tallest free-falling waterfall in Indiana as Fall Creek drops approximately 90 feet from erosion-notched sandstone ledge to pool.
camera: Nikon D3 | lens: AF Nikkor VR Zoom 14-24mm f/2.8G24mm
focal length: 24mm | exposure: f/22 – 1/5th second – ISO 100
Cloud-to-Cloud Lightning – Mountain Lightning Series | ©2015 David Allio
Lightning intermingles with cloud formations in the night sky over George Washington National Forest in the Alleghany Highlands.
camera: Nikon D3 | lens: AF Nikkor Zoom 14-24mm f/2.8G
focal length: 14mm | exposure: f/8 – 20 seconds – ISO 800
