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Pale Beauty

Geometridae Ennominae Campaea perlata Pale Beauty

Campaea perlata | ©2015 David Allio

 

A Pale Beauty moth Campaea perlata rests low to the ground along Stony Creek trail in the Jefferson National Forest.

camera: Nikon D3 | lens: AF Nikkor VR 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED
focal length: 105mm | exposure: f/20 – 1/5th – ISO 2000

Reference: "Moth Photographers Group – Campaea Perlata – 6796." Moth Photographers Group – Digital Guide to Moth Identification. North American Moth Photographers Group at the Mississippi Entomological Museum at Mississippi State University, Web. 25 June 2015. https://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=6796.

Posted on: 27 June 2015

Home Tracks @NW611

FireUp611 - Class J 611 Steam Passenger Locomotive

Home Tracks – Fire Up 611 Series | ©2015 David Allio

 

The Norfolk and Western (N&W) Class J 611 Steam Passenger Locomotive puffs along Home Tracks through Bedford, Virginia, in this graphic artwork from an original digital photograph.

camera: Nikon D60 | lens: AF Nikkor VR Zoom 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED
focal length: 200mm | exposure: f/11 – 1/640th – ISO 400

Posted on: 25 June 2015

Phlox ovata

Polemoniaceae Mountain Phlox ovata Wideflower Phlox latifolia

Phlox ovata | ©2015 David Allio

 

 

Mountain phlox Phlox ovata is a perennial plant native to the Mid-Atlantic portion of the United States.1


camera: Nikon D60 | lens: AF Nikkor VR Micro 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED
focal length: 105mm | exposure: f/16 – 1/200th – ISO 400


1USDA.gov. PLANTS Database | USDA PLANTS. PLANTS Database | USDA PLANTS. USDA.gov, Web. 3 May 2015. plants.usda.gov.

Posted on: 22 June 2015