Mostly Photos

A Quiet Morning /  by Todd Henson

Leafroller Moth and a Little Green Fringe /  by Todd Henson

A leafroller moth

A small bit of light in an otherwise dark forest illuminated this lovely leafroller moth of the Tortricidae family of moths. I don’t know much about these other than they make wonderful subjects when they stay still long enough for a photograph.

For those interested in photographic details, this photo did suffer from some chromatic aberration in the form of green fringe along the lower out-of-focus edges of the moth’s wings. This sometimes happens when an out-of-focus lighter area stands out against a darker region. I did the best I could to reduce this within Lightroom.

Removing the green fringe from the photo

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South Fork Quantico Creek After the Rain /  by Todd Henson

South Fork Quantico Creek after the rain

At the end of May, on Memorial Day, we had an early rain. It was a fairly light rain, so when it ended I packed up my camera and tripod and headed into the forest looking for a particular stretch of creek I very much enjoy. The trails were a bit muddy, but not too bad, and the recent rain helped saturate the greens of the wet leaves and the browns and greys of the rocks along the creek.

This is such a beautiful and relaxing stretch of creek, and I was fortunate there were still some mountain laurel blooming along the creekside. Times like this can really help make up for some of the hustle and bustle of everyday life.

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