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The Quest
The Quest
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Galleries: Rural, Blur
Date Uploaded: Jul 1, 2012

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 ...my nephews first lightning bug quest, he had never seen them before. We put so many in the old mayo jar we quit counting. We of course released the bugs later that evening. During this time of year the woods start to shimmer as the sun begins to set due to all the firefly activity.

Here in the Smoky Mountains there are 18 different kinds of lightning bugs to be found...some that blink in unison and another variety called the Blue Ghost firefly that burn a slow blue glow instead of the yellow green flash.

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 07/08/2012 11:43:56 AM
Love the info behind the image and it must be quite easy catching the bugs - there are soo many :)

Am drawn to the colour here, a sort of retro hue from early film days.
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 07/07/2012 06:44:30 PM
Loved this when i saw it on FB. It's fantastic.
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 07/07/2012 02:33:04 PM
Look at all of the will-o-the-wisps.
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 07/03/2012 09:40:37 PM
Wonderful, takes me back.
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 07/03/2012 02:32:22 PM
marvelous
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 07/03/2012 11:03:34 AM
how quaint, i've never done this
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 07/03/2012 09:02:12 AM
WOW 18 different kinds!! How fun. I remember a story about my aunt when she was little. A lightning bug died with her light on, so she just glued her to the ceiling of her doll house. LOL Thanks for a bit of magic with an atmosphere of flickering lights.
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 07/03/2012 12:31:32 AM
Just magical, you are the lightning bug of photography ;)
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 07/02/2012 11:53:18 PM
That is SO cool - we don't have such bugs down here - I'd love to see them.
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 07/02/2012 05:30:16 PM
Geat lighting. Ghosts in the gardens.
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 07/02/2012 10:04:53 AM
Reminds me of an antique photo that's been converted to color. I like this effect. Nicely done!
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 07/02/2012 09:21:43 AM
Reminds me of those Victorian pictures of fairies in the woods.
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 07/02/2012 01:29:28 AM
How cool! We don't have any lightning bugs here - pity. I like the ghost effect of your nephew's movements.
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 07/01/2012 11:00:11 PM
This is a special moment captured well. My son lives in Pigeon Forge, and has photos in the Knox paper "Viewer's Eye" section once in a while. He wants me to come up to see the fireflies. Thanks for the reminder.
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 07/01/2012 09:22:03 PM
The bugs are everywhere! Nice and whimsical moment!
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 07/01/2012 08:22:31 PM
Lighting bugs and glowing kids are a good combination!
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 07/01/2012 04:54:15 PM
That is cool, I love lightning bugs, we very rarely see them here.
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 07/01/2012 12:33:28 PM
Oooh! I'd love to see the blue ones close up! I'd never heard of them. This is such a joyous shot!
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 07/01/2012 10:49:38 AM
Wow! Look at all those lighting bugs! Fun.
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 07/01/2012 10:42:58 AM
Love the story and the image as well!
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 07/01/2012 10:26:58 AM
nice "ghost" effect.
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 07/01/2012 10:26:11 AM
So that's what all the little yellow dots are! Fireflies! What an experience, the introduce a child to such a delight, & to watch them enjoy it. I'm in Alabama, we have them here, it's like magic. Love it!
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 07/01/2012 10:26:10 AM
So that's what all the little yellow dots are! Fireflies! What an experience, the introduce a child to such a delight, & to watch them enjoy it. I'm in Alabama, we have them here, it's like magic. Love it!
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 07/01/2012 10:19:16 AM
that's great.
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