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    September 2.  The biggest butterfly I have ever seen!  I saw a pair of these giant swallowtails yesterday.  I was so busy I didn't have time to stop and get the camera.  I did enjoy watching them flutter about  though :-)  Today I saw this one and had the camera handy.  S/he was in the shade on a flowering bush.  I didn't crop this image - the butterfly filled the frame.  I  think it's wingspan is about the size of my outstretched hand!  With the shade I wasn't able to get the settings on my camera the way  I wanted them.  I hope I can catch them in better light tomorrow as they do come around the roses.  I only got one other decent shot:   http://stardogs.smugmug.com/Insects-and-Etc/Butterflies/12704926_buJdQ#992750203_73ZNc
    August 30.  Handsome!  I did another session this morning.  I keep learning that I need larger DOF - but I love the lower ISO of 200 because of that creamy texture and fine grain.  Tomorrow I am back to a higher ISO.  I deleted some amazing shots because they were not in perfect focus - DOF would have fixed that with the way I am shooting in flight.  I LOVE the morning light on these birds.  And they are letting me get so close to them!  A few more from this morning:  http://stardogs.smugmug.com/Birds/Hummingbirds-200/10300562_g5r6S#988527063_oJnd3
    August 25.  Hot August Night.  It was 111 degrees today in Elderwood.  I cancelled classes  - everyone was glad!  I got brave about 8:30 and went out to try  photographing the full moon again.  It had cooled down to 90.  ICK!!  I didn't have much luck - it was so bright and the sky so dark.  So I played around with some processing in Nik, Photoshop and Lightroom.  It reminds me of a painting my grandmother had in her living room;  just one of those vague childhood  memory things.