Re: [APML] OT: fireflies

[stephen pitt <lthuedk@pe.net>]

Matt: A few decades ago, while on an auto trip through Illinois on a
dark night, I came upon a most dramatic sight: Fireflies by the
billions, responding to my vehicle passing by, rose in waves like those
in the ocean-except in reverse-forming the greatest terrestrial light
show I've ever witnessed.  A massive hatch, indeed.  

No, I wasn't using herbs, but your picture seems rather conservative
when set against that memory.  Stephen 

Matt BenDaniel wrote:
> 
> http://world.std.com/~mattb/gallery/astro/fireflies.html
> 
> I'm an astrophotographer, not a graphic artist. But I took a shot at fabricating a firefly scene. It is a composite of trees from a star trail shot, a mostly featureless wide field shot, plus some fake fireflies.
> 
> Yes, I know that flying fireflies leave short trails, but I think I like it better without firefly trails.
> 
> Comments welcome.
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> Matt BenDaniel
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