Monarch Swarm Drifts Through Wet Grass at Sunset in near Nagoya

Monarch Swarm Drifts Through Wet Grass at Sunset

by Jenna Schaefer

Late autumn rain falls gently across a dense mass of orange and black monarch butterflies clinging to low grasses and dried reeds near Nagoya. The last light of sunset falls through the drizzle, turning wet wing surfaces into shimmering sheets of amber and deep brown. From a worm's-eye view near the ground, thousands of insects press against one another, forming a living, shifting layer that rises above the damp vegetation. Raindrops bead along the veins of the wings, catching the fading sky above. One drop slides from a wing tip, hanging momentarily before dropping to the dark, wet soil below.

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Camera Canon DIGITAL IXUS*AI-imagined, not shot. For real Canon DIGITAL IXUS photos, grab one online.
Lens fixed 5.4-16.2mm f/2.8-4.0
Focal Length 2mm
Aperture f/2.8
Shutter Speed 1/500
ISO 6400
Film processed in Lightroom
Location near Nagoya
Date 2009-01-10
Credit VEETER
License Free for any use
Coordinates 35.1964, 136.8185
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