In my last post, I talked about how I had just gotten back from a trip to Maryland to visit my sister. If you have not had a chance to see it yet, click here. The one evening, my family and I went to Historic Goshen Farm and Educational Center for an evening of music. I am not much of a live music fan, but I was very interested in visiting their garden. They had several gardens and an apiary. The one garden was called the pollinator garden and it was full of all kinds of beautiful flowers.
Naturally this attracted a wide arraignment of insects. There were a ton of bees. Not just honey bees from the apiary, but also wasps, hornets, bumble bees, you name it and it was there. I am always very unnerved by bees but I think if I hadn't gotten used to them buzzing around me I would not have gotten any photographs, because they were everywhere. I did have this one blue colored wasp that was giving me a hard time. Thankfully he moved on without stinging me.
In the pollinator garden and on the grounds, there were also a lot of different species of butterflies and moths. Most prominent were the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail and Eastern Black Swallowtail. Almost all my photographs of the Eastern Black Swallowtails came out to dark. But I did capture some beautiful Eastern Tiger Swallowtails. I just love the colors that they exhibit.
In the pollinator garden I also captured a couple photographs of a Bumble Bee on a Purple / Pink Coneflower. I could be wrong but I believe that is what it was. If you know what kind of flower it is you can comment the name down in the comments section. The colors were just amazing in these photographs. The other flowers in the background I think just make the bright red and pinks pop with the Bumble Bee as an added focus. I think these are the best Bee photographs that I have ever taken.
Also, I was able to spot some Monarch Caterpillars, chomping away on Milkweed. It had been a few years since I had seen one. So it was quite remarkable to see so many in one garden. I did not see any chrysalis yet, but it must be getting close to that time of year.
Overall the trip was a lot of fun and I think that I managed some great macro photographs from the trip. I am looking forward to taking more Macro Photographs of insects while the summer lasts. I would love to get some photographs of Jumping Spiders or just Spiders in general. But I have a big fear of spiders and I normally try and keep my distance from them which typically results in less than stellar shots. Furthermore I would like to try and photograph some more Dragonflies and Damselflies before the summer is over. Fall is quickly approaching and then winter will be here soon. Then I should get a good chance to test out my Sigma 150-600 mm lens on some flying eagles for the first time. I can't wait. Until Next Time.
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