I went out to the local Williamsport Lakes today to snap some photos of the sky, birds, wildlife, the lakes, etc. As it turned out, there wasn't much going on with any of those. The skies were too overcast to be pretty, there was little wildlife or birds to be seen, and the lakes weren't speaking to me either. Fortunately, there were tons of butterflies on the wildflowers/weeds that were plentiful in mid August. My favorite picture of the day was of this great spangled fritillary butterfly feasting on some goldenrod nectar. I love how the overcast skies really made for nice, even lighting and everything just seems to glow with the golden yellow and orange colors.
Canon 7Dii ~ Canon 100-400Lii ~ 1/500th ~ f/5.6 ~ ISO250
Taken with a Canon 7Dii and the Canon 100-400L IS ii lens
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