{"id":3596,"date":"2013-06-18T23:14:05","date_gmt":"2013-06-19T06:14:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/?p=3596"},"modified":"2013-06-18T23:14:17","modified_gmt":"2013-06-19T06:14:17","slug":"moths-and-insects-at-the-botanic-gardens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/2013\/06\/18\/moths-and-insects-at-the-botanic-gardens\/","title":{"rendered":"Moths And Insects At The Botanic Gardens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last weekend we visited the Botanic Gardens at Chatfield to see moth collecting in action. After arriving, I had the opportunity of making some images of the sunset.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3587\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/1247-0015-Clouds-At-Sunset-Botanic-Gardens.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3587\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3587\" alt=\"1247-0015-Clouds-At-Sunset-Botanic-Gardens\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/1247-0015-Clouds-At-Sunset-Botanic-Gardens.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/1247-0015-Clouds-At-Sunset-Botanic-Gardens.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/1247-0015-Clouds-At-Sunset-Botanic-Gardens-600x395.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3587\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clouds At Sunset, Botanic Gardens<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After the sun had set, we met Matt and David who would be showing how moths are captured. But first, I found this tree with yellow needles, contrasted against a bed of violet larkspurs in the background.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3588\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/1247-0030-Tree-And-Larkspur-Botanic-Gardens.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3588\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3588\" alt=\"1247-0030-Tree-And-Larkspur-Botanic-Gardens\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/1247-0030-Tree-And-Larkspur-Botanic-Gardens.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/1247-0030-Tree-And-Larkspur-Botanic-Gardens.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/1247-0030-Tree-And-Larkspur-Botanic-Gardens-600x405.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3588\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tree And Larkspur, Botanic Gardens<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The above images were made with a Fuji XE-1, with minimal post processing. We made our way over to the moth collecting site, where David (an entomologist) had setup a sheet lit by incandescent light to attract moths and insects. Here is David busy at work.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3595\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/ip4s-4429-David-Entomologist-At-Work.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3595\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3595\" alt=\"ip4s-4429-David-Entomologist-At-Work\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/ip4s-4429-David-Entomologist-At-Work.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/ip4s-4429-David-Entomologist-At-Work.jpg 600w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/ip4s-4429-David-Entomologist-At-Work-450x600.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3595\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">David, Entomologist, At Work<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I could not get the flash to work on the Fuji &#8212; I had set the camera into &#8220;Silent Mode&#8221;, which disables the flash and the volume control. So, my iPhone was used for David&#8217;s image. It was educational to find out about how insects and moths are captured. We also learned much about &#8220;what bug is that?&#8221;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last weekend we visited the Botanic Gardens at Chatfield to see moth collecting in action. After arriving, I had the opportunity of making some images of the sunset. After the sun had set, we met Matt and David who would be showing how moths are captured. 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