City - Prairieville State - LOUISIANA Country - United States
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Cicada emerging from pupal stage. To catch this scene in daylight is very rare. I've witnessed this many times but all at night, just after dark. That is the normal time for the Cicada to exit the ground to shed it's exoskeleton. In 35 years of photography, this is only the second time to witness this during daylight hours. Nikon D100, Nikon 300mm f/4d, ISO-200, 1/30th second @ f/11, Ambient light with gold reflector held to left side, Tripod, NEF Raw file, White Balance: Manual-Cloudy.
WOW, this is really something Ronnie. What an excellent photo. the quality and all is there,but the fact that you got it recorded is so cool ! Well done jimc
Not only is this image remarkable in all the ways that your entire portfolio is remarkable, the whole idea of capturing this rarely seen moment is really terrific.
![Photograph By Nelson Moore [Kes] -](http://thumbs.imageopolis.com/images/6/0/0/5/6005/1537290-tn.jpg "Photograph By Nelson Moore [Kes] -")
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{K:75282} 8/27/2005
