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Photos by mark justice hinton.

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The Catalyst

To Merri Rudd, brilliant on both sides of the lens. [my Dedication from Digital Cameras & Photography for Dummies].

Merri changes my perspective. (That should always be present tense.) She will crawl on her belly for a photo, whether to get to mountain gorillas or through the wildflowers. For years, Merri shared with me her Nikon camera and fabulous Nikkormat macro zoom lens. On every roll of 36, I’d shoot 30+ and she’d shoot a few. The best on the roll was usually hers.

Mer half-jokes about us switching roles with the advent of digital photography. She has seen more of the 40K+ photos I’ve shot since 2000 than anyone else has. She’s a great editor and ruthless about deleting bad photos.

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Photos by mjh

April’s theme gives way to May’s: from poetry to photography. My goal for my birth month is to post a photo (or group) here every day – some old, some new.

Here is my most frequently seen photo on Flickr:

big brown spider

Photographed on my kitchen floor, this big, brown spider has been viewed 3,059 times on Flickr since 12/1/2007 (nearly 700 times in the past year). I really don’t know why. I have other pictures on Flickr of bugs (125) and spiders (16).

pasque flowerThis photo of a pasque flower is my second-most frequently viewed photo on Flickr, seen only 684 times. Mind you, I’m delighted any of my photos are seen once and thrilled by those few that are seen by two dozen people.

My Windows Live Photo Gallery consists of just over 38,500 photos since 2000 — exactly 10% more than one year ago (yup, I kept 10 photos per day, but shot many more). Over the next month, I’ll spare you most of the 38,500, but hope to find one you will enjoy. Let me know what you think or use the Ratings stars, Facebook Likes or Comments.

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Sandia Hairstreak: New Mexico’s State Butterfly

sandia hairstreak near Embudo Canyon

A month ago, my friend, Lisa Tannenbaum, commented on Facebook that we were nearing the end of the season for seeing Sandia hairstreaks, New Mexico’s official State Butterfly. Lisa is the state’s unofficial ambassador for the Sandia hairstreak. I decided to seize the opportunity and try my luck. So, one Friday noon in late March, I drove out to the Embudo Canyon trailhead at the end of Indian School Road and started out on one of the many dirt trails there, looking for the beargrass the hairstreak lives on. I hadn’t gone 20 feet before this hairstreak – about the size of a nickel – flew across the trail and kindly alighted on some dry grass, proceeding to turn, pose, pause for a dozen photos. Then, off it went. Thank you, Universe, I love you, too.

Sandia Hairstreak – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Sandia Hairstreak, scientific name Callophrys mcfarlandi (or Sandia mcfarlandi[2]) is a species of butterfly native to North America.[3][4] A relatively rare butterfly with a limited range,[5] it was discovered in La Cueva Canyon, Albuquerque in 1959 by "a 4-H kid"[6] and described the following year.[7][8][9] The Sandia Hairstreak was made one of the state insects of New Mexico in a 2002 bill approved the following year.[5][7][10]

Sandia Hairstreak – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

New Mexico State Butterfly: Sandia Hairstreak

Wing span: 1 1/8 – 1 1/4 inches (2.9 – 3.2 cm).

Identification: Tailless. Upperside of male is brown; female is reddish brown with a narrow black border. Underside yellow-green; white postmedian line bordered with black toward the wing base.

Life history: Eggs are laid on flower stalks of the host plant. Caterpillars feed on flowers and fruits.

Flight: Two flights from May-June.

New Mexico State Butterfly: Sandia Hairstreak