14th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Mayflies
I was hiking along the James River near dusk, and came upon mayflies emerging from their water nymph stage. The density of the swarm was not enough to shut down roads or show up on radar, but lent more an evanescent character to the river landscape.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 11.2016 |
Date Uploaded: | 11.2016 |
Photo Location: | Richmond, Virginia, United States of America |
Camera: | NIKON D600 |
Copyright: | © Brad Persing |