In the Pines

By wild | Published January 10, 2013

The prettiest ant that I ever did see,
she wears the coming sunset like a robe,
dancing away the years
like motes in a sunbeam.

The prettiest ant wears the coming sunset like a robe

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Eastern black carpenter ant | Camponotus pennsylvanicus

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20 Comments

Mats on 500px January 10, 2013 at 5:44 pm #

Great shot. 🙂

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Nadk on 500px January 10, 2013 at 5:45 pm #

Awesome shot!

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Björn on 500px January 10, 2013 at 5:47 pm #

Nice Shot!!!

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Sofie on G+ January 10, 2013 at 5:52 pm #

How very beautiful!! Love this photo and the text!!

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Martha January 10, 2013 at 6:13 pm #

Reminds me of the sentinel ant in the first photo we have of your series. Another beautiful shot.

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Martha on Facebook January 10, 2013 at 6:36 pm #

Don’t know if I like the prose or the photo best.

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Virgil on G+ January 10, 2013 at 6:36 pm #

Good shot and DOF.

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Diane January 11, 2013 at 2:22 am #

Dipping lower, last ray, she turns into it, every detail of her body defined,moment is poetic.

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- Rick January 11, 2013 at 3:00 am #
  
  Too fast for me to keep up, Diane.
  
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Ray on G+ January 11, 2013 at 4:42 am #

Outstanding shot.

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Vince on G+ January 11, 2013 at 4:42 am #

Interesting composition!

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Marilou on G+ January 11, 2013 at 4:43 am #

Excellent as always! Beautiful ant and leaf silhouettes and splendid tones!

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Daily Depth Of Field on G+ January 11, 2013 at 4:52 am #

Interesting composition and great depth of field shot.

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Dusty on G+ January 11, 2013 at 5:35 pm #

Splendid shot – and wonderful words.

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Marie on G+ January 11, 2013 at 6:18 pm #

Great shot! It defies the law of gravity as well. 😉

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Marie on G+ January 11, 2013 at 6:53 pm #

Such astonishing movement.

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Moe January 13, 2013 at 5:36 pm #

Fantastic shot!

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Mandy on G+ January 15, 2013 at 4:45 pm #

Beautiful shot!

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Martin on 500px February 27, 2013 at 4:02 pm #

Great photo, wonderful composition!

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S on 500px March 18, 2013 at 3:18 am #

A big fan of your work, Rick – considering i just discovered you via Tamron’s website!

I am wondering if you used 90mm or 180mm lens in this shot?

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