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I have been working on photographing bioluminescence for the past few years. These images are results from a couple of recent shoots. Most of these shots are simple timed exposures ranging from 2 minutes to 15 minutes. I’d like to thank Terry Lynch, Mike Ready, and Bill Lamar for their suggestions and input as I began to learn bioluminescence photography.
Motyxia sequoia alia - orange phase
Motyxia sequoia alia - newly molted
Motyxia sequoia alia - bioluminescence
Motyxia sequoia alia - bioluminescence
Motyxia sequoia alia - bioluminescence
Motyxia sequoia alia - Fluorescence under black light
Motyxia sequoia alia - Fluorescence under black light
Bioluminescence in a species of Photinus fire fly from Georgia
Bioluminescence in a species of Photinus fire fly from Georgia
Bioluminescence in a species of Photinus fire fly from Georgia
Bioluminescence in a species of Photinus fire fly from Georgia
November 21st, 2009 at 12:53 am
I didn’t even know there were bioluminescent millipedes. Great job! Also, I love the fireflies from my native state of Georgia.
December 19th, 2009 at 11:01 pm
Henry,
I’ve learned quite a bit about photographing bioluminescence in the past few years and am really enjoying the results of those lessons now. Thanks for the comments and I hope there will be a lot more to show in the near future.
March 14th, 2010 at 4:14 pm
These photographs are amazing! I was wondering if I could use them in my university project. I am making a small glowing diorama and these photos would work perfectly on it, and as reference pictures! Please e-mail me if you’re interested. Thank you.
March 15th, 2010 at 4:32 pm
beautiful. i really want to learn how to captive produce Xystocheir and Motyxia. i’ve seen Xystocheir in real life… a field full of them under a powerful black light is stunning… i can’t even imagine what a fully bioluminescent millipede would be like
it’s gooood to live in CA! (though, southern CA is preeeety darn far away from all those species)
May 22nd, 2010 at 11:55 am
Hi Andrew,
I agree, culturing Motyxia would be great. There would be a lot of educational avenues opened up with captive produced Motyxia available. How great for kids to see glowing millipedes in the classroom and study them in life.
Cheers!
July 1st, 2010 at 6:03 pm
Dante,
You should get these to more people. They are fantastic!
Have you seen Flickr’s bioluminescence group?
http://www.flickr.com/groups/746474@N25/
Hal