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Gotta Love Flash Surprises

Some parts of the WRL fish hatchery are very dark due to a dense tree canopy. There was a tree trunk that had a cavity at its base where it was covered with gooey tree sap. Pitch black inside so I pointed my camera at it & turned on my flash just to see what was inside. I got 1 shot of a little brown skink going after a fly. The skink promptly disappeared before I could get a second shot. You never know what you will find when you use flash to see into a dark hole.
Little Brown Skink (Scincella lateralis)
Carolinian Elegant Fly (Meromacrus acutus)
White Rock Lake, Dallas Texas
My photos can also be found at kapturedbykala.com

Taken on: June 17, 2020

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Camera: Olympus E-3, f/7.1, 1/250 sec, 174mm, ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Olympus E-3
Aperture:	f/7.1
Exposure Time:	0.004 sec (1/250)
Focal Length:	174mm
ISO:	800
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	On, Fired
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	High gain up
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Version 1.0
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