My first attempt at photographing the Queen Mary 2, although a failure due to darkness, exposed Laura and I to the myriad of fireflies on the coastal barrens west of Chebucto Head Light. I made three attempts to finally come up with these photographs. Since the exposure is 30 seconds long many fireflies flare more than once but the effect is much like a Jackson Pollock painting.

Jackson Pollock

Jackson Pollock
Photographer Hans Namuth extensively documented Pollock's unique painting techniques.
Born	Paul Jackson Pollock January 28, 1912 Cody, Wyoming, United States
Died	August 11, 1956 (aged 44) Springs, New York, United States
Education	Art Students League of New York
Known for	Painter
Movement	Abstract expressionism
Spouse(s)	Lee Krasner (m. 1945; his death 1956)
Patron(s)	Peggy Guggenheim

Paul Jackson Pollock (January 28, 1912 – August 11, 1956), known professionally as Jackson Pollock, was an influential American painter and a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement. He was well known for his unique style of drip painting.

During his lifetime, Pollock enjoyed considerable fame and notoriety; he was a major artist of his generation. Regarded as reclusive, he had a volatile personality, and struggled with alcoholism for most of his life. In 1945, he married the artist Lee Krasner, who became an important influence on his career and on his legacy.^[1]

Pollock died at the age of 44 in an alcohol-related single-car accident when he was driving. In December 1956, several months after his death, Pollock was given a memorial retrospective exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City. A larger, more comprehensive exhibition of his work was held there in 1967. In 1998 and 1999, his work was honored with large-scale retrospective exhibitions at MoMA and at The Tate in London.^[2][3]

Fireflies on the Coastal Barrens

The green spots on the photos may be nodules of vegetation, or not. The white or white/blue spots are definitely fireflies. The bluish smudges are probably rocks.

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This last photo is probably my best with lots and lots of firefly flares.

Fireflies