Japanese photographer Yuki Karo captured these stunning long exposure photographs of mating fireflies in and around the Maniwa and Okayama Prefectures in Japan between 2008 – 2011.

Shooting long exposures at night can be challenging, but Yuki has done well to capture this beautiful moment in nature. Seeing fireflies dancing in the fields can have a magical quality and these images gives viewers a great sense of that special moment.
 
To see much larger versions of these beautiful photographs be sure to head to Yuki’s blog: http://digitalphoto.cocolog-nifty.com/digitalphoto/cat4164851/index.html
 
[via Colossal, BoredPanda]