An extreme closeup of a Green Darner’s head. This is a great example of the compound eyes these little hunter’s have for snatching pesky mosquito’s out of the air so much better than we can.
06. Green Darner
A macro photograph of a Green Darner dragonfly.
19. Grass Pink Orchid
Another Grass Pink Orchid
18. Rose Pegonia
This is another little orchid. And little is not an understatement. I have my camera sitting on the ground for this photo.
16. Indian Paintbrush
Indian Paintbrush photographed against a backdrop of evergreen at Oliphant on the Bruce Peninsula.
15. Waiting to Fly
This is the full colour version of yesteday’s photo which I had converted to black and white except for the orange in the buttefly’s wing.
I found this butterfly on this piece of grass just beside the car. We were parked on the side of the road where we had stopped to photograph Lubilia. I am sure he was there when we parked and I missed him. Definitely one of those lucky finds!
11. Wood Lily
This a macro photo of a wood lily
10. Grass Pink
A Grass Pink orchid with a drop of morning dew is framed again the reflection of the sun in a small pool of water.
05. Twins
A pair of Yellow Lady Slipper orchids sit nestled in a wooded area.
Like yesterdays, I like the blue in this photos. I think that it compliments the yellow of the orchids.
04. Slippers
Another photograph of two Yellow Lady Slipper orchids I photographed a couple weeks ago on the Bruce Peninsula. I don’t remember what was behind to give it the blue tint to the shadows but I do like the results.
03. Yellow Lady Slipper
A Yellow Lady Slipper orchid photographed in the Bruce Peninsula between Lake Huron and Georgian Bay.
21. Geranium
A wild geranium photographed along a roadside earlier this spring.
15. Crescent Spot on Foxtail
This is the first butterfly I’ve shot of the season. This is a Crescent Spot and is perched upon a piece of foxtail barley. In order to get photos like this I am getting up a little before 4:00 am in order to get to the location and be ready to shoot just after the sun has risen.
A couple of tips on early morning photography may be read at http://potd.chrisempey.com/tips/archives/2007/08/very_early_morning_photography.php.
10. Raindrops
Raindrops on a tulip. Again, shot with a 100mm or 135mm lens and a set of extension tubes.
08. Garden Tulips
This is a photo of a some of the tulips from my garden. I shot this with either a 100mm or 135mm lens and a couple of extension tubes.
I wrote about using extension tubes for macro photography here.
07. Hepatica
I shot this while out with my father a while back. Hepatica is one of the earlier wildflowers to bloom in my area. About the same time as Dutchman’s Breeches and before the Trilliums are up. This was found protected under a fallen tree.
Other photos of Hepatca can be found here, Dutchman’s Breeches here and Trilliums here.
On another note, I have been using Wordpress for a week now and am still working on getting it to behave how I would like it to. If you have experienced any errors or have any comments, please fill out the comment form and let me know.
Posted September 10th, 2007 10:34:24 AM |
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