08. Ram’s Head Lady Slipper

Jan 082010
 

The Tiny Ram's Head Lady Slipper

The is the second of two Ram’s Head Lady Slippers I am posting. We were lucky that these were growing under a tree near the trail where we were able to access them without disturbing the environment they were growing in. How small is small? Take a look at this.


Technical Info:    
Cam & Lens   Canon EOS 5D Mark II & EF180mm f/3.5L Macro USM     Shutter:   1/25 s
Create Date:   2009:06:19 14:36:56     Aperture:   f/18.0
Focal Length   180 mm     ISO:   100
Copyright Info:   Copyright (C) 2009 Chris Empey Photography (Photographer)

Share on TwitterShare on TumblrSubmit to StumbleUponSave on Delicious
 January 8, 2010  Posted by Chris at 1:06 pm Flowers, Macro, Nature , , , , , , , , , ,  No Responses »

07. Ram’s Head

Jan 072010
 

Ram's Head Lady Slipper Orchid

We were lucky to have found these. They are quite rare and are protected at Singing Sands Beach in the Bruce Peninsula National Park.


Technical Info:    
Cam & Lens   Canon EOS 5D Mark II & EF180mm f/3.5L Macro USM     Shutter:   1/125 s
Create Date:   2009:06:19 13:58:07     Aperture:   f/11.0
Focal Length   180 mm     ISO:   400
Copyright Info:   Copyright (C) 2009 Chris Empey Photography (Photographer)

Share on TwitterShare on TumblrSubmit to StumbleUponSave on Delicious
 January 7, 2010  Posted by Chris at 1:01 pm Flowers, Macro, Nature , , , , , , , ,  No Responses »

14. Dewey Web

Jan 142009
 

Dewey Web

A spider web is covered in early morning dew in this end of August photo.


Technical Info:    
Cam & Lens   Canon EOS 40D & EF180mm f/3.5L Macro USM     Shutter:   1/13 s
Create Date:   2008:08:31 06:49:49     Aperture:   f/4.5
Focal Length   180 mm     ISO:   100
Copyright Info:   Copyright (C) 2008 Chris Empey Photography (Photographer)

Share on TwitterShare on TumblrSubmit to StumbleUponSave on Delicious
 January 14, 2009  Posted by Chris at 1:41 am Macro, Nature , , , , , ,  No Responses »

13. Dragonfly on Birdsfoot Trefoil

Jan 142009
 

Dragon Fly on Birdsfoot Trefoil

This is a dragon fly resting on a piece of Birdsfoot Trefoil.  Photographed early in the morning, the dragonfly and flower are still covered in dew.  It is hard to see in this size, but I am picking up reflections of the sky in the dew drops.

This photo was obviously not shot recently :)    I will be mixing recent photos along with photos from last year that did not get post, though should have during my bouts of non posting. Feel free to comment on some of the photos.


Technical Info:    
Cam & Lens   Canon EOS 40D & EF180mm f/3.5L Macro USM     Shutter:   1/4 s
Create Date:   2008:08:16 07:14:52     Aperture:   f/16.0
Focal Length   180 mm     ISO:   100
Copyright Info:   Copyright (C) 2008 Chris Empey Photography (Photographer)

Share on TwitterShare on TumblrSubmit to StumbleUponSave on Delicious
 January 14, 2009  Posted by Chris at 12:51 am Dragonflies, Flowers, Insects, Macro, Nature , , , , , , ,  No Responses »

12. Fritillary

Jan 122009
 

Resting

Scott found this Fritillary one morning late last summer while out shooting.  With it’s wings closed we could see he was a little beaten up. It wasn’t until he had warmed up enough to spread his wings that I saw just how bad he really was.

The second butterfly Scott found was in much better shape.

Share on TwitterShare on TumblrSubmit to StumbleUponSave on Delicious
 January 12, 2009  Posted by Chris at 2:21 pm Butterflies, Flowers, Insects, Macro, Nature , , , , , ,  No Responses »

07. How Many Eyes Did You Say?

Nov 072008
 

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.

Share on TwitterShare on TumblrSubmit to StumbleUponSave on Delicious
 November 7, 2008  Posted by Chris at 3:46 pm Dragonflies, Insects, Macro, Nature , , , , , , , ,  No Responses »

06. Green Darner

Nov 062008
 

A macro photograph of a Green Darner dragonfly.

Share on TwitterShare on TumblrSubmit to StumbleUponSave on Delicious
 November 6, 2008  Posted by Chris at 11:41 am Dragonflies, Insects, Macro, Nature , , , , , , ,  No Responses »

05. Backlit Darner

Nov 052008
 


A Green Darner dragonfly is perched upon a piece of clover, backlit by the sun the veins in it’s wings are visible.

Share on TwitterShare on TumblrSubmit to StumbleUponSave on Delicious
 November 5, 2008  Posted by Chris at 1:09 pm Dragonflies, Flowers, Insects, Nature , , , , , , ,  No Responses »

20. Budding

Jul 202008
 

Grass Pink Orchid

Share on TwitterShare on TumblrSubmit to StumbleUponSave on Delicious
 July 20, 2008  Posted by Chris at 1:01 pm Flowers, Macro, Nature , , , , ,  No Responses »

19. Grass Pink Orchid

Jul 192008
 

Grass Pink Orchid

Another Grass Pink Orchid

Share on TwitterShare on TumblrSubmit to StumbleUponSave on Delicious
 July 19, 2008  Posted by Chris at 10:53 am Flowers, Macro, Nature , , ,  No Responses »

16. Indian Paintbrush

Jul 162008
 

Indian Paintbrush

Indian Paintbrush photographed against a backdrop of evergreen at Oliphant on the Bruce Peninsula.

Share on TwitterShare on TumblrSubmit to StumbleUponSave on Delicious
 July 16, 2008  Posted by Chris at 9:33 am Flowers, Macro, Nature , , , ,  No Responses »

15. Waiting to Fly

Jul 152008
 

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!

Share on TwitterShare on TumblrSubmit to StumbleUponSave on Delicious
 July 15, 2008  Posted by Chris at 12:05 pm Butterflies, Insects, Macro, Nature , , , , , ,  2 Responses »

14. Waiting to Take Flight

Jul 142008
 

Waiting to Take Flight

A butterfly sits perched atop a piece of dewy grass awaiting to take flight after a night’s rest. I converted this photo to black and white in Photoshop then added back in the orange from the butterfly’s wings.  This was done for a Facebook competition. i will post the full colour version tomorrow.

Share on TwitterShare on TumblrSubmit to StumbleUponSave on Delicious
 July 14, 2008  Posted by Chris at 11:32 pm Black and White, Butterflies, Insects, Nature , , , , , , , , , , , ,  1 Response »

11. Wood Lily

Jul 112008
 

This a macro photo of a wood lily

Share on TwitterShare on TumblrSubmit to StumbleUponSave on Delicious
 July 11, 2008  Posted by Chris at 10:55 am Flowers, Macro, Nature , , , , , , , , ,  No Responses »

09. Poppies

Jul 092008
 

Poppies Looking to the Sun

Another shot similiar to yesterday’s, this photo is a different composition.  I like this one better though.

Share on TwitterShare on TumblrSubmit to StumbleUponSave on Delicious
 July 9, 2008  Posted by Chris at 2:03 pm Flowers, Nature, Scenery , , , , , , ,  No Responses »

08. Poppies Looking into the Sun

Jul 082008
 

Poppies Looking to the Sun

This is a bit of a landmark image for me, photo #1000. I started this photo blog on February 1st, 2005 (after having previously displayed my images on another one of my sites for several years) with a photo of a Silver Cheeked Hornbill and posted daily up until a little bit before my wedding last year when other priorities became more important. I continued to post regularly, though not daily up until March of this year when because of hosting problems with my web provider, I became too frustrated and stopped posting until June 1 when I resumed daily posting.

Today’s photo, shot on my recent trip to the Bruce Peninsula with Scott is of poppies growing wild along the roadside. I am sure they had been part of a garden at one time, but the area appears to be overgrown now.

I hope to continue daily posting.  It does get tiring at times, and sometimes I need a little inspiration to put up a new photo.  I can’t say I will make another 1000 photos but I will give it a shot. The important thing is not to stop.  After a while, it almost becomes an addiction.

I haven’t done a good job up so far of advertising it, but many of my images here are available for sale but I hope to have that rectified shortly.

Share on TwitterShare on TumblrSubmit to StumbleUponSave on Delicious
 July 8, 2008  Posted by Chris at 11:09 am Flowers, Nature, Scenery , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  4 Responses »

05. Twins

Jul 052008
 

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.

Share on TwitterShare on TumblrSubmit to StumbleUponSave on Delicious
 July 5, 2008  Posted by Chris at 11:36 am Flowers, Macro, Nature , , , , , ,  2 Responses »

04. Slippers

Jul 042008
 

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.

Share on TwitterShare on TumblrSubmit to StumbleUponSave on Delicious
 July 4, 2008  Posted by Chris at 7:36 pm Flowers, Macro, Nature , , , , , , , , ,  No Responses »

03. Yellow Lady Slipper

Jul 042008
 

Yellow Lady Slipper Orchid

A Yellow Lady Slipper orchid photographed in the Bruce Peninsula between Lake Huron and Georgian Bay.

Share on TwitterShare on TumblrSubmit to StumbleUponSave on Delicious
 July 4, 2008  Posted by Chris at 12:00 am Flowers, Macro, Nature , , , , , ,  No Responses »

16. Praire Ringlet

Jun 162008
 

Praire Ringlet

Share on TwitterShare on TumblrSubmit to StumbleUponSave on Delicious
 June 16, 2008  Posted by Chris at 6:54 am Butterflies, Insects, Macro, Nature , , , , , ,  2 Responses »

15. Crescent Spot on Foxtail

Jun 152008
 

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.

Share on TwitterShare on TumblrSubmit to StumbleUponSave on Delicious
 June 15, 2008  Posted by Chris at 6:38 pm Butterflies, Insects, Macro, Nature , , , , , ,  No Responses »

10. Dutchman’s Breeches

May 102007
 

20070510.jpg

Share on TwitterShare on TumblrSubmit to StumbleUponSave on Delicious
 May 10, 2007  Posted by cempey at 3:43 pm Macro , , , , , , , , ,  No Responses »

24. Leaf

Sep 242006
 

20060924.jpg

Continue reading »

Share on TwitterShare on TumblrSubmit to StumbleUponSave on Delicious
 September 24, 2006  Posted by cempey at 12:34 pm Macro, Nature , , , , , ,  No Responses »