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I was hiking to the top of a hill when I looked up and noticed something odd about the fence post next to me. Gotta love the way a Walking Stick blends in to its surroundings.
Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F11, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (3x) + a diffused MT-26EX-RT with a Kaiser adjustable flash shoe on the "A" head (the key), E-TTL metering, -1/3 FEC, second curtain sync). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held. I'm bracing the lens against the fence post that the critter is on to keep the gear steady.
Dieser Grashüpfer saß so ruhig, hier konnte ich mit meiner Sony A7IV ein Focus Bracketing machen. Dieses Foto ist aus 15 Einzel Bildern gemacht worden von mir. 😇
I really did not expect to get a shot of this feeding butterfly. Bright, sunny, and hot so I expected it to take off when I got close but it was more hungry than afraid. I could not grab onto the flower without spooking it, so I braced the camera by putting my elbow on my leg and rocked back and forth to get the focus where I wanted. Probably took a dozen frames and this is the only one that did not become one with the universe and the delete key on my keyboard.
Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F14, 1/125, ISO 200) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (set to 1x) + a diffused MT-26EX-RT with a Kaiser adjustable flash shoe on the "A" head (the key), E-TTL metering, -1 FEC). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held. In post I used Topaz Sharpen AI and Clarity in that order. ISO and shutter speed set to expose for the natural light in the background.
Tiny Moth on my Finger - Bronzed Cutworm Moth - Sony A7S II, Fotodiox M39 to Sony E adapter and macro tube, Industar-69 28mm f2.8
A delicate pause on an ocean of green 🌿. The majesty of a butterfly, its bright orange wings gently set against the artistic blur of foliage. A fleeting encounter captured in the intimacy of nature, reminding us of the fragile beauty of the biodiversity that surrounds us.
I was photographing at an area that had many dragonflies, especially darters like the vagrant darter. This one perched nicely on an old poppy. I took my shots, making me have this result!
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Species: Vagrant darter, steenrode heidelibel (sympetrum vulgatum)
“A mind at peace, a mind centered and not focused on harming others, is stronger than any physical force in the universe.”
~Wayne Dyer
most i can tell is that it's in the broad-nosed weevil family, is a bit hairy, and has colorful scales
backyard capture in chesterfield
Nature will bear the closest inspection. She invites us to lay our eye level with her smallest leaf, and take an insect view of its plain.
~Henry David Thoreau
This unrecognizable little insect was actually upright in this position. When I poked it, it hopped and landed in the same position. I assume the protuberances are part of its "helmet". Bizarre or what??
Photographed at Peace Valley Park, Doylestown, PA, USA
Aug 26, 2016.
Any ideas would be grateful.
This male Leaf Cutter Bee (Megachile sp) was only in my Lavender for a few days, so I tried to get a lot of different compositions. I shot it horizontally but framed it for a vertical composition (I turned the shot 90 degrees in post). Easier than trying to hold the camera in portrait orientation when I'm shooting hand held.
Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F11, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (4x) + a diffused MT-26EX-RT with a Kaiser adjustable flash shoe on the "A" head (the fill for this shot), E-TTL metering, -1/3 FEC, second curtain sync). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held. I'm holding on to the Lavender stem with my left hand, and resting the lens on that same hand to keep the scene steady.
A well-camouflaged stick insect on a creosote bush, at night in the southeastern Arizona desert. (I think Diapheromera sp.)
Back in October of 2015 I had been trying, unsuccessfully, for a few weeks to get a shot of a hand fed bumblebee. We had two days of bad weather and the critters ended up being more hungry than afraid. I was baiting them on a flower and after getting them acclimated to me I held my finger close to a bumblebee and it took the bait.
Tech Specs: Canon 70D (F11, 1/125, ISO 200) + a Canon EF-S 60mm macro lens with 25mm of extension (1.7x) + a diffused MT-24EX. This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held. I set the shutter and ISO to expose for the natural light in the background.
Caligo eurilochus, a tropical butterfly from Central and South America. (photographed from the Butterfly Atrium, Hershey Gardens, Hershey, PA)
Stink Bug's Summer - Panasonic GH4, Lumix G Vario 14-42mm lens, Fotodiox Auto Micro Four Thirds Macro Extension Tube
I found this semi-active Yellow Legged Mining Bee early in the morning and photographed it as it woke up. Image taken in situ.
Tech Specs: Canon 90D (F11, 1/125, ISO 200) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (set to 2x) + a diffused MT-26EX-RT, E-TTL metering, -1 FEC. This is a single frame taken hand held. In post I used Topaz Photo AI and Clarity in that order.
Moth found in Merenberg, La Plata, Huila, Colombia.
I found a lot of moths in this beautifull place. When I was taking this picture, the moth leave flighing, I ran to save it but when I was very near to the moth, a bird (Tyrannus sp), trap it first and I losed my moth.
Photo by: Julio César González-Gómez.
@gonzalezgomez40
Thanks to @sergiobarreirophotography for his help
Here's a "movie poster" composition of a male European Wool Carder Bee that I photographed this morning. There are about half a dozen of them that are sleeping in my Lavender, and the females have been making nests in the stone wall around my place.
Tech Specs: Canon 90D (F11, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (set to over 3x) + a diffused MT-26EX-RT, E-TTL metering, -1 FEC. This is a single frame taken hand held. In post I used Topaz Denoise AI and Clarity in that order.
Monarch butterflies are famous for their long migrations, and their bright orange wings serve as a warning to predators, as they are poisonous. Monarch caterpillars only eat milkweed, and the milkweed toxins make both the caterpillars and butterflies poisonous. Monarchs can fly up to 50 km/hr during their migrations and travel vast distances, sometimes up to 3,000 miles.