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I studied this low growing Bromiliad at our Jungle Cabin for months. It is home to this spider and many other species, sometimes including small frogs. The rosette is always full of water and make a perfect rainforest habitat.
N D200, FL 180mm (T), 1.4 TC, 1/60sec-F/11, Aperture Priority, ISO 400, Flash: TTL, Handheld, Kent Ridge Park, Singapore, 28 Feb 2008.
Macro shoot @Mountain View
Canon 550D
Canon 50mm f/1.8
Macro extension lense
I think this is the model they used to design the alien ships on the movie, "The war of the worlds"
The Butterfly
Been going back and reprocessing a number of my images this past week using MacPhun Intensify Pro and Focus 2 Pro
Yesterday this thing came in and fluttered around the light. Anybody know what kind of insect this is? It's quite large - I would guess about 8 - 10 cm including antennae. I think I've found the name: Ophion ventricosus (correct me if I'm wrong)
BlackWater River Escambia County Florida. These insects were everywhere at the River Bridge boat ramp near Pace.
They are from 1 1/2 to 2 inches long.
They are so interesting. This guy was hanging around a water fountain. [Mesa Community College, Mesa, Arizona]
This one had a death wish, it landed in parking lot, on the main road out. I kept nudging the katydid until it flew to the grass and safety.
Some folks call these Bush Crickets.
Taken with a Canon EF 70-300 USM zoom with extension tubes and flash. This has the advantage of giving a good amount of standoff from the subject which is less likely to be spooked. Lighting with flash allows a small aperture to be used.
"Happiness is like a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but, if you will sit down quietly, may light upon you." Hawthorne