...pausing for a moment on an echinacea petal

maybe i can try focus stacking should i upgrade my kit or find more patience & ideal conditions, but for now, for macro, i pretty much adhere to an "all handheld, up close, manual focus, deal with the situation as it presents itself, and, above all, enjoy-the-moment" ethos of photography

i might argue that we don’t naturally see the world around us in tack-sharp definition anyway - i sure don’t, not with these eyes - and therefore focus-stacking doesn’t result in a true representation of our natural world - but i prefer to avoid arguments and just observe, learn & appreciate…

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Hormiga terciopelo

En realidad se trata de una familia de avispas donde la hembra carece de alas y se asemeja mucho a una hormiga, de ahí su nombre común en algunas regiones.

Su picadura esta catalogada entre las más dolorosas.

Guarne - Antioquia 2020

© Felipe Toro

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another leaf-footed bug nymph in an atmospheric context

backyard capture in chesterfield

Guarne - Antioquia 2020

© Felipe Toro

www.instagram.com/felipetorocardona

Dans les lumières douces d’une fin d’après-midi, un papillon blanc s’est posé sur un trèfle rose pâle.

La délicatesse de ses ailes, presque translucides, épouse la tendresse de la nature d’été.

Une pause fragile, un instant suspendu entre la lumière et le silence.

such a sharp-looking wasp...

backyard capture in chesterfield

backyard capture in chesterfield

backyard capture in chesterfield

minettia

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best guess is that this is a tanbark borer (phymatodes testaceus), based on a number of matches, not all visible from this angle

backyard capture in chesterfield

Bobbie Gentry Stormy theme :P

Day 41…..365 days of macro photography with The OM System TG-7 compact camera

eurasian tree sparrow

a pale green assassin bug (zelus luridus) carries off his latest victim

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finally had some time to get out today and find a number of subjects to point my camera at and collect enough photos to start posting regularly again - gotta love springtime!

too many species of tachinidae to claim to know which one this fine little specimen belongs to

backyard capture in chesterfield

Singapore Botanic Gardens

auplopus melipes of the spider wasp family

Familia: Pentatomidae

Lugar: Medellin (Antioquia)-Colombia

Autor: © Mary Torres Escobar, 2018

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Part of a Halloween series of pics I did. The weed is an evil little plant. Spraying it with bright red water makes it even more dramatic.

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I always try to find these when I'm out!!

The focus starts at the foot of the lilac, where detail meets softness. A floral scene painted by light and blur.

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digging the vibrant palette here

backyard capture in chesterfield

SOOC

*Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Darker With The Day

(Nepeta)

backyard capture in chesterfield

backyard capture in chesterfield

Marasmius hudsonii

skipper on butterfly bush

backyard capture in chesterfield

i'm guessing it's a juvenile but...

backyard capture in chesterfield

Sous la lumière douce du jour, une fleur solitaire danse dans le silence.

Ni vent, ni bruit.

Juste cette teinte violette, presque irréelle,

comme un souffle suspendu entre deux battements du temps.

soft focus on this little leafhopper enjoying a view from out on the edge of a blade

backyard capture in chesterfield

Strobist info:

- 580EX2 with beautydish with sock overhead

- Reflectors on left and right for fill

- Cybersync trigger