“Convergent Evolution”

Some insects are as big as small birds.

“The hummingbird hawk-moth” is a species of hawk moth found across temperate regions of Eurasia. The species is named for its similarity to hummingbirds, as they feed on the nectar of tube-shaped flowers using their long proboscis while hovering in the air; this resemblance is an example of convergent evolution.

3 July, 2022

Gujral Nagar, Jalandhar, Punjab

OMD EM1X 300f4

1/2500, f5, ISO 6400

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Geminid Meteor Shower 2012 was super active - there were streaks everywhere, several a minute. I just wish there was some dark sky in Indiana. I went down to the Hoosier National Forrest for the best sky watching we have to offer. It was cold, real cold… :-) I caught 5 streaks in around 3 hours of shooting. This is a combined composite image of all the falling stars.

Stitched Panorama

McCormick's Creek State Park in southern Indiana after the blizzard of 2012. (It wasn’t really a blizzard), but it left behind some beautiful snow.

A few shots from our recent Michigan City vacation

We were treated to a powerful storm that thrashed Chicago and kicked up huge waves for the next two days. This was a complicated shot, composed of about 20 individual images of different lightning strikes. The camera ran most of the night.

Stitched Panorama

Greenwood Indiana, Grassy Creek

Stitched Panorama

I haven’t had time to ID this amazing caterpillar. When I carefully opened the taco shaped leaf, I expected to see a spider. I first glance I thought I had found a small tree frog. :-) NEAT!!!!

McCormick's Creek State Park in southern Indiana after the blizzard of 2012. (It wasn’t really a blizzard), but it left behind some beautiful snow.

I’ve tried several of these HDR panoramas over the years; this is the first one that came out like I wanted. This is 11 groups of 2 HDR processed images…

Thanks for looking. :-)

I took some of my old shots and pumped them through Fractalius. The results are straight out of another dimension. :-) If you look through my photo stream, I bet you can find the “Before” shots.

Summit Lake State Park, Indiana

The Prairie trail (Trail # 1) offers just about every environment a bug hunter could want.

I took some of my old shots and pumped them through Fractalius. The results are straight out of another dimension. :-) If you look through my photo stream, I bet you can find the “Before” shots.

(Recently Deceased)

I haven’t had time to ID this amazing caterpillar. When I carefully opened the taco shaped leaf, I expected to see a spider. I first glance I thought I had found a small tree frog. :-) NEAT!!!!

She is by far the largest spider I’ve seen running wild in Indiana, a couple inches stem to stern…

I hiked the Yellowwood Lake loop in the Yellowwood State Forrest. Southern Indiana is quite hilly, and it was very hot. This 5 mile trail was a serious challenge for my “out of shape” ass. I really need to lay off the cheeseburgers. :-) I managed to get a few shots along the way.

My 35th birthday – I had an amazing adventure. :-)

Thanks for looking!!!!

I haven’t had time to ID this amazing caterpillar. When I carefully opened the taco shaped leaf, I expected to see a spider. I first glance I thought I had found a small tree frog. :-) NEAT!!!!

I finally got free for a couple hours and hunted a small creek by my office. (It’s really hard to find time with a newborn in the house)… :-)

Thanks for looking!!!!

First time back after a horrible muscle enzyme problem that had me down for about 2 weeks. (Never quit your cholesterol medicine cold turkey!)

Working on some deep focus stacking, this is not easy to do. :-)

In case you were wondering, just buying a set of cheap focusing rails does not automatically make you John Hallmen.

Mad props to the master if you happen to read this. :-)

This is my first test with my brand new macro focusing rails. This is only a 5 shot stack, but this little guy was TINY. I threw it together in a few minutes and shot it with a reversed 28MM and about 12 inches of extension tubes. I can’t wait to set up my normal macro rig on these rails!!! (It's Winter here and there are NO subjects around). I’ll keep turning over rocks until I find SOMETHING to shoot… :-)

I forgot this one - a whole 13 shot stack, just forgotten. :-)

What a bone head.

Shades “of Death” State Park – Indiana

The Indianapolis Zoo and White River Gardens has finally brought their wonderful Butterfly exhibit back!!!! I had it on good authority that the zoo was renovating that space and turning it into a bunch of flashing lights to hypnotize all the little zombie children. I’m so happy, after a year absence, we have butterflies again.

The Indianapolis Zoo and White River Gardens has finally brought their wonderful Butterfly exhibit back!!!! I had it on good authority that the zoo was renovating that space and turning it into a bunch of flashing lights to hypnotize all the little zombie children. I’m so happy, after a year absence, we have butterflies again.

I hiked the Yellowwood Lake loop in the Yellowwood State Forrest. Southern Indiana is quite hilly, and it was very hot. This 5 mile trail was a serious challenge for my “out of shape” ass. I really need to lay off the cheeseburgers. :-) I managed to get a few shots along the way.

I shot this a couple weeks back at Red River Gorge.

My first bug hunting trip of the year. I found a couple, yay!!!

Lethe confusa, the banded treebrown.

03 October, 2021

OMD EM1X 300f4

1/640, f4, ISO1600

#arthropod #arthropod_perfection #arthropodsofinstagram #arthropodsanonymous #insect #insects_macro #insectphotography #insectguru #insectsofinstagram

#insectart

#insectworld #insects_of_our_world #macro #macromood #macroclique #macro_kings #macro_brilliance #macro_perfection #macro_captures #macro_vision #macro_highlight

#60mmmacro #indian_macro_lens #insectencounters #macro_indian

Working on some deep focus stacking, this is not easy to do. :-)

In case you were wondering, just buying a set of cheap focusing rails does not automatically make you John Hallmen.

Mad props to the master if you happen to read this. :-)