The Matchbox Macro Collection.

I collected 63 tiny objects and put them all in a matchbox. This is one of them.

World AIDS Day is December 1st each year and many people wear the Red Ribbon to show support, though many wear one all year round. It was the first ribbon representing a cause and many have followed, perhaps the most well known being the pink ribbon for Breast Cancer Awareness. Rubber wristbands seem to be the norm nowadays.

Macro collection

Insects in the Diptera family Asilidae are commonly called robber flies. The family Asilidae contains about 7,100 described species worldwide.

All robber flies have stout, spiny legs, a dense moustache of bristles on the face (mystax), and 3 simple eyes (ocelli) in a characteristic depression between their two large compound eyes. The mystax helps protect the head and face when the fly encounters prey bent on defense. The antennae are short, 3-segmented, sometimes with a bristle-like structure called an arista.

The short, strong proboscis is used to stab and inject victims with saliva containing neurotoxic and proteolytic enzymes which paralyze and digest the insides; the fly then sucks the liquefied meal through the proboscis. Many species have long, tapering abdomens, sometimes with a sword-like ovipositor. Others are fat-bodied bumblebee mimics. Adult robber flies attack other flies, beetles, butterflies and moths, various bees, ants, dragon and damselflies, Ichneumon wasps, grasshoppers, and some spiders.

Technical info:

Canon 7D

100mm f2.8 IS macro + 20mm ET + Raynox DCR-250

1/100

ISO200

F16

270EX + DIY diffuser

handheld

My backyard photos

Part of my macro collection

My backyard photos

The No.1 and No. 1A Pocket Kodak was a folding camera. It made 2 ½ x 4 ¼” exposures. The pocket No. 1 used A120 film and the Pocket No. 1 used A116 film. The A in the model name indicates that the camera is an “Autographic” version. It was manufactured from 1926 to 1932.

The No. 1A Pocket Kodak is a folding camera for 2½×4¼" size exposures on type 116 film rolls. It was available in an "Autographic" version. It was manufactured from 1926 to 1932.

•Lens: Kodak Anastigmat 127mm f/6.3

•Shutter speeds: Bulb, Time, 1/25th and 1/50th

•Apertures: f/6.3 to f/45, infinity adjustable

•Viewfinder: Brilliant finder, adjustable for landscape or portrait

From 1929-1932 it was available in the US in four colors: blue, grey, green and brown.

camera-wiki.org/wiki/No._1A_Pocket_Kodak

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A jumping spider, hunting for prey on a tree trunk.

I've seen this particular spider in other people's macro collections too, but no idea what it is @_@

Does anyone know?

For more photos and guides on Macro Photography, please check out my blog: pixelsdimension.com/

My backyard photos

MM weekly theme: knick knack

You hold my hand when I am weak,

And vulnerable at times.

And as you smile I cannot help

But turn my lips upward,

And duplicate the joy

Which lays spread across your face.

When I am sad or unsure,

You make me laugh.

And as you look into my eyes,

They seem to glitter and sparkle

With such energy and life

That I have never seen before.

And it makes me want to be closer to you

All the time.

And even when I am happy and content,

You are there for me.

Just in case I should happen to tumble or fall.

And as you laugh your sound carries across the room,

And it makes me want to be a better person.

As we go along together,

I realize how lucky I am

To be sharing my life with someone as special as you.

You are my everything;

My comfort, my weakness, my joy.

And I thank God everyday

For sending someone like you

To care and comfort me in times of need,

And to be my guardian angel.

For this I thank you,

And hope you will stay in my heart

Forever.

Taken from My Guardian Angel ~ by Andrea Bumstead

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Also See:

The Guardian

Gesammelte Schneckenhäuser aus meinem Garten

September 2010

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Asahi Pentax collection: Lenses!

One from my macro collection:

Macro - Takumar 1:4 / 50mm

Manufactured: 1964-1966.

Take with:

Canon 1D-Mark III

Canon EF 100 Macro f/2.8 USM

Manfrotto 055/ 804RC2

Homestudio cubicle

July 17th., 2009

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The Matchbox Macro Collection.

I collected 63 tiny objects and put them all in a matchbox. This is one of them.

Sewing machine macro collection

On a recent walk around the yard, I found spots where the wind had collected leaves or was in the middle of starting a collection.

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A macro collection of peppercorns & cloves, two spices I use often in cooking at home.

Some of my pill tin boxes

The Matchbox Macro Collection.

I collected 63 tiny objects and put them all in a matchbox. This is one of them.

Surprised this hasn't disintegrated - just worked out that I did this project over 6 years ago.

Collection: Wolves of Grouse Mountain.

Set: Extreme Close Up Shots.

INFO:

Shots taken with a Telephoto to simulate Macro.

Collection: Wolves of Grouse Mountain.

Set: Extreme Close Up Shots.

INFO:

Shots taken with a Telephoto to simulate Macro.

It's time for an update - these are my macro lenses (November 2010):

Yashica ML Macro 2,8/55mm

Yashica ML Macro 3,5/100mm

Yashica ML Bellows 4/100mm with Yashica bellow F2

a Zygopetalum hybrid in flower.

Part of my macro collection

Collection: Wolves of Grouse Mountain.

Set: Extreme Close Up Shots.

INFO:

Shots taken with a Telephoto to simulate Macro.

Collection: Wolves of Grouse Mountain.

Set: Extreme Close Up Shots.

INFO:

Shots taken with a Telephoto to simulate Macro.

Macro collection