Seen on a fern in the garden

You must remain focused on your journey to greatness. Les Brown

She was sat in the shade; was probably a little chilly and so didn't move for ages. Then went nuts.

Sun from the right, flash from the left.

Canon 5D mk I

Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro

Canon 430EX II Speedlite on cord

I am away in New Jersey this weekend doing a boys baseball tournament. I happened to notice this beautiful praying mantis on the field!

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Natural light, no tripod. Macro. View large.

After extensive courtship (see companion picture) these insects finally went all the way!

I think this is some kind of digger wasp cannot make my mind up which one

Who would have thought that a mosquito could look so good close up?!

Heavily cropped. Size of an insect: ~1mm.

Only problem was I could not see a partner

I have found these chaps exceedingly difficult to photograph. I have shed loads of out of focus shots. However perseverance pays. In focus at last.

Copyright Luis Liu Photography

The largest dragonflies in North America they have a length of around three inches and a wingspan of

around four and one half inches.

View On White

this insect was one of a more or less stationary 'herd' of about fifty. still don't know what the white feathery growth is on its back. as part of the herd it looked like some kind of fungal growth on a tree limb, which I guess is the point of the growth. anyone know any more about it?

motyl

Handheld f6.3 1/640th ISO 640. 100mm 2.8 macro.