still raining here for 4 days straight...

Callibaetis fluctuans

spider mite on gladiola stamen

As spring arrives and the bugs begin to stir, another fellow rears his head for the macro-photographer.

...a 12 photo focus stack

jumping spider on a gladiola. One of my earlier shots, with a Nikon Coolpix 4300

Happy Scarlet Sunday all... It's that time of year when everyone has tulips, the colours are great but capturing the essence of tulips is quite hard I think, I have seen some good ones already on flickr but I'm still trying to create a shot that stands out ;-))

And... thanks to everyone for their comments yesterday, always very very much appreciated... Have a relaxing day everyone.

Explore Front Page... waahhhoooooooooooooooo ;-)

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A touch of colour from one of my few houseplants to bridge till spring...

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ショウジョウトンボ 　Crocothemis serviana

Exploring the magical world of macro.

Location: Como Zoo Conservatory

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Cebu City

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to Sophia & Kissi, with all my heart

A 'micro moth', 13 or 14mm long - about half an inch - with a wing span of 20mm)

Snow flakes----------light, fluffy and delicate

This was taken at home as its my orchid given to me by a friend for my birthday.

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While spending some time photographing the FW 190, the front section of the Rolls Royce grabbed my attention.

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hoverfly on a flower leaf

Atmosphere and colour are attractive, they look like rose rather than lotus!

Macro details

10mm big

This ground-hugging, black-eyed beastie took a liking to my friend's skin. I think it liked the salt from sweat. Followed us for some distance as we hiked the desert. I finally decided to take several shots.

Thanks to Andy Calderwood for ID.

Best viewed LARGE.

Nikon D200, Nikon 60mm Micro Nikkor AF-D extended 77mm, SB800.

praying mantis on dusty miller plant

Just had to get this poor Bee out of a puddle,as he was flat on his back with nothing but water around him.He is now back on his feet in a lovely dry flowerpot.He was very near to death.Better viewed large.

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This spiders (jumpers or Salticidae) are fond of using leaves as their home. In this case a palmera behind the parking lot of MCUFDTMF (where I teach and practice) showed a lot of folds and whoaaa this jumper was inside resting in his cozy home !

When the ring sends the message. Best viewed large!

HBW!!!!.... on Explore!!

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Daisy, Daisy 　　　　　　　　　　　　　

Give me your answer do 　　　　　　　

I'm half crazy all for the love 　　　　

It won't be a stylish marriage 　　　　

I can't afford a carriage 　　　　　　　

But you'll look sweet upon the seat 　

Of a bicycle built for two

~ Daisy Bell / Harry Dacre

Why does HAL sing "Daisy, Daisy" in 2001?

Nur die Schrift habe ich im Photoshop dazugesetzt, der Hintergrund ist so auf dem Originalfoto.

No photomontage!

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A proud planthopper holding his head high for the portrait

Barn spider.....

tiny black-barred yellow ladybug with tinier unidentified spider on local neighborhood plant

~John Ruskin

Happy Scarlet Sunday! From early September, this stately & pristine coneflower was still flaunting his early Fall best, thinking he could work it for another two months. If only he knew what was right around the corner...he'd have spent less time posing & been out shopping for a warm scarf & mittens.

Who's zooming who?

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spider on a white flower petal after the rain

This firefly has a mite attached.

Handheld 7 photo stack