bee in purple poppy at the watson street garden

You're never disappointed with this species: they're everywhere around any river here, in August, every year.

[Fr] On n'est jamais déçu par cette espèce: par ici, il y en a autour de tous les ruisseaux, au mois d’août, chaque année.

Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand

No, I did not burn the camera lens! Sorry to disappoint you guys!

female wolf spider

camelia after the rain at the memphis botanic garden

Some Macro photos on a rainy spring day

Just arrived here in Iriga City where we'll spend the night... covering the Penafrancia Fluvial Festival in Naga City is tiring but fulfilling.. just seeing those millions of devotees to the Virgin Mother, braving both the rains and dead heat just to take a glimpse of the "Ina" (Our Lady of Penafrancia) is really humbling and uplifting.

I'll try to post some photos tomorrow.. I really need to hit the sack.. been awake for 32 hours...hehe

Tomorrow we'll be going to Cagsawa Ruins in Albay to get a chance to shoot the famous Mayon Volcano ...if the weather permits. Looks like a tropical storm is approaching the Bicol Region.

Euphorbia, the latest addition to my small garden of leafy ornamental plants. Hoping this would help in bringing back the bees and butterflies.

ID would be welcomed on this jumping spider (Salticidae).

Went on a photo walk in Parc du Bois de Liesse looking for dragonflies and right from the start I stumbled onto two beautiful jumping spiders, patrolling different parts of the same wooden lookout. This is the second of them, and I wonder whether or not it's the same species as the first one. This one has much more white (including a spot in middle of the head), but the color of the body and the markings on the back are similar... This spider was super inquisitive and jumped onto my lens several times. :)

Tamron Adaptall SP 35-80mm F/2.8-3.8 (01A), plus Adaptall SP 2X tele-converter (01F) and Raynox DCR-250. 1.5:1 macro ratio, plus since the background is nothing but black, I allowed myself to crop to almost 11MP (out of a 16MP original).

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carpet beetle on a fleabane daisy

Close-Up of the Human Eye - Primer plano del ojo humano

katydid nymph on geranium flower. The nymph is taking a precarious position on the flower petals given its apparent loss of a leg

milkweed bug on pink oleander in Puerto Plata, Republica Dominicana

Biene beim Landen auf Türken - Mohn. Ein recht begehrtes Ziel der verschiedenen fliegenden Insekten

I wish you a fantastic weekend!

fd 85mm 1.2

This idea came from some similar shots taken by a Flickr friend of mine, Ozark Bill. He has some unbelievable macros. www.flickr.com/photos/ozark_bill/

damselfly in a beatific light at the Garden in the Woods

adult aphid protecting young ones from the predatory ladybug larva on a coreopsis flower

Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand

My manager at work loves black licorice (and so do I). I am always on the look out for new types to give her. This one was from W Germany.

this little aphid was in a pink and white rose, but when I put my lens between the petals to get closer, the lighting changed, resulting in this yellow and lavender shot, resembling the famous canyon smoothed by years of water erosion. I posted another shot of this scene under the same title back in June of 2009. See www.flickr.com/photos/gab57/3596081935/. It is still one of my favorite shots. Many photographers have taken a photo of the actual Antelope Canyon, but since I may not get out there to do the same, I feel fortunate I have this substitute in my own neighborhood.

Refreshing...The name rain lily initated due to the habit of this plant which normally produce more bloom after the rain. Happy Thursday everyone...Cheers, Ringgo.

Nikon D90 + Tamron SP 90mm + Ringflash + Handheld.

Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand

ladybug on shasta daisy

Pinoy Macro EB - Ninoy Aquino Wildlife Park

July 4, 09

series #4

Explored - Jul 7, 2009

Echinacea purpurea.

Echinacea is commonly believed to stimulate the immune system.

Red wasp seen along with other buzzing friends in a perennial/herb garden in Athens, GA

small bee harvesting pollen from the stamen of a rugosa rose

hoverfly in rudbeckia

leaf hopper on yellow lily

Philanthus multimaculatus

Topic: Macro

I liked this bubble reflection the best because of the hidden face in there! I love finding faces in things :)

Things are really getting heavier on my plate right now... so I hope you'll forgive me if it may take time for me to visit your streams... but I do look forward to seeing your wonderful works, as well... just be patient with me.

Have a Great weekend, my dear friends!

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hudsonian whiteface dragonfly on cut daisy stem.

This tiny damselfly went straight to me, to land on my arm. I guess it wanted me to shoot a quick portrait.

Ce tout petit Ceriagrion a foncé sur moi pour se poser sur mon bras. Je pense qu'il voulait que je lui tire le portrait.

trying some indoor flower photography :)

ant on clematis

honeysuckle stamen