This is my first large red damselfly for 2011 - a good 2 weeks earlier than last year.It was taken on the northern edge of Richmond Park

ladybug deploying or retracting its wings on a cosmos plant

My Holly Trees look wonderful this year.

a wildflower (ID ?) near the streambank around my apartment at early morning

Stack based on

31 natural light exposures at

f4.5, 1/25sec exp. time, ISO100,

1.4x mag.

canon mp-e 65mm 1-5x macro lens | canon 5d mark II

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Thanks Chris !... for pointing out the name of this spider...Jumpers are famous for looking like another insect or arachnid to catch what they prey on. So it has fooled me by it's clever disguise.

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

katydid nymph in primrose, in a favorite neighborhood garden

Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand

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

hoverfly on a wet, white rose

female wolf spider

Some Macro photos on a rainy spring day

green fly

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.

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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katydid nymph on a red rose in a city flower pot on my street

spider mite on gladiola stamen

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

I wish you a fantastic weekend!

aphid on canna lily, puerto plata, dr

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/

spotless red ladybug on a Shasta daisy

rain drop on blade of grass reflecting the daisy above

dahlia weather report

I had never seen one of these before.

I wish I had more dof here, but it was terribly windy, so this is the best I could do.

Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand

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

purple clematis and what looks like an aphid, a spider or other small bug

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 larva in a white rose

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

As a general rule cicadas emerge at night and I don't get to watch. This Linne's Cicada (Tibicen linnei) for some unknown reason emerged around noon so I was lucky enough to get to photograph the process. His high-pitched, rapidly pulsating song will soon be heard along with other cicadas in the nearby trees.. Mt. Pleasant, Howard County Concervancy, Maryland

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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