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I was working with these water photos and was getting one good collision after another and then all of the sudden this happened! Now what made this pillar lean drastically to the right causing the second drop to miss the top of it entirely is beyond me! But it sure does look like it did it on purpose! ;-)

Common newt by FalcoWildlifePhoto

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-Teichmolch-

(Lissotriton vulgaris, Triturus vulgaris)

金絲桃 by 紅襪熊(・ᴥ・)

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通天閣 by 紅襪熊(・ᴥ・)

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Bitter & Sweet by GFletch -- persistently behind :)

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Another shot from last Saturday's morning snow. Bittersweet grows like a weed here in VA but the berries are pretty:)

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Llepasa by David Talens

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Sinceramente, cuando la vi pensé en que había encontrado alguna especie de Pokémon. La verdad es que la naturaleza nos regala formas de lo más curiosas, como es la de esta planta, Cynoglossum creticum, una especie ampliamente distribuida en la costa Mediterránea.

Sincerament, quan la vaig veure vaig pensar que havia trobat alguna espècie de Pokémon. La veritat és que la naturalesa ens regala formes d’allò més curioses, com és la d’aquesta planta, Cynoglossum creticum, una espècie àmpliament distribuïda en la costa Mediterrània.

Honestly, when I saw it, I thought I had found some kind of Pokémon. The truth is that nature gives us some really curious forms, like this plant, Cynoglossum creticum, a species widely distributed on the Mediterranean coast.

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ハナミズキ、満開♪ by kamonegi_jp

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Jumping Spider & Raynox DCR 250 (Take 2) by Travis Hale

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Jumping Spider & Raynox DCR 250 (Take 2)

Macro photography is one of my passions, and I have been progressively working on getting more magnified images by adding the Raynox DCR250 to my Sigma 150mm macro and my Nikon D610. I had posted a first try image earlier and one of the suggestions was to try a larger aperture (e.g. f/11 - f/16) so after finding another Jumping spider in the back yard I decided to have another go. This image was captured with the Nikon D610, Sigma 150mm Macro and is probably about 1.6:1 - 2:1 magnification.

I had to bump up the ISO to get the shutter speed fast enough (since I was not using a flash), and the EXIF / Shot details were 1/50 seconds, f/11, ISO 2000. As there was a large amount of noise this was removed using Topaz DeNoise AI, before the image was edited in Skylum Luminar 4 (using Enhance AI and Structure AI). I brought the image into Affinity Photo to try and remove some dirt from the surface (the spider was on a black porcelain tile which is reflecting the blue sky, but also contained a significant amount of dirt / dust / distractions).

I am much happier with this capture, still a long way to go but practice makes perfect :). FYI The spider was not harmed in the taking of these photos, and was returned back to where it was found.

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Eyelash Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) by FalcoWildlifePhoto

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-Greifschwanz-Lanzenotter-

~Costa Rica 2019~

Petite bête en apesanteur 202208428.jpg by Philippe Gijbels

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繡球花 by 紅襪熊(・ᴥ・)

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不知名之我不是草莓... by 紅襪熊(・ᴥ・)

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by ♡Lynn♡

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繡球花 by 紅襪熊(・ᴥ・)

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Blue Dasher Profile by GFletch -- persistently behind :)

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Another dragonfly shot from the pond where we were staying on vacation:)

春之花 by 紅襪熊(・ᴥ・)

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油菜花＋櫻花@昭和紀念公園

Blue... by 紅襪熊(・ᴥ・)

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201406079.jpg by Philippe Gijbels

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Hyles by David Talens

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Oruga de las lechetreznas, una de las más llamativas y grandes que nos podemos encontrar. El adulto no es una mariposa, es una esfinge bastante grande. Se alimentan exclusivamente de euforbias o lechetreznas en su fase larval, de ahí su nombre común.

La eruga del cossiró de les lletereses, una de les més cridaneres i grans que ens podem trobar. L'adult no és una papallona, sinó una esfinge bastant gran. S'alimenten exclusivament de eufòrbies o lletereses en la seva fase de larva, d'aquí el seu nom comú.

The caterpillar of the spurge hawk-moth, one of the most striking and large species you can come across. The adult is not a butterfly but rather a fairly large sphinx moth. They exclusively feed on euphorbias or spurges in their larval stage, hence their common name.

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Against the grain by Shutterdancer

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Red Satin by Michael Ross

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I can see why it is very easy to get addicted to water drop photography. The wonderful colors and randomness what you see are easy to get hooked on! Each one is its own unique, natural, and beautiful little sculpture! And not a single one can be duplicated!

Used a bit of glycerin in the droplet tank for these. It seems to smooth things out a bit. :-)

飛燕草 by 紅襪熊(・ᴥ・)

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Male Azure Damselfly by Graham Daly

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This image features a Male Azure Damselfly and it was captured using a Canon 7D with a Sigma 150mm macro lens down at Ballyhonock Lake which is located within County Cork, Ireland.

Na een regenbui - after the rain by Peter L

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Iris Pearl by Donna Tomlin

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La fritillaire...si frêle... The fritillary ... so frail ... by Mary Jo-30

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mantis by Manfred Huszar

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Praying Mantis (Orthodera ministralis) by Travis Hale

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Praying Mantis (Orthodera ministralis)

I was lucky enough to come across a praying mantis (I think this was a Garden Mantid) possibly Orthodera ministralis) recently. I could not help but get out the camera and capture some photos whilst it was crawling on the chair it had climbed up, the incredible creature was placed into the garden after I captured a few quick shots.

The image was captured with a Nikon D610 & Sigma 150mm Macro. Specific settings were ISO 1250, f/16 & 1/160 seconds.

There were a few edits, I used Lightroom for some preliminary edits before applying Sharpening using Topaz Sharpen AI, Denoise using Topaz Denoise AI, General Edits using Luminar 4 (Light, AI Enhance, AI Sky Enhance, AI Structure), and cleaned up the photo using Affinity Photo (to remove the countless smudges, crop and make some selective edits).

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繡球花 by 紅襪熊(・ᴥ・)

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Leaf Me Alone - Leaf N13620e by Harris Hui

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In the modern world, it is not so easy to be achieving "leave me alone". Everyone is inter-connected either by internet, phone or even physical inter-dependence. One could not survive without going to others or shops.

The most precious moment you can have "leave me alone" is the moment you have a macro meditiation.

This is "leaf me alone" in my neighbourhood.

Happy Wednesday!

繡球花 by 紅襪熊(・ᴥ・)

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Neotinea ustulata '19. by valpil58

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Canon EOS 6D + Sigma 150mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM APO Macro + 1.4X TC @ 1/250 f/11.

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Thanks to everyone for the comments and favorite

蕊 by 紅襪熊(・ᴥ・)

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