Macro Home Page
I felt that for this year of the Covid I will put my macro shots onto one page. I really enjoy Macro photographing of insects and am consistently surprised by what I find in the flowers and weeds.
I felt that for this year of the Covid I will put my macro shots onto one page. I really enjoy Macro photographing of insects and am consistently surprised by what I find in the flowers and weeds.
-
Very thankful I got the chance to Photograph this one. A Giant Swallowtail. Quite rare around here.
-
These are scary. Small, and powerful that will catch bees, hornets, flies, or any insect that lands on the flower they are hiding on.
-
This seemed strange to me. A small frog in a flower.
-
A red Spotted Purple with wings open.
-
Here is a Preying Mantis. F18, 1/800, with a flash.
-
A Cabbage White butterfly. Very common yet quite difficult to get a photo. They seem to never stop.
-
This small, bluish butterfly is an Eastern Tailed Blue. Shaot at f20, 1600 shutter with a flash.
-
This is a Northern Crescent Butterfly. See the orange on the Antenna club.
-
This is a Northern Crescent Butterfly
-
A Red Spotted Purple under side of wings.
-
Not a Honeybee I think.
-
The Common Buckeye Butterfly is not so common around here.
-
The Common Buckeye Butterfly
-
The Common Buckeye Butterfly
-
The Black Swallowtail. For years this butterfly has been my nemesis. Finally got a photo, and on the same day I got the Giant Swallowtail as well.
-
The Hummingbird Clearwing Moth is always a favourite of mine.
-
The Hummingbird Clearwing Moth. So cool.
-
This is a butterfly. I think it is a Northern Crescent. F16, 1/500 with flash.
-
This is a Brown belted Bumblebee. Looks a bit like a Rusty Backed Bee.
-
A Luna Moth. First one I have ever seen. Shot it at 1/250, f18 with a flash.
-
Ok, not a macro photo but I took it same day as the Luna Moth photos.
-
Luna Moth. 1/250 at f18 with a flash.
-
A Monarch Butterfly. Shot at f18, 1/320 shutter with a flash.
-
An Orchard Spider. Found in orchards and woods.
-
This is a cool looking insect. The Locust Beetle.
-
Orchard Spider.
-
Small, fast, and Stealthy. Shot with flash at 1/500, f20.
-
This is a Cabbage White. F18, 1/500. Flash used.
-
This is a probable Sawyer beetle.1/160, f18 with flash.
-
This is an Eastern Pondhawk Dragonfly. 1/200 at f18 with a flash.
-
Crab Spider. 1/640 at f18.
-
Virginia Ctenucha Moth. 1/400 f16 and a flash.
-
Crab Spiders are small and tough. They are hard to see, and are able to catch and eat sweat bees and flies.
-
Calico Pennant.
-
A Calico Pennant Dragonfly. F18, 1/640 shutter with flash.
-
Bald Face Hornet. F16, iso 800, 1/200 shutter.
-
-
A Common Whitetail. Shot at 1/640. f16, iso 800 and flash used.
-
Orange and black. Photo was taken at 1/500, f16, iso800. Flash was used.
-
A European Hornet. F16, iso 800, 1/500 shutter.
-
The honeybee seems to be doing better.
-
This Dragonfly is not having a good day. Shot at 1/640. f16, iso 800 and flash used.
-
. The one dot identifies it as a male. Shot at 1/400, iso 800, f16 and flash.
-
Asian Multicoloured Ladybird Beetle. shot 1/200, iso 800, f16 and a flash.
-
A native bee. F16, iso 800, 1/500 shutter.
-
A native bee species. F16, iso 800, 1/800 shutter.
-
The Fly is able to pollinate but does not make honey. F16, iso 800, 1/500 shutter.
-
Taken June 1st. An American Copper. F16, iso 800, 1/500 shutter.
-
Scary and Awesome at the same time. F16, iso 800, 1/320 shutter.