Macro Photography

  • Gruesome Vid: Mantis vs. Spider

    This weekend, I opened the garage when a scurrying something caught my eye.  A 1 1/2 inch praying mantis running for cover but inadvertently volunteering to become the subject for my next video.  So here’s what a praying mantis does when confronted by a spider (warning, it’s a bit gruesome):  After filming, I of course

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  • Macro [micro] Photography – Spider

    Since the unhappy theft of my camera and laptop, I’ve been relatively silent on the blog as there’s not a whole lot of photo/video action to write about. But I’m still enjoying the digital microscope I got recently from the Sharper Image – essentially a kids’ science toy, but I’m not ashamed to admit in

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  • Wildlife through a Loupe – Micro goes Macro

    For my latest video, I noticed I had gradually been collecting random footage of “micro-wildlife” I have come across while working in my new garden here in Windhoek.  One of the creatures I had been continually running across is the millipede.  These guys are everywhere, coiled up under the soil, perhaps waiting for cool weather

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