macro photography
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Doing My Bit for Science
You never know where your pictures will end up! Â So far people have been pretty good about asking for permission (as far as I know). About four years ago I was experimenting with macro photography, taking pictures of odd bugs I found in our back yard in Namibia, when I came across this odd black-and-yellow
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Macro Photography: Weird Big Bug
There are so many insect species out there that it’s almost impossible to identify the ones you come across. This one flies and lives in Namibia, and has odd hind legs, almost like a bee laden with honey. It’s fun to take pictures of, though.
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Macro Photography: Grasshopper After Rainstorm
Check out these macro photos of a grasshopper (or, as my daughter felt was more appropriate, “locust” – it was a good 3 inches long!) that was perched outside out front door. If you look close, you can see little droplets of water on his face.
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Spider: 3 Views
I happened to catch this interesting spider on a glass door, and snapped a couple of different photos. I believe it’s Selenopidae, or the wall crab spider. Because it’s so flat, depth of field/focus issues are not as much a problem as with ordinary macro photography. Because the spider is about an inch across, not