We just came out of a LONG winter, and I grew so tired of photographing things that were man made, dead, or dormant. Now that life has returned to the world, I am even finding things interesting that I might have dismissed before. I have really been interested in macro photography lately, and have been investigating that super tiny world that we fail to notice most of the time. To me, macro photography is about capturing tiny objects and expanding them in a way that shows off their hidden details. It seems like flowers and bugs are the most common macro subjects, which I did not understand at first. There is so much more to the world, why focus on these? Well, one reason is that when you blow up man made items, for the most part, they become unrecognizable. Humans don't make super tiny items with a tremendous amount of detail because it is expensive, labor intensive, and no one will notice anyway. The world God created however, is filled with intricate details that continue as deep as we are capable of looking. It is just fascinating. I will be sitting on the ground looking for a subject, and I will see some tiny bug that is just a few mm long. With my human eye, this is little more than a moving speck of dust. As I bring the bug into focus with my camera, amazing and intricate details begin to appear. But even more amazing is when I see an even smaller bug near the original one that I would have never even known was there. I can see how people get lost in this super tiny world of never ending fascination. OK...enough talk. Here are some of my favorite macro posts over the last few weeks. You can click on any of these to get a larger version.
I found these ants moving these pupae around. I don't know if their colony got flooded, or if they were raiding another colony, but I thought it was interesting.
This assassin bug nymph was creeping around on my front porch. I have never seen one of these before, even though they have probably been nearby all my life. That single long fang under his chin looks especially wicked, which is probably why he is called an assassin bug.
I believe this is a male golden orb spider. I drive my truck so seldom in the summer this guy has been building his web in the wheel well each evening.
These are hoverflies. They are very tiny, maybe 5 or 6mm long and they hover in place just like a hummingbird.
These were my favorites so far. You can see all
my current macro photographs on my Flickr account. Thanks for your visit to my blog. =)
Chris
