Found this dead wasp in the backyard so I thought it would be a good test. This was really difficult. The depth of field was so shallow I had to do a focus stack. But just to get it in focus was trying as I shot this in the living room on the coffee table. …
Category Archives: Macro
Macro City
I do not normally buy new lenses for my cameras. I mostly purchase them used via ebay. I got a good deal on MP-E 65mm f2.8 and it is incredible. Here is a 100 piso with my hand as a point of reference. Now here’s a shot of his left eye and a grain of …
Lazy Saturday
Today we met Aunty Amy, Cait, Chris, Tami & Noah at the Blue Dot Cafe & Coffee Bar for a late breakfast. Then we brought Aunty Amy to the local farmers market and we walked away with a carnivorous orchid which I have yet to ID. While photographing the orchid, I happened to look down …
Mosquito
Almost in the place as the spider from 7/16. Sorry I do love shooting bugs.
Bugs Life
From this morning…
Spider
Saw it on the garage door, had to shoot it.
That’s Nonsense Rhea
I always gave Rhea a hard time about her fear of black widow spiders. She would go out hunting for them around her house and in her backyard. In my mind, the odds of coming into contact with one is pretty low. Then this morning before going out to water the plants, I did my regular shoe …
In My Youth
This morning I spotted a caterpillar by the rose bush and it reminded me of when I first started photography in the 7th grade. I couldn’t drive anywhere, so everything I shot was in the backyard. Needless to say I took a large number of bug shots. Canon G7 – ISO 100 – 1/159 sec …
Itsy bitsy Spider
Went out back the other day and happened to notice a 7-legged Alameda Backyard Deck Spider. Reminded me of a King Crab so I had to photograph it.