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Extreme Close-Ups

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Featured Work

Lilac mist by Lyn Evans

Water drop on a flower petal. Taken with a Canon EOS 500D and 150mm macro lens /
Alien garden by John Spies

When Spikey met its little sibling Goo Ball, it looks like it pooped itself with excitement, or maybe it was too many rose leaves. Goo Ball is a translucent spotted creature with legs, and I suspect it will mature into a little Spikey. My garden in the mountains of Mae Hong Son province Thailand is getting weirder each day…will keep you posted.
White WaterLily by AnnDixon

This was taken yesterday at Chester Zoo Gardens, Chester England
Python ...... by jdmphotography

Pythons, are a family of non-venomous snakes found in Africa, Asia and Australia. Among its members are some of the largest snakes in the world. Eight genera and 26 species are currently recognized. Found in subsaharan Africa, peninsular India, Myanmar, southern China, Southeast Asia and from the Philippines southeast through Indonesia to New Guinea and Australia. In the United States an introduced population of Burmese pythons, Python molurus bivittatus, has existed as an invasive species in the Everglades National Park since the late 1990s. Many species have been hunted aggressively, which has decimated some, such as the Indian python, Most members of this family are ambush predators, in that they typically remain motionless in a camouflaged position and then strike suddenly at passing prey. They will generally not attack humans unless startled or provoked, although females protecting their eggs can be aggressive. Large adult specimens can kill people. Unsuspecting children can and have been preyed upon and swallowed whole after being suffocated. Reports of attacks on human beings were once more common in South and Southeast Asia, but are now quite rare. As is capture ….
Damselfly by Marleia Main

The Damselfly (Suborder Zygoptera) is an insect in the Order Odonata. Damselflies are similar to dragonflies, but the adults can be differentiated by the fact that the wings of most damselflies are held along, and parallel to, the body when at rest. Furthermore, the hindwing of the damselfly is essentially similar to the forewing, while the hindwing of the dragonfly broadens near the base, caudal to the connecting point at the body. Damselflies are also usually smaller, weaker fliers than dragonflies, and their eyes are separated. Damselflies undergo incomplete metamorphosis, with an aquatic nymphal stage. The female lays eggs in water, sometimes in underwater vegetation, or high in trees in bromeliads and other water-filled cavities. Nymphs are carnivorous, feeding on daphnia, mosquito larvae, and various other small aquatic organisms. The gills of damselfly nymphs are large and external, resembling three fins at the end of the abdomen. After moulting several times, the winged adult emerges and eats flies, mosquitoes, and other small insects. Some of the larger tropical species are known to feed on spiders, hovering near the web and plucking the spider from its nest. (wiki) / NikonD300 w/ 105mm
hummingbird at a feeder by tego53

In a small garden on the coast at Winchester Bay, Oregon
Fairies Teardrops.. by Kristina K

These little dandelion heads have been floating around here for days, hundreds of them, i found one in my miniature roses with a rain drop on it. / I was so excited to go play with the macro lens to see what type of shot i could get, out of the half a dozen this one is my fav as it has sparkles of light from the dew shining amongst the fine tendrals.. / taken on my sony a200 manual mode with 18-70 lens with a +10 macro screw lens. / As Is from my camera.. / Feature in Flowers in Macro -Feb 09 / Featured in Light and Reflection March 09 / Featured in Extreme-close-ups July 09 /
Licks of sunshine by Amrita Neelakantan

macro – flower
A Bug's Life by Renee Hubbard Fine Art Photography

Extreme macro of a tiny rainbow beetle
Queen of the Pond by shawie

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Recent Work

Pastels of Soft Purple by Michael Rucci

A miniture flower no bigger than a finger nail growing in my wildflower garden,I don’t know the name if anyone can tell us please do so .This is stright out of the camera a nikon d200 .I am learning more about this camera everyday and not depending on photoshop to enhance my images .settings are 105mm macro lens,1/125sec at f/5.6 iso250
Just and only coffee by magneta

Love and passion for coffee inspired me on making this image
Come Fly with Me! by Gina Cormier

Caught this fly on my backyard flowers in Cape Cod, MA. Taken with a Canon XTI and macro lens. / F/8 / exposure- 1/400 sec / ISO- 1600 / focal legnth- 100mm
Sundew by pene

This Sundew is so TINY !! About 1cm (3/8th inch) across. But so beautiful !! / I’m not sure if it’s technically a flower as it’s a carnivorous plant, but it looks like a flower to me :) Taken in Perth Western Australia Canon 400D : Sigma macro 50mm lens : f2.8 : 1/200 : ISO 800 / No flash. Slight crop at top and bottom. FEATURED IN THE AS IS GROUP (twice) / FEATURED IN THE 1:1 MACRO GROUP / FEATURED IN THE NATURES WONDERS GROUP / FEATURED IN THE MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP / FEATURED IN THE PHOTOGRAPHY 101 GROUP / FEATURED IN THE WA REDBUBBLERS GROUP PLACED 1st IN THE AS IS GROUPS “NATURAL FLOWER” CHALLENGE / PLACED 5th IN THE BITS & PIECES GROUPS “FAVORITE PLANT” CHALLENGE / PLACED 3rd IN THE PHOTOGRAPHY 101 GROUPS “MACRO” CHALLENGE
Priceless Jewel by pene

1:1 macro – rain collected in a cabbage leaf. / Canon 400D : Sigma 50mm macro lens : f5.0 : 1/200 : ISO800 : No flash with thanks to lightsmith for his suggestions on a title. FEATURED IN THE NATURES WONDERS GROUP / FEATURED IN THE ALL ABOUT WATER GROUP / FEATURED IN THE MACRO WATER GROUP / FEATURED IN THE PHOTOGRAPHY 101 GROUP / FEATURED IN THE ALL ABOUT WATER GROUP (again) PLACED 6th IN THE ALL ABOUT WATER GROUPS “RAINDROPS” CHALLENGE / PLACED 3rd IN THE ALL ABOUT WATER GROUPS “JUST ONE DROP” CHALLENGE / PLACED 1st IN THE MACRO WATER GROUPS “ONE DROP” CHALLENGE / PLACED 3rd IN THE PHOTOGRAPHY 101 GROUPS “EXPERIMENTAL” CHALLENGE / PLACED 7th IN THE ALL ABOUT WATER GROUPS “SUSTANANCE” CHALLENGE
Leaf Blankets by Amrita Neelakantan

macro – leaves
'Egg yolk' fungi, Thailand by John Spies

These fungi appear in deciduous dipterocarp forest for 2 or 3 days a year, and if encountered are quickly plucked from the ground and destined for the cooking pot. The Shan in Mae Hong Son province call them ‘hep mon kai’ or ‘egg yolk fungi’ because of their resemblence to a boiled egg yolk. They have a rather slimy texture and are often boiled with other wild vegetables or stir-fried with pork. I was lucky to find a group of them today, just as they were bursting out of the ground, and they were a tasty addition to the evening meal. They were fungilicious….
Sapling by kimbarose

Sapling pine cones extremely close up and personal. Captured with an Olympus E-510 on a Upper Marlboro Farm. /
Raggy Red by Marsbub

/ ©MCN:C5114-E750D-70C43 / This wild red rose close up was taken in my back yard / As is from canon 1000D / f/4.5 / 1/125sec / ISO 200 / 0 step / 50mm
Fungi, Thailand by John Spies

Sorry, don’t even have a local name for this one. The Shan of Mae Hong Son province in northwest Thailand call them by the generic name ‘hep buer’, which means poisonous fungi. The ones that are good to eat, and there are many, seem to have attracted much nicer, descriptive names. This one was alone, in a native pine forest at about 1000 metres absl, and when I saw it today, I thought the curved and colourful stem was quite distinctive. The laced leaf next to it, from a dried dipterocarp ‘propeller’ seed, was a bonus. Any names or knowledge on this fungi is appreciated.
Sunshine by roseduggan

Camera Model Name Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL Lens EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM

This Group is for all those who do extreme close-ups of anything and everything (within reason), this is a family orientated Group so please keep it clean.
The Group is open to anyone and everyone who can submit close-up captures to the extreme, showing what normally isn’t seen by the naked eye unless you were right on top of it.

Congratulations to *The Featured Artist for July – Orange by Lilija Zizic

The winner of our Food Glorious Food Challenge

Bounty – Jude Walton“

The image below belongs to a fantastic artist by name of Lois Bryan, and is a perfect example of what we are looking for in the Extreme Close-Ups Group.
Please visit Lois’s gallery and see what a great artist she is. The image give the perfect indication of what we would like to see posted in the Group