Macro Untouched. 2 per day only (must not be photoshoped)
Featured Work
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Bees in love by Hans Bax
Loving bees on a table in a friends backyard in Koudekerk aan de Amstel, near Amsterdam, Holland. - FEATURED in Macro Untouched. 2 per day only 6 November 2009 / Supermacro. Used camera: Canon Powershot S3 IS
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Eriophora transmarina - Garden Orb Weaver by Jason Asher
Featured in Top Shelf Wildlife & Nature Art – November 2009 / Featured in Macro Untouched – November 2009 Thanks to Andrew for identifying this as a Garden Orb Weaver. Appreciate it mate. These guys are apparently nocturnal feeders, and rest nearby their webs during the day. Bites can cause mild pain. Shot on the 27th of October 2009 in Brisbane, Australia, with a Canon 450d and a 70-300 is usm telephoto with 68mm of stacked extension tubes. Shutter: 1/50th (fired built-in flash +2) / Aperture: f/11 / ISO: 200 My Images Do NOT Belong To The Public Domain. All images are copyright © Jason Asher. All Rights Reserved. Copying, saving, downloading, altering, displaying or redistribution of any of these images without written permission from the artist is strictly prohibited. Non-compliance with these term(s) WILL result in legal action.
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Side Burn! - Lions Mane by Voltaire Carlos
Canon 5D Mk2 65 MPE Macro @ 5X Ringlite Flash Handeheld ISO 400 F9 1/200 sec Cronulla NSW Most of us have probably heard that the world’s bee population is declining – from Britain to New Zealand and throughout the United States, crops and wildflowers are being affected by this issue. Recently, scientists have had success in treating parasitic infection in bee hives, giving us new hope in halting the decline. From wikipedia’s entry on pollinators: “Millions of hives of honey bees are contracted out as pollinators by beekeepers, and honey bees are by far the most important commercial pollinating agents, but many other kinds of pollinators, from bluebottle flies, to bumblebees, orchard mason bees, and leaf cutter bees are cultured and sold for managed pollination.” You can choose to become a beekeeper, perhaps by taking a beekeeping school course in your area, and becoming licensed to keep bees. There are lots of resources online with information for beginning beekeepers, places to buy beekeeping equipment, and forums in which you can post questions about bees. As a bonus, if you raise honey bees, the local pollen in the honey can help relieve allergies, however you may want to use caution in eating local honey. Helping the bees out might be enough reason to take up the hobby, but another good reason is to help your garden flourish. Perhaps keeping bees yourself is just more work or time than you care to invest. There are other ways to contribute as well. Maybe you can host a hive for another beekeeper. Or, you can choose to provide environments that need less maintenance like a bumblebee nest box, which you can build (easier to build a bumblebee box in the US, as most places to purchase seem to be in UK) or just purchase a bumblebee home. Another common bee you can host is the mason bee – there are starter kits available, as well as other more attractive mason bee houses. Finally, even if you don’t choose to host any bees in your space, you can provide a bee-friendly garden. Bees are attracted to blue, purple, yellow and white. Old-fashion shrubs with nectar-rich blossoms like lilac, honeysuckle and azalea are bee magnets. Heirloom flowers like cosmos, zinnia, aster and daisies lure them with the promise of pollen. Herbs such as mint, hyssop, salvia, lavender and thyme are covered with bees during bloom time. Select a variety of flowers which will bloom at different times throughout the year for a steady supply of nectar and pollen. There’s a wealth of bee-friendly options, so finding plants that work with your existing garden shouldn’t be too hard.
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Polka-dotted Wasp Moth by May Lattanzio
A day-flying moth, slightly over an inch long. Appears black until the sun hits it and then it turns metallic blue. / The red tip on the posterior is a warning to predators. / Though it mimics a wasp, it is totally harmless; a nectaring moth. Here it is in Bidens alba. It also loves to nectar in goldenrod. It is know also as the Oleander Moth, and its host plant for the caterpillars is the Oleander. http://www.killerplants.com/renfields-garden/20031008.asp Bayou George, FL. Sony w50
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The Great Mormon Swallowtail by RatManDude
Great Mormon (Papilio memnon) is a large butterfly with contrasting colors that belongs to the Swallowtail family. A common butterfly, it is widely distributed and has thirteen subspecies. Klapmuts, (near Paarl), South Africa
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I jump if you want me to.... by Yool
as is fuji finepix S8100 a lady bird ready to jump. / From my backyard / was featured in # 1 ARTISTS OF REDBUBBLE / was featured in Macro Untouched. 2 per / / /
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Huntsman becomes the hunted by Michelle *
As Is / Nikon D80 / 70-300mm lense / Taken in my back yard, Perth, Australia VIEW LARGE VERSION
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Walking on drops by Martin Beerens
BEST VIEWED LARGER / Morning dew in a web / Nete Herentals, Belgium Canon 40D – Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM / ISO 800 – f/6.4 – 1/250s Have a look at my other photos. For example:
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Butterfly Macro 2 by glennmp
I took this close up macro shot in the Butterfly House at the Melbourne Zoo last weekend, using the macro setting on my camera.
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Recent Work
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One, two, three by desmalta
I saw the bumble bee and went to get my camera. Upon my return I was surprised to see these three together! Eastlake, Ohio, USA
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Cattleya by andrachne
The flower was introduced to England by accident, when in 1818, William Cattley(1788-1835), imported tropical plants from Brazil.
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Cheers! by Hans Bax
You buy a bunch Autumn Chrysanthemum / and you find a rose…. You can see this rose in the middle of the image below: / Camera: Canon Powershot SX1 IS
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Diffusion Filter Pink Rose by Melissa Gurdus
I held a diffusion between the bright sun and this rose to remove harsh shadows. This was taken at the Gulf Coast Botanical Gardens in Spring Hill, Florida. Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 100mm Macro Lens
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3 In A Row by Sharon Johnstone
Shot with Canon EOS 350D with Canon EFS 60mm macro lens. / As is.
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Grevillea Orange Marmalade by andrachne
A cross between G. venusta and G. glossadenia . The name refers to the flower colour which resembles the colour of orange marmalade
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A Matter of Perspective by Melissa Gurdus
These carrots were taken at a Wild Oats store before it changed hands to become Whole Foods. Canon Powershot G7
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Chrysanth by Brian Haslam
Chrysanthemum
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Magic Ball by Hans Bax
What seems to be a magic ball, is a detail of a small bottle with a strong herbal drink, brewed in Croatia. I took it home when I came back from vacation with my brother, in May this year. You can see this bottle left on the picture below: / Camera: Canon Powershot SX1 IS
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Fire Within by Melissa Gurdus
This water lily was taken in August 2009 at the Water Gardens in Spring Hill, Florida. Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 100mm Macro Lens
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Unidentified by Shelley Warbrooke
I found this strange insect in my backyard on the 24th of October, 2009. Canon 400D and 100mm macro lens. ISO: 100 / Aperture: f/10 / Shutter speed: 1/50 (with in-built flash) Copyright © Shelley Warbrooke. All rights reserved. My images are not public property and are not to be copied, distributed, altered or displayed without strict written permission from the artist.
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Furukawa Onsen : golden octopus by yvesrossetti
dew on the glass window at thermal bath, / Otaru, Japan, 2009 Canon EOS 450D + 100mm Macro 2.8L IS
About This Group
Macro Untouched
All work must be in macro mode with no changes to the image, composition and lighting are important.
Shots should be ‘up close’, with details that can be seen that often are missed by the naked eye or with just the glance that most people give.
Your purpose for this group is to show the world what they are missing and what they do not see. Make it your goal to express the ‘close up’ world we live in.
Limit of two images per day per person.
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