This shot was taken in my backyard, just as this praying mantis was passing in front of a yellow mum !
Ok.. I had a choice of just a few captures of the Dragon Of Passion. As all you Digital Photo people know, Take many pictues and throw away many.. My Wife liked the first one I posted and I listen to my Wife.. She is at work now so I will upload this on Dial UP … OMG.. and share it .. For hand held and low light with a 70-300 Sigma .. I have a Super Macro coming in soon.. will work with that learning curve and limited DOF.. / Chuck This Would Look Great By Your Desk
It started sucking onto my camera lense! haha / not the best photo but its funny and kinda cute….in a slimmy snaily sorta way! haha / xXxOoO
This was taken with a flash of course.. it was later on in the eve and I saw these two working there way to a crash.. So I popped up and hand held as close as I dared with time running out. Its kind of neat the background was almost black .. these fellows do have neat color dabs on em.. / Chuck Large Wall Hangers Look Good
The Piano (Man)tis brings down the house with this raucous encore number !
Julia Heliconian butterfly, Dryas Iulia, / macro closeup. / Santa Barbara, CA Nikon D70 / Nikkor 50/2.8 Macro / Sb800 flash Top ten: Macro Photography Challenge Featured: Unlinited Quality Group, September 2009 / Featured: Accentuate The Eyes group, February 2009 / Featured: Photography 101 Group, February 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- 2009 BUTTERFLIES CALENDAR / / / / / / Or a T-Shirt to go along with /
This colorful creature with the bladder problem is a leafhopper!
Bee captured in mid-flight, flying with his tongue out.
Common Green Darner (Anax junius) covered with water drops from an early morning rain sprinkle sits on a purple cone flower in my back yard waiting to dry out. In a half hour he was dry and gone. Photographed in Fort Frances, Ontario. SOLD as a mounted print – March 22, 2009. / SOLD as a greeting card – October 27, 2009
Caught this guy hanging out on my backdoor screen!
This pretty thing landed on my arm.. And stayed for a bit. I got the camera then it flew to a flower and waited. I had to resort to hand hold again.. No time for tripod. I took a cluster of shots.. Found this one that was not too bad.. He flew from one place to the next.. and of course I ran after it. He did give me a real close up face.. But it is not tack sharp so I shall play with it.. enjoy This Makes A Great Card For A Friend
This hoverfly mistakenly wandered into the forbidden “hippie section” of my backyard garden!
“Radiance” Photography & Artwork / by Holly Kempe © Soft and delicate, a monarch butterfly / basks in the morning sunlight. “Learning how to be still, to really be still / and let life happen – / that stillness becomes a radiance.” / ~ Morgan Freeman Competition: Winner of the Queensland groups – Flutterbies of Qld Radiance was featured in the: Prize Challenges Group
This guy got a little carried away at this afternoon’s pollen party !
This yellow flower crab spider sits motionless on yellow flowers and then surprises it’s prey. Here, a helpless bee is easy pickens . The yellow flower crab spider blends in seemlessly in yellow flowers, and is practically invisible to the naked eye. I checked in on this guy all day. He sat patiently for 12 hours, until the moment was just right. He uses no webs-just camouflage and precision timing! / Nature is amazing! (Windsor, CT.)
As it started to rain, I thought to myself, “if he’s sticking around, then so am I. As the rain drops started piling up on both of us, I managed to capture this pretty scene before the real deluge began !
As it started to rain, I thought to myself, “if he’s sticking around, then so am I.” As the rain drops started piling up on both of us, I managed to capture this pretty scene before the real deluge / began ! (Windsor, CT.)
Neither the mantis nor myself were smart enough to come out of the rain, so we just hung out together until the brief sunshower passed us by !
The stress is starting to clearly show on the face of Apollo 13 astronaut , Jim Lovell, as he desperately tries to maneuver the spacecraft back into earth orbit ! (Windsor, CT.)
One of those lucky days when you find a ladybug and just happen to rent a house with gerbera daisies in the garden. Featured in: 1:1 Macro Photography / Super Macro Photography / 3rd in the Insects, Bugs and Creepy Crawlies (2 A Day) group challenge One For the Ladies!!!
Praying Mantis. This insect gets it’s name from the way in which it’s two front legs are bent and held together, suggesting the position of a prayer. Any profits made from the purchase of this piece, will be donated to the Wildlife-appeal / /
Red-Eyed Tree Frog. Red-Eyed Tree Frogs are mostly nocturnal. Seeing this one out during the day was extremely lucky. This gorgeous frog uses its colouration to camouflage into its rainforest environments. It’s sticky toe pads allow it to climb up vertical surfaces with ease. Any profits made from the purchase of this piece, will be donated to the Wildlife-appeal / /
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