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a colorful little bug I captured in my backyard
This work is the result of a collaboration between Ted Widen and me, Thea Walstra. We used Apophysis, cut outs of photographs and the tools and filters of a graphic program. We think that the end result is beautiful magical work.
Just a little fun with a butterfly photo; hope someone likes this!
Just playing with butterfly images; came up with this RAINBEAU version; hope you like it!
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Such a lovely capture of this little butterfly deserved some post editing special magic to give it an artistic touch…hope you like it. / /
European Peacock butterfly / / Have a look at my other photos. For example: / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Or browse through one of my categories flower / water / leaf / other / reflection / macro / insect / dragonfly / damselfly / france
“selective vision” ... actually, very selective ! :-p lucky me, that butterfly gave me plenty of time to set my camera and get the diffferent shots I wanted. It was quite impressive how much time it stayed on the leaf ! probably 5 minutes. They usually fear my camera in seconds ! especially when using only a 18-70mm lens! lol / / DLSR Sony A100 + Sony DT 18-70mm 3.5/5.5 lens /
Inspired by children and created for children, a beautiful addition to brighten up the playroom or nursery. Have a specific colour scheme in mind, or wanted to add your child’s name to make it extra special – not a problem! / Simply bmail me and I will see what I can do for you!
Fluttery butterflies
The Female Bush Fly has its eyes set wide apart. The male has eyes which nearly touch on the top of its head. / some useless info, maybe for some maybe not.
Featured in the group Extreme Close-ups in January 2009 I have not been successful at finding what butterfly this caterpillar matches but it is a nocternal butterfly. Though it is colorful and attractive to look at it is very poisonous. The birds know this and stay well away. The spines are sharp and cause serious rash and illness. So though this was close there was no chance I was going to touch this one! / (We’re getting closer! It’s not a butterfly caterpillar but a nocturnal moth caterpillar…species undefined as of yet!) /
Best viewed Large / A “NEW” collection of some of my macro images of bugs. / Find all these little creatures for seperate sale as well. / All images have been take in Tasmania, Australia with a 100mm canon macro lens. My New 2010 Calender Featured in / Art and Stories Made For Children / Live, Love, Dream / Art and stories for children / LIve, Love, Dream / Ladybugs / thank you all MY NEW 2010 CALENDER NOW AVAILABLE See Below~ / / /
A Monarch Butterfly feeding from a milkweed plant with wings wide open. Canon 50D, Canon 70mm-200mm F/4 L Lens. Photo taken in Missouri.
Canon 5D Mk 2 65 MPE Macro 2X ISO 100 F9.0 1/200 sec Lightroom edit 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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