Click on thumbnails to see more gypsophila (baby’s breath) images. Ten thousand flowers in spring / the moon in autumn, / a cool breeze in summer, / snow in winter. / If your mind isn’t clouded by unnecessary things, / this is the best season of your life. / Wu-men
Olympus E510 / The Megachilidae are a cosmopolitan family of (mostly) solitary bees whose pollen-carrying structure (called a scopa) is restricted to the ventral surface of the abdomen (rather than mostly or exclusively on the hind legs as in other bee families). Megachilid genera are most commonly known as mason bees and leafcutter bees, reflecting the materials they build their nest cells from (soil or leaves, respectively); a few collect plant or animal hairs and fibers, and are called carder bees. All species feed on nectar and pollen, but a few are cleptoparasites (informally called “cuckoo bees”), feeding on pollen collected by other megachilid bees. Parasitic species do not possess a scopa. The brightly colored scopa leads to a colloquial name used occasionally in North America – “Jelly-belly bees.” Megachilid bees are among the world’s most efficient pollinators because of their energetic swimming-like motion in the reproductive structures of flowers, which moves pollen, as needed for pollination. Ironically, one of the reasons they are efficient pollinators is their frequency of visits to plants, but this is because they are extremely inefficient at gathering pollen; compared to all other bee families, megachilids require on average nearly ten times as many trips to flowers to gather sufficient resources to provision a single brood cell. / North America has many native megachilid species, but Alfalfa leafcutter bees (Megachile rotundata) are an imported species used for pollination. The most significant native species is Osmia lignaria (the “Orchard Mason Bee” or “Blue Orchard Bee”), which is sold commercially for use in orchard crop pollination, and which can be attracted to nest in wooden blocks with holes drilled in them (which are also sold commercially for this purpose). (wiki) /
Tiny dandilion seeds broken up by rain Canon 400D / Canon 100mm usm macro lens All artwork is © seamist, All Rights Reserved. / You may not use, replicate, manipulate, redistribute, or modify this image without / my express consent.
Two more in the series after this one… Enjoy!!
meet our new little friend bubbles (daughter choose name) – a lovely little baby red eyed green tree frog. still trying to get a good shot of her/his mate freddo, but he is v. shy… trying out my new kenko macro tubes with 50mm 1.4 nikkor lens ISO:400 / f/stop: f/4.5 / shutter speed: 1/80 these little guys are v. tiny – not much bigger than my finger nail…
I know I’ve got a lot of HDR and humor, but I do take some serious shots. / Sigma 150mm macro + Simga 2x TC / This little guy was super patient with me! Even after this he didn’t fly away.
Two very tiny flowers of Solomon’s-seal,a native plants in my garden. / /
Tiny dandelion seeds against a colorful paper… Enjoy!
A photo of a sprinkled dandelion.
Jumping Spider (Olympus 510) / The jumping spider family (Salticidae) contains more than 500 described genera and over 5,000 species, making it the largest family of spiders with about 13% of all species (Peng et al., 2002). Jumping spiders have good vision and use it for hunting and navigating. They are capable of jumping from place to place, secured by a silk tether. Both their book lungs and the tracheal system are well-developed, as they depend on both systems (bimodal breathing). Jumping spiders are generally diurnal, active hunters. Their well developed internal hydraulic system extends their limbs by altering the pressure of body fluid (blood) within them. This enables the spiders to jump without having large muscular legs like a grasshopper. The jumping spider can therefore jump 20 to 60 or even 75-80 times the length of their body. When a jumping spider is moving from place to place, and especially just before it jumps, it tethers a filament of silk to whatever it is standing on. Should it fall for one reason or another, it climbs back up the silk tether. Jumping spiders are Scopula bearing spiders, which means that they have a very interesting Tarsal section. And the end of each leg they have hundreds of tiny hairs, which each then split into hundreds more tiny hairs, each tipped with an “end foot”. These thousands of tiny feet allow them to climb up and across virtually any terrain. They can even climb up glass by gripping onto the tiny imperfections, usually an impossible task for any spider. Jumping spiders also use their silk to weave small tent-like dwellings where females can protect their eggs, and which also serve as a shelter while moulting. Jumping spiders are known for their curiosity. If approached by a human hand, instead of scuttling away to safety as most spiders do, the jumping spider will usually leap and turn to face the hand. Further approach may result in the spider jumping backwards while still eyeing the hand. The tiny creature will even raise its forelimbs and “hold its ground”. Because of this contrast to other arachnids, the jumping spider is regarded as inquisitive as it is seemingly interested in whatever approaches it. (Wiki)
taken on a nikon d80 with kenko macro tubes & 50mm 1.4 nikkor lens ISO: 250 / f/stop: f/5.6 / shutter speed: 1/250 this shot didn’t turn out too well because i moved it, but you can see how tiny he/she still is compared to my fingers… sold a matted print to the lovely and v. talented Rhana Griffin
A photograph of a Dandelion soaked with droplets and sunshine…....possibly my newest addiction LOL. NO worries, I’ll spread them out over time :) Thanks for looking ! :) P.S. I have a lot of catching up to do around here.
This is a very close up photorgraph of an old, rusting, decaying, steel, metal fence. / Water Lane / Leeds City Centre ‘SWOOOOOOSH’ / / ‘KABOOOOOOM’ /
Mama hummer nesting in Arizona. / Canon 20D with Canon 70-300mm lens. / Other hummer shots: / / / /
Savannah More to come in this series :D CLICK FOR FULL VIEW Canon 400D / Canon 100mm USM Macro lens / 500/500 Studio Lighting / Post processing: Desaturated slightly /
This little guy is less than one-half inch tall. He looks like his little arms are opened up for a hug .. So very cute! Ttv photograph using Canon 40D 100mm macro through a Kodak Duaflex III.
A little abstract-ish macro.
our lovely little red eyed green tree frog… these little guys are v. tiny – not much bigger than my finger nail… trying out my new kenko macro tubes with 50mm 1.4 nikkor lens ISO:400 / f/stop: f/4.5 / shutter speed: 1/80
Hummingbird perched on a cactus. Photo taken in Arizona. / Canon 20D. / / / / /
Macro photography of a water drop on a glittered poinsettia leaf. / Great for a CHRISTMAS Card
Hummingbird perched on a tree branch peeking back at me. / Photo taken in Cave Creek, Arizona. / Canon 20D Other hummer shots: / / / /
Green beads
Pentax K200D / / 23.00mm / x12 macro / 1/30 sec / F4.0 / ISO 100 / / Faster than a speeding lentil, my little pet Tiny Tim makes a break for it. / Je n’est suis pas l’escargot. / “Tiny Tim makes a break for it” was featured in The Feature Fraternity / “Tiny Tim makes a break for it” was featured in Twisted Sisters / “Tiny Tim makes a break for it” was featured in Feminine Intent / “Tiny Tim makes a break for it” was featured in All Pets Great and Small
I’m bored, have a head cold and I’m stuck at home so I had to try and use my imagination with what I had around the house! I don’t know if I’ll keep this one up, I want to try and perfect it. It’s actually just a water drop on top of a tiny bougainvillea flower.. This can give you an idea of how tiny this actually is! Ohh, and this has not received any post processing.
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