September 2011 - Macro photography of any kind

Here is my contribution ... while on a walk with his Gregness last Sunday, we encountered a pile of things, amongst others mushrooms of sorts. So here are two macros:

I call this one:

I ain't eating it! Give it to Mikey, he likes everything! - Or: Hanging out at the Bark Sweat Lodge ....

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And this one would be:

Dammit, now you cracked the cup!

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Portrait of a Dragon

Found this little fellow near the dahlia's in the Public Gardens today.

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excellent photos all. I love the dragon shot Iggy. and the fungus shots are fun Matt. :)

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Wonderful detail and colour, CB.

Thanks, Bambi! :)

I've got your macro right here!

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Cool looking spider, WD. Nice shot.

Here's another one of my nifty-fifty macros.

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Soft
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Shot with my 5DmkII, using an inverted lens. Light source is a plain old tungsten light.

Another makeshift macro from today's visit to the Halifax Public Gardens.

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Here is my latest attempt, trying to catch the process of licking up pollen.
Canon 550d, tamron 17 -270 lens with a +4 and +2 close up filter.
ISO 800
f18
1/400 sec

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