Category Archives: macro photography

09.25.2018 Small Surprises

Posted on September 25, 2018 by

A few days ago, while looking for some small orchids in North Quabbin, I came across this rotting pine stump covered with tiny mushrooms. It’s just an iPhone shot and didn’t get all the color as you’ll see. I went … Continue reading →

Posted in Closeup Photography, Fungi, Insect Behavior, Insects, macro photography, Mushrooms, Nature Photography | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 32 Comments

09.27.2017 Defying imagination

Posted on September 27, 2017 by

The insect world is beyond imagination.  Natural selection has created so many different species that I don’t think human artists could even approach duplicating the feat. And, although describing is beyond my intention in this post, their lives are just … Continue reading →

Posted in Insects, Lepidoptera, macro photography, Moths, Nature Photography, Quabbin | Tagged , , , , , , | 12 Comments

04.28.2017 Return of the Red Wake Robin

Posted on April 28, 2017 by

This time while lying on the ground with the Venus Optics Laowa 15mm macro. AKA Red Trillium-Trillium erectum, this one, and a few others, lived up to the species name by standing erect.  Most often they droop as you see … Continue reading →

Posted in Closeup Photography, Flora, Intimate Landscape, macro photography, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, wildflower portrait, Wildflowers | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 23 Comments

04.01.2017 Scaly Chanterelle and an Orange Chanteuse.

Posted on April 1, 2017 by

Lots of good April Fool’s stuff going around, but that’s not in my wheelhouse, as they say, so I’ll just post something more summery on this snowy, slushy April 1st. Turbinellus kauffmanii fka Gomphus kauffmanii fka Cantharellus kauffmanii-Kauffman’s Scaly Chantarelle … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal Behavior, Closeup Photography, ecology, Fungi, macro photography, Mushrooms, Nature Photography, Trustees of Reservations, Western Massachusetts | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 16 Comments

01.20.2017 Ice is nice abstract 2

Posted on January 20, 2017 by

Not much to add to yesterdays commentary.  I hope you enjoy this additional image from this past weekend.  Happy Friday.

Posted in Abstract, Closeup Photography, Ice, macro photography, Nature Photography, Patterns in Nature | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 23 Comments

01.19.2017 Ice is nice abstract 1

Posted on January 19, 2017 by

It really hasn’t been all that cold this winter except for one spell when we hit single digits.  Last weekend saw the teens a few times after a span of some days with a good 40° and lots of melting so … Continue reading →

Posted in Abstract, Closeup Photography, Ice, macro photography, Nature Photography, Patterns in Nature, Western Massachusetts | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 15 Comments

11.14.2016 Monochrome Monday

Posted on November 14, 2016 by

I may have posted this before, but the subject of flowers in black and white came up on another photographer’s blog the other day and reminded me of a couple of images I liked in monochrome- this being one of … Continue reading →

Posted in Black and White, Closeup Photography, Flora, macro photography, Nature Photography | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments