Category Archives: macro photography

01.02.2023 Macro Mono Monday

Posted on January 2, 2023 by Steve Gingold

Oy,oy,oy…Playing with my food… Oyster Mushroom-Pleurotus ostreatus

Posted in Black and White, Closeup Photography, macro photography, Mushrooms, Nature Photography, Patterns in Nature | Tagged abstract, abstract mushroom, Black and White photography, curves, fungi, mushroom, Oyster Mushroom, Pleurotus ostreatus | 21 Comments

11.20.2022 Silent Sunday-Frost’s Artistry

Posted on November 20, 2022 by Steve Gingold

Posted in Abstract, Amherst, Autumn Color, Closeup Photography, Fall Foliage, Ice, macro photography, Nature Photography, Patterns in Nature, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Amherst, Autumn Color, Fall Foliage, frost, frost crystals, frosted oak leaf, ice, Massachusetts, New England, western massachusetts | 33 Comments

10.14.2022 Simply Autumn

Posted on October 14, 2022 by Steve Gingold

Wandering around the yard after our overnight rain I saw these two, one atop the other, as a nice little sample of Autumn’s beauty.

Posted in Abstract, Amherst, Autumn Color, Closeup Photography, Fall Foliage, Intimate Landscape, macro photography, Nature Photography, Patterns in Nature | Tagged Amherst, Autumn Color, autumn maple leaves, Fall Foliage, intimate landscape, Massachusetts, New England, western massachusetts | 25 Comments

09.29.2022 Glamour Shot

Posted on September 29, 2022 by Steve Gingold

Gymnoclytia sp. A Tachinid fly. These parasitic flies lay their eggs most often on the larvae of another insect, very often caterpillars, which dooms the host. The adults feed on nectar.

Posted in Amherst, Closeup Photography, Insects, macro photography, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Amherst, Dipt, fly, Gymnoclytia sp., insect, Massachusetts, New England, parasitic fly, Tachinid Fly, Tachinidae, western massachusetts | 37 Comments

09.24.2022 Brickyard Baubles

Posted on September 24, 2022 by Steve Gingold

Pretty soon these will be frozen jewels as we approach colder weather but for now it’s still warm and lovely to see an upside down world in drops of rain.

Posted in Abstract, Amherst, Closeup Photography, macro photography, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Amherst, Brickyard Conservation Area, intimate landscape, Massachusetts, New England, Raindrops, western massachusetts | 26 Comments

09.16.2022 Wet and Wild Beetle Beauty

Posted on September 16, 2022 by Steve Gingold

I’ve seen these several times but this was the first one dew coated. I was looking for dragonflies and damselflies but since I am easily distracted, a good thing for a photographer to avoid tunnel vision, I spent some time … Continue reading →

Posted in Central Massachusetts, Closeup Photography, Insects, macro photography, Nature Photography | Tagged Banded Longhorn Beetle, beetle, coleoptera, Flower Longhorn Beetles, Gauco Pond, insects, Lepturinae, Massachusetts, New England, North Quabbin, Petersham, Polyphaga, Typocerus velutinus, western massachusetts | 18 Comments

09.14.2022 Web Wednesday-Marbled Orbweaver

Posted on September 14, 2022 by Steve Gingold

Just as large and hairy as the Spotted Orbweaver I posted a while back but a lot more beautiful. Marbled Orbweaver-Araneus marmoreus. I don’t know if this is true for all this species but unlike the Spotted and other orbweavers … Continue reading →

Posted in Amherst, Closeup Photography, Insect Behavior, Insects, macro photography, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Amherst, Arachnid, Araneidae, Araneomorphae, Araneus marmoreus, Entelegynae, Marbled Orbweaver, Massachusetts, New England, western massachusetts | 12 Comments

09.08.2022 A handsome greenie

Posted on September 8, 2022 by Steve Gingold

I’ve mentioned previously about the larvae that collect debris as a disguise or camouflage known as bagworms. They are members of the Synchlora genus also known as Emeralds. Wavy-lined Emerald-Synchlora aerata. When young and not so fastidious as the adults … Continue reading →

Posted in Amherst, Closeup Photography, Insect Behavior, Insects, Lepidoptera, macro photography, Moths, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Amherst, geomet, geometrid, Geometridae, Geometrinae, lepidoptera, Massachusetts, New England, Synchlora aerata, Wavy-lined Emerald, western massachusetts | 14 Comments

09.02.2022 Fighting Frustration

Posted on September 2, 2022 by Steve Gingold

This Mason Wasp-Parancistrocerus sp (possibly) was going from flower to flower on this American Burnweed-Erechtites hieraciifolius trying for some pollen in our yard. Eventually these flowers do open a bit more but for now the going was difficult.

Posted in Amherst, Closeup Photography, Flora, Insect Behavior, Insects, macro photography, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Aculeata, American burnweed, Amherst, Erechtites hieraciifolius, Hymenoptera, insect, Mason Wasp, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plant, New England, Parancistrocerus sp, Vespidae, Vespoidea, western massachusetts, Wildflowers | 10 Comments

08.27.2022 Happy Spidurday!

Posted on August 27, 2022 by Steve Gingold

I am sure not everyone feels happy about this image but happily for you this hairy spider is in my yard and not yours. 😉 Spotted Orbweaver-Neoscona crucifera. This lovely lady built her web from the top of one of … Continue reading →

Posted in Amherst, Closeup Photography, Insects, macro photography, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Amherst, Arachnid, Araneae, Araneomorphae, Massachusetts, Neoscona crucifera, New England, Spotted Orbweaver, True Spider, western massachusetts | 20 Comments