As the sun set on the evening of June 22, I was greeted by two astronomical marvels. The first was the advent of the June 2013 supermoon, which the photos, unfortunately, don’t do justice. However, it paled in comparison to the sunset that erupted on the other side of the sky. I could not BELIEVE the colors. The first shot is the true to life version, and the second I took after setting my white balance to tungsten to get bluer hues. ...
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Photography totally changes the way you see things. On a normal day, flies are just annoying at best. But, when you have a good camera and some macro extension tubes, they become fascinating subjects. The first of these flies I found struggling for its life in a stream. I held out a leaf to help it to safety, and since its wings were too wet to fly, I was able to get some really fun shots up close. The second little guy paid me a visit while I was trying to shoot photos of a dandelion. He sat on my pant leg and just chilled there for awhile. ...
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Flowers are so fascinating up-close. I had the opportunity to shoot these blossoms with a set of three macro tubes. I used natural lighting for all but the last image, which was shot indoors with a speedlight. For this last image, I used a water dropper to place a large drop on the stamen of an exotic tropical flower. I aimed my camera at the drop in order to capture the upside-down fish-eye image of a bouquet of purple wildflowers that was reflected through it....
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Call me strange, but I think mushrooms are absolutely adorable. It’s so unfortunate that they’re associated with poison and drugs! I certainly got some raised eyebrows from my mom when I went through a phase in high school and drew mushrooms on every piece of paper I could find. In my mind, I associate them with fairytales and video games. It’s not hard to imagine a little pixie poised on one of these tiny toadstools. I photographed these cuties with a set of three macro extension tubes while I was out on excursion in Island Park. The biggest of these is about an inch tall, so I really had to get close! I ended up sore and quite damp from laying on the forest floor to get these shots, but I think they were worth it! ...
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