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Dawn sun rays back light the open petals of this 'old' rose in the Denver Museum of Nature and Science rose garden.

Ever wonder why it is so hard to swat a wasp? In addition to their large compound eyes, they have several simple eyes known as ocelli, which are typically arranged in a triangle on top of the head. See photo full screen :)

Plane of focus is so tight :)

Forficula auicularia (earwig), whilst on my Garden Safari last week.

Woodlice are not an insect, for a start they have fourteen legs rather than seven. Their are over 3000 known species of Woodlice but only 37 are native to the UK.

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Nikon D90
Tokina 100mm f2.8

Nikon D90
Tokina 100mm f2.8

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It did ripen and it was delectable

This insect was pretty small and I couldn't really make out what it was. I did freak out a little when I saw it on screen. I don't know what it is, hence the title.

These flowers are really small. It's amazing how much more detail I can see on the image compared with the naked eye.

22nd May 2016

I really like the way you can see which way the wind is blowing from the direction in which the pollen is flying away.

My first attempt with a new lens....lots of practice needed!

It's been proper wintry weather for much of the week, with lovely sunny and frosty mornings. However, I was at work and now it's the weekend, it's back to blowing a hooley with heavy rain. Nevertheless, I now have an image that resembles asteroids in macro outer space. :)

This makes me think of softly whipped cream.

for throwback thursday a revamp of an old shot I took when I got my FUJI

So much rain lately, finding subjects indoors :)

The weather's been so awful, it's been making me grumpy because I can't go out to try some macro photography. However, someone must have felt sorry for me because whilst it was raining when I was out walking Ruby Dog, it stopped just for a few moments upon returning home. I popped straight out into the garden and had a go at this. Not sure I was supposed to peer directly at the sun trying to come out through the droplet, before it was completely covered again with cloud again...

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