Close-Up & Macro

Dec 29

by TK in Close-Up & Macro, Flowers & Plants, Images 0 comments tags: Austin, Blackfoot Daisy, Focus Stacking, Texas Wildflowers

COVID-era Blackfoot Daisy

This COVID-era Blackfoot Daisy was photographed in Northwest Austin in the spring of 2020 prior to the virus spreading around the world.

Apr 17

by TK in Close-Up & Macro, Flowers & Plants, Images 0 comments tags: Big Bend National Park, Focus Stacking, Grapevine Hills Trail, Texas Wildflowers

Desert Marigold

A Desert Marigold photographed along the Grapevine Hills Trail in Big Bend National Park. The flower was photographed during the spring of 2019.

Nov 10

by TK in Close-Up & Macro, Flowers & Plants, Images 0 comments tags: Austin, Eastern Red Columbine, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Texas, Texas Wildflowers

Red Columbines

Eastern Red Columbines are one of my favorite flowers. I enjoy looking at columbines in general. My favorite is the Longspur Columbine.

Feb 03

by TK in Close-Up & Macro, Images, Insects & Arachnids 0 comments tags: Daisy, Macro, Spider

Spider and Daisy

I photographed this spider and daisy in my studio Lightbox using LED lights and my "super macro" lens and the focus stacking technique.

Aug 16

by TK in Close-Up & Macro, Images 0 comments tags: Lime, Raindrops

Lime

Hot days have turned in to non-stop rainy days. I went out to the patio to photograph a lime that just sprouted. The rain drops were a bonus.

Aug 12

by TK in Close-Up & Macro, Images, Insects & Arachnids 5 comments tags: Blackfoot Daisy, Fork Tailed Bush Katydid

Fork Tailed Bush Katydid

I captured this photograph of a Fork Tailed Bush Katydid (Scudderia furcate) sitting on a Blackfoot Daisy yesterday morning in my front yard.

Aug 06

by TK in Close-Up & Macro, Flowers & Plants, Images 2 comments tags: Macro, Silver Dwarf Morning-glory

Silver Dwarf Morning-glory

This is an image of a Silver Dwarf Morning-glory bud. I was looking for subjects on my property and spotted this tiny plant.

Aug 05

by TK in Close-Up & Macro, Flowers & Plants, Images 0 comments tags: Turk's Cap, White Box

Turk’s Cap

This is another image taken in my studio with my white box. This time I photographed a Turk's Cap that was growing in between some hedges in the front yard.

Aug 04

by TK in Close-Up & Macro, Images, Wildlife 0 comments tags: Ladybug, Macro Photography, White Box

Ladybug

The first challenge to come in was for a Ladybug. I had no idea where to find one but I got lucky and spotted one right off the bat.

Aug 03

by TK in Close-Up & Macro, Flowers & Plants, Images 2 comments tags: Macro, Rain Lily, White Box

Expired Rain Lily

I was mowing the lawn this week when I spotted a Rain Lily. I meant to photograph it while it was still in its full glory but I forgot and it was too late.

Dec 24

by TK in Close-Up & Macro, Images 0 comments tags: Christmas Eve, Christmas Lights

Fairy Lights

I thought it would be interesting to show what a Christmas light bulb looks like so I grabbed my camera and macro lens and captures this image from a bulb.

Oct 11

by TK in Close-Up & Macro, Images, Wildlife 0 comments tags: Frog, Macro

Fred

I recently walked out of the garage early one morning only to find this very nice specimen. He was so still that I was able to grab my camera and take this image. I decided to name him "Fred".

Sep 28

by TK in Close-Up & Macro, Images, Wildlife 2 comments tags: Aphid, Bug Moon, Silver Puff

Bug Moon

I was excited to hear that we were going to have both a "Super Moon" and a Total Lunar Eclipse yesterday evening. Then, clouds moved in and ruined the photo opportunity.

Aug 22

by TK in Close-Up & Macro, Images, Post Processing, Wildlife 0 comments tags: Hawk Feather, Macropanorama

I was out in my back yard the other day scouting for bugs to shoot when I ran across a hawk feather. Days earlier I heard a hawk being very vocal. I was not sure if it was injured or if it was being threatened.

Aug 09

by TK in Close-Up & Macro 2 comments tags: begonia, Focus Stacking, Light Box, Macro

Begonia

There is a pot of begonias in the entry way to the house. I was needing a subject to practice my macro skills and use the new light box that I had just built. So, I plucked one of the begonias and set it up.

Aug 05

by TK in Close-Up & Macro, Digital Darkroom, Flowers & Plants 1 comments tags: Drop, Focus Stacking, Purple Mum, Water Droplet

Water Droplet on a Purple Mum

I was experimenting with my white box and my 5x macro lens earlier this year. I was also trying to improve my focus stacking technique with high-magnification subjects.

Aug 04

by TK in Close-Up & Macro, Wildlife 0 comments tags: Macro, Spider

Itsy-Bitsy Spider…

The nursery rhyme goes something like "The itsy-bitsy spider climbed up the water spout. Down came the rain and washed the spider out.", however, this one was on my garage door.

Jul 23

by TK in Close-Up & Macro, Digital Darkroom, Flowers & Plants 0 comments tags: Macro, Pollen, Rock Rose, Seeds

Rock Rose Pollen and Seeds

Another macro photography example. This one is of pollen and seeds from a Rock Rose, a native plant of Texas. I was actually trying to do another focus stack but the flower kept wilting.