Oct 30, 2015 – [Friday] Anything Goes: Grasshopper

Zhangjiajie, China, taken on August 11, 2010

Unlike the unknown insect that I posted about several months ago, I’m pretty sure this one was a grasshopper. I wonder what it was doing up in the Tianmen mountains…

Aug 14, 2015 – [Friday] Anything Goes: Insect

Toronto, Canada, taken on August 1, 2011

If anyone knows what this insect is, please let me know. It looks neither like a grasshopper nor a cricket, and honestly looks just like a small blade of grass with legs, but it is so beautiful!

Jul 26, 2015 – [Sunday] WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: Close Up

Young’s Point, Canada, taken on August 18, 2011

The magic of macro photography (even without a macro lens) occurs when your camera exposes the details of your tiny subject, connecting the two in a way that is close up and personal. Every subject is an entirely new world of its own – I ought to know better, since “small” is something I am more than familiar with 😉

Apr 22, 2015 – [Wednesday] Travel Favs: Dragonfly

Kinderdijk, Netherlands, taken on July 28, 2012

Dragonflies can be a pain to photography, but when they do cooperate, we get to see how beautiful they are. This particular blue dragonfly, which I encountered during a trip to Kinderdijk in the Netherlands, probably really wanted to pose for me because it was unusually still and unperturbed.

August 30, 2014 – Bee #4

I absolutely love photographing bees, and the contrast between this one and the purple flowers is just incredible. Not as close and sharp as I had liked it to be – that’s a job for a better lens – but I liked the way this one turned out. Click on the image for a better, full-sized view.