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Macro Photography – Whisk
This image was created by using a whisk I found in my kitchen cabinet. Initially photographed without colored lights and it didn’t work so I added blue and red gels. I tried different positions and found the most interesting to be a close up shot of the very end of the whisk. Photographed with a Sony A7RV, 61MP mirrorless camera…
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Moth resting on a flower.
Caught this moth taking a rest on a beautiful pink flower. Photogaphed with a Nikon D7100, 24.3 MP DSLR and a Nikon 40 mm MACRO lens. ISO 100, F11, 1/125th. MANUAL MODE
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Ant on a pink plant
I happend to catch this ant wandering around a flower. Ants actually do seek nectar from flowers but because they have very little hair so there is no place for pollen to stick on them so they are rather poor pollenators. Photographed with: Nikon D7100, Nikon 40 mm MACRO lens, Nikon SB-400 flash (hand held off camera), tripod mounted. ISO…
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Model train meets real world. Train crossing Middlefield CT.
An Atlas model railroad N-Scale, 1:160th, Conrail GP-40 locomotive from the 1970’s with freight cars was photographed in my studio using a Nikon D7100, Nikon 105mm F2.8 lens. The train consisted of 62 images all at various focus points and merged into one final photograph using Helicon Focus Stacking Software. I also photographed the railroad crossing and old building at…
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Praying Mantis
Interesting facts about the praying Mantis: There are about 2000 species of Praying Mantis but only 18 species live in North America. The remainder live in tropical climates. In 1977 the State of Connecticut named the European Praying Mantis the state insect. It is not native to North America but fairly proflific. They have approximately a 1 year lifespan and…
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Swallowtail Butterfly
This butterfly was busy jumping from flower to flower. I believe in belongs to the Swallowtail family of which there are over 550 species but I’m no butterfly expert. Fun Facts: Butterflies taste with their feet allowing them to quickly identify food sources. They only consume liquids which are typically nectar. Butterflies cannot fly below 55 deg. F. Their…
