I take this photograph every winter. Witch hazels are small trees that usually grow next to shady streams. They bloom at odd times. The Pennsylvania native species blooms into November. A southern species, the Ozark witch hazel, blooms in late winter. This particular tree is a hybrid of the two. It’s probably bred for hardiness, […]
I found the One Picture a Day for today staring me in the face this morning. A house centipede, Scutigera coleoptrata, was visiting the sink at work. He, or she, waited patiently while I retrieved my camera. This photogenic species was originally from the Mediterranean, but is now found throughout the world. They frequent humid area […]
A Shark Eye shell is in the spotlight. Shark eye is a type of moon snail. Moon snails are predatory snails that live along the Atlantic coast. The snail feeds on bivalves like clams and scallops. It drills a neat, round hole to access the animal within the shell. Bivalve shells with these holes are […]
I pulled out the Merax One Shot Photo Studio again for this macro photography of a weathered coin. I wasn’t interested in taking a lot of time for this. I set up the studio against the wall. I stuck the coin to the wall with a bit of tacky putty. I laid the studio so […]
This honeybee is photographed through glass in an observation hive. She (for all honeybee workers are female) is perched atop a plastic vessel that is used by a beekeeper to introduce a new queen to the hive. It is fortunate because it is otherwise difficult get a bee looking at you face-on in this hive; […]
Here’s a little glowing shell lighting project I tried. I purchased a strong, small LED flashlight (this one, as a matter of fact) in order to light objects from within. The LED flashlight is small enough that it can be easily hidden or masked, but powerful enough to provide enough light for the camera to […]
In our One Picture a Day project we have already used our Micro-Nikkor 60mm F2.8 AF lens several times. We have used it as a walk-around lens, and we have used it on the end of a bellows for macro photography. This is the first time we’ve used it for One Picture a Day for […]
Macro photography was today’s subject in our one-picture-a-day project. I broke out the venerable Nikon PB-6 Focusing Bellows. I didn’t want to take the time to set up a light box, so I found some ambient light at a window in the living room. The complete rig consists of a Manfrotto tripod, Nikon D90, […]