I have to admit that as much as I love my camera and playing with my new macro lens, it’s been a bit neglected these past weeks as my head has been buried in books on birthing and babies. One afternoon this week though, when it wasn’t raining, Annabelle and I headed outside so that she could ride her tricycle (she’s finally able to pedal uphill, no small accomplishment for my 2 year old) and I could squat, crawl, and do my best (managing my very large belly) to get at the level of amazing macro subjects. This week, I crawled through my neighbors’ gardens; in my one neighbor’s garden, she landscaped with a low maintenance desert scheme: there are many ferns, wildflowers, and small cactuses, whereas my other neighbor’s English garden, which I’ve mentioned here before, is full of native and random plants growing wide and lush. The macro photos shown here are my best attempts at “capturing” their gardens and the critters who call these gardens home. I used a smaller aperture and experimented with breath techniques that Melody recommended in a previous macro post.
Additionally, this week I’d like to offer a free print of one of the macro photos shown here or one that is available in my Starr Mountain Etsy shop. Simply leave a comment in this post specifying which photo you would like, and next week, I’ll have my macro assistant, Annabelle :-) , select a winner. Ah, and if anyone knows what the names of the plants shown here, I’d love to know so that I may catalog my photos with the proper titles. Thanks!
Oh, one last thing: Happy Father’s Day!
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Your macro shots are very good! I’m especially loving the fourth photo, the last photo with the fly, and photos seven and eight (which are undoubtedly buds of one of the species of Asclepias).
What a beautiful “up close and personal” view of your neighbor’s gardens. The asclepius Tabbie mentioned looks like the buds of my orange Butterfly Weed (indeed, an asclepius) which is at about this same stae. I love them, but more importantly, so do the butterflies!
Thank you for sharing your “crawl!”
Jessica,
You DO NOT need to make excuses for not “strolling” more often. The job/s you are doing right now are the most important of all, dear Mamma, and YOU are the only one that can do them!
I just love the second photo, up close and green! My Mom used to call plants that she had that looked like those, “Hens and Chickens,” and they were very prolific. Please toss my name into the mix for a chance at that beauty!
Thanks for sharing your wonderful, up-close and personal, crawl!
Hugs,
Ruth
These are just beautiful! I especially love how you can see the pollen grains!
Jessica,
I just knew this is your name, but really hesitated to call you by name in my blog comments for fear I would be wrong.
You are such an amazing photpgrapher. I oohed and ahhed my way done the pictures and I would love it if Annabelle pulled my name for a print. And as grand as the flowers are, I’m drawn to the spider. I love the beauty of different webs. They draw me and I have a hard time disturbing the ones placed inconviently for coming and going out of the house.
Be well, and I know you are enjoying the nearing of holding your baby more comfortably in your arms. I’m sure the baby is very comfortable right now, but I remember how awkward life becomes at this stage.
What amazing macro shots. I’ve got to get working on using mine more.
Wow! These are stunning pictures :)
Beautiful photos! The spider one is especially cool!
Aw, thanks everyone for your kind words about these macro photos. Aisling and Tabbie, thank you for helping me identify the asclepius; my neighbor happens to be a generous gardener, so I may approach her about “borrowing” a bit and seeing whether the asclepius will grow, first in my kitchen, and eventually outside. It is beautiful, isn’t it?
To everyone else, thank you again for your encouragement. Hopefully, with time and the birth my little guy, I will be less shaky when taking these close up shots. For now, breathing and staying steady are so challenging, :-)
Wow! I’ve been looking at all of your flower pictures and they are all very amazing. I especially love that they all have strong, clear focal points with soft focus around the edges. The colors too, are all quite stunning. Beautiful work!
Thanks Regina! As you well know, I’m a big fan of your work too, :-)
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