My macro journey

[clovishound]

Had a little fun with this one.

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This guy looks a little battered.

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[Hatchdog]

Kinda like an antlered game animal who lost an antler in a scuffle.

Pole dancing spider, now that’s a great tag line.

[clovishound]

Well, the poor thing has 400 babies about to hatch and has to feed them somehow.

[clovishound]

From my backyard.

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[clovishound]

The Pup and I made it out to Cypress Gardens this morning.

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[clovishound]

Despite being only two days since my last trip out, I decided to head back over to Cypress Gardens while the weather is still fairly nice. Supposed to be back in the 90s starting tomorrow. Glad I went.

I was struck by the feathery antennae of this mosquito snacking on a flower.

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I loved the circle, in a circle, in a circle this juvenile anole presented.

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The morning dew really enhanced the look of this seed head.

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Surprised to see dew on this dragonfly as well.

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[CT_Shooter]

Despite being only two days since my last trip out, I decided to head back over to Cypress Gardens while the weather is still fairly nice. Supposed to be back in the 90s starting tomorrow. Glad I went.

I'm glad you went, too. Outstanding photos and compositions. Just fabulous work. Thanks.

[clovishound]

I almost didn't go. My beater car woke me up in the middle of the night with a stuck horn. Had to throw on some clothes and run out and pull the fuse. Had a hard time getting back to sleep. On top of that, I knew it would be crowded as it's Labor Day weekend.

Woke up feeling pretty good and said the heck with the crowds, I'll go anyway. Turned out it wasn't crowded at all in the parts I mostly wanted to be. I did have to leave the butterfly house after a few minutes of getting out of people's way.

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[Hatchdog]

That repeating circle is the first thing I noticed. Great shot as are all the others.

[clovishound]

I had been walking up and down this flower bed for a while. I got a couple OK shots of a few things, but nothing to speak of. I was about to give up and move on when I spotted this little guy with his tail curled around the center of the flower. I got excited, as it immediately looked like a great opportunity. I was a little afraid he would spook before I could nail the shot. Fortunately, he was cooperative enough for me to get a whole series, trying a couple combinations of composition. Closer up and further away. This is the one that worked the best IMO. Heck I even tried a B&W version. It was OK, but lacked the punch of the color.

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