C. OWEN

artist / happy seeker / explorer

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The chrysalis (pupa stage) of the Metallic Mechanitis butterfly from Costa Rica.

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Instagram Finds

Exploring the instagram of the talented and creative Giulia Bernadelli. 

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Some of my favorites from graffiti artist:   ROA

I had a hard time trying to decide which images of Roa’s work to post. His work is very impressive and has reached all corners of the globe.  I’ve been lucky enough to visit two of his works in Chicago and NYC.  

Here’s some more work: ROA

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PRAYING MANTIS

I was busy running errands today when I noticed this praying mantis on the side of a building.  I believe this is a Carolina Mantis but not too sure.

Fun fact:

When lying in ambush for prey, all mantises strike the same “prayerful” posture of folded front legs held tight to the body. They use their back and middle legs to grasp a twig or stem. When an insect comes into reach, the mantis strikes out, impales, and holds the prey with its spiny, or toothed, front legs. The strike occurs in the blink of an eye. A Carolina mantis can actually strike twice before a housefly can open its wings to attempt an escape. 

by JAMES MCCOMMONS November 26, 2010, Rodal’s Organic Life

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The above photograph is titled Gerenuk from my Trophies series

If you want to see more of my work go to my website

I focus particularly on expired animals and insects, allowing me to closely view my subjects in a different light. My art is suspended somewhere between metamorphosis and reincarnation; both life and death are evident in the photographs.  Capturing a mood, a moment and often times creating a surreal world of the dark and uncanny is how I like to work.  

Thank you for your time!

C.OWEN

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GIRL with the NEAT TATTOO:

My coworker has this amazing tattoo on her foot.  I think it’s the bee’s knees!!! Hmmmmm what would I get? 

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My work made it to Paris! (...digitally speaking)

William Etundi Jr, founder of SeeMe contacted me today to let me know that my photograph Moth IV was part of a digital display at the Louvre celebrating The Exposure Award on July 13th, 2015.

Congratulations to Gaberiela Torres Ruiz of Mexico City who received The Exposure Award!

*The image above shows the actual display from the exhibit, but not my images on the screen.

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Curiosities of Entomology (1871) brings us some lovely little bugs. On the left we see “Bees and Their Counterfeits” - including carpenter bees (genus Xylocopa) and on the right, “British Beetles and Their Foreign Relatives”.

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I would love to frame these!

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simply beautiful

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The Lampyridae:  Fireflies, or Lightning Bugs.

The Lampyridae (it literally says Lamp in their name) are a family of insects in the beetle order Coleoptera. They are winged beetles, and commonly called fireflies or lightning bugs for their conspicuous crepuscular use of bioluminescence to attract mates or prey.

Fireflies produce a “cold light”, with no infrared or ultraviolet frequencies. This chemically produced light from the lower abdomen may be yellow, green, or pale red, with wavelengths from 510 to 670 nano meters

Light production in fireflies is due to a type of chemical reaction called bioluminescence. This process occurs in specialized light-emitting organs, usually on a firefly’s lower abdomen. The enzyme luciferase acts on the luciferin, in the presence of magnesium ions, ATP, and oxygen to produce light. As shown below:

Giffed by: rudescience  From: This video 

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Rebecca Green, on Tumblr

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Bugs in light, Chicago 2015

Since I started photographing insects I notice their presence everywhere I go. For instance, today I was waiting for my train to arrive and saw this large light above me filled with insects.  They must have gotten inside through the hole to the left.  You’d think the few last bugs to arrive would see the other expired ones and avoid the invitation to end their life.

Fact: Night flying insects evolved to navigate by the light of the moon. By keeping the moon's reflected light at a constant angle, the insects can maintain a steady flight path and a straight course.

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Camping in Michigan is fun!