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Here's the same beetle as yesterday, but this time it's mostly backlit to show the beetle's transparency. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ #bbcwildlifemagazine #photooftheday #instagood #naturebrilliance #natgeoimagecollection #artofvisuals #amazingphotohunter #earth_shotz #usaprimeshot #naturfotografie #ignature #nature_captures #photography #picoftheday #travelphotography #wanderlust #geoexplore #roamtheplanet #nomads #photowalk #natgeoyourshot #redditphotography #macro #insect #beetle #transparent #backlight https://www.instagram.com/p/CK1JeCcHgjn/?igshid=1i2nd7qbpsdob

Violin Beetle native to Malaysia and Thailand This is a pretty large, but surprisingly flat beetle. See yesterday's post for an idea of the size of this one. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ #bbcwildlifemagazine #photooftheday #instagood #naturebrilliance #natgeoimagecollection #artofvisuals #amazingphotohunter #earth_shotz #usaprimeshot #naturfotografie #ignature #nature_captures #photography #picoftheday #travelphotography #wanderlust #geoexplore #roamtheplanet #nomads #photowalk #natgeoyourshot #redditphotography #macro #insect #beetle https://www.instagram.com/p/CKyjjg2HerS/?igshid=cu2qnkmf12ll

Say hello to the not-so-micro subject of my next macro photo, a violin beetle. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ #bbcwildlifemagazine #photooftheday #instagood #naturebrilliance #natgeoimagecollection #artofvisuals #amazingphotohunter #earth_shotz #usaprimeshot #naturfotografie #ignature #nature_captures #photography #picoftheday #travelphotography #wanderlust #geoexplore #roamtheplanet #nomads #photowalk #natgeoyourshot #redditphotography #insect #beetle #macro #violin https://www.instagram.com/p/CKv2ALWnMMk/?igshid=ri56jd1u209h

Finally finished a complete macro panorama of this green leaf beetle! I'm so friggin' stoked at how well this turned out!! It took around 3000 images to assemble this finished shot. The full-size Photoshop file is 3.6 gigabytes! Took a lot of learning from mistakes to get to this point, but I'm so glad I stuck with it. I've got a few more preserved insects (thanks, Buh!) that I'm super excited to start on now! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ #bbcwildlifemagazine #photooftheday #instagood #naturebrilliance #natgeoimagecollection #artofvisuals #amazingphotohunter #earth_shotz #usaprimeshot #naturfotografie #ignature #nature_captures #photography #picoftheday #travelphotography #wanderlust #geoexplore #roamtheplanet #nomads #photowalk #natgeoyourshot #redditphotography #macro #beetle #insect #reflection https://www.instagram.com/p/CKOh9ADHAbp/?igshid=2qjpmd4omyaz

Another test stack from the new rig. Can you tell what it is? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ #bbcwildlifemagazine #photooftheday #instagood #naturebrilliance #natgeoimagecollection #artofvisuals #amazingphotohunter #earth_shotz #usaprimeshot #naturfotografie #ignature #nature_captures #photography #picoftheday #travelphotography #wanderlust #geoexplore #roamtheplanet #nomads #photowalk #natgeoyourshot #redditphotography #macro #macrophotography https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ_cHwBnBRq/?igshid=shkcyftan3sz

I've been building a macro platform a little at a time for the past few months and it's finally nearly done! The primary goal is a stable platform for the subject, camera, and lighting to minimize shaking/vibrations. When taking photos at high magnification the vibration of someone walking by can cause motion blurr in photos. Things really need to be solid. The second goal was for it to be compact enough to be usable on the RV once we get back on the road. One of the biggest struggles was getting good lighting on tiny subjects, but I think I've finally got that solved. In the photo you can see that I'm using a 4x microscope objective lens. Attached to the lens is an extra-large ping-pong ball. The subject is held inside the ball and I hit it top and bottom with a couple of flashes which gives me 360 degrees of smooth, diffuse light. I've included my first test shot as well - a focus stack of 78 images. I've got a diffusion issue making things look a little soft, but the lighting is exactly what I was looking for. Metallic beetles are gonna look awesome! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ #bbcwildlifemagazine #photooftheday #instagood #naturebrilliance #natgeoimagecollection #artofvisuals #amazingphotohunter #earth_shotz #usaprimeshot #naturfotografie #ignature #nature_captures #photography #picoftheday #travelphotography #wanderlust #geoexplore #roamtheplanet #nomads #photowalk #natgeoyourshot #redditphotography #macro #macrophotography #diy https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ8druInOgu/?igshid=shk67raqhty2

Top Nine of 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ #bbcwildlifemagazine #photooftheday #instagood #naturebrilliance #natgeoimagecollection #artofvisuals #amazingphotohunter #earth_shotz #usaprimeshot #naturfotografie #ignature #nature_captures #photography #picoftheday #travelphotography #wanderlust #geoexplore #roamtheplanet #nomads #photowalk #natgeoyourshot #redditphotography https://www.instagram.com/p/CIoeaDcnDah/?igshid=13m38b3etz6gx

Lower Cascade Falls in the Fall ------------------------------------------------------------------------ #bbcwildlifemagazine #photooftheday #instagood #naturebrilliance #natgeoimagecollection #artofvisuals #amazingphotohunter #earth_shotz #usaprimeshot #naturfotografie #ignature #nature_captures #photography #picoftheday #travelphotography #wanderlust #geoexplore #roamtheplanet #nomads #photowalk #natgeoyourshot #redditphotography #waterfall #fallcolors #fall #autumn (at Lower Cascade Falls at Hanging Rock) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIIxNz0HV8W/?igshid=12ln3rvm2zq7x

This is one of my favorite photos. I don't think I'm able to convey how excited I was to find this fungus. It's an Orange Spindle Coral fungus and I've wanted to photograph one since I first learned they existed, but it gets even better. If you look closely you'll see that this fungus had a tiny resident spider! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ #bbcwildlifemagazine #photooftheday #instagood #naturebrilliance #natgeoimagecollection #artofvisuals #amazingphotohunter #earth_shotz #usaprimeshot #naturfotografie #ignature #nature_captures #photography #picoftheday #travelphotography #wanderlust #geoexplore #roamtheplanet #nomads #photowalk #natgeoyourshot #redditphotography #mushroom #fungus #orange #fallcolors (at Lower Cascade Falls at Hanging Rock) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHh-pY7nmsR/?igshid=1xm2g5nb1jn24

Some fall color near the Piney Bluff boat launch in Belews Creek, NC. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ #bbcwildlifemagazine #photooftheday #instagood #naturebrilliance #natgeoimagecollection #artofvisuals #amazingphotohunter #earth_shotz #usaprimeshot #naturfotografie #ignature #nature_captures #photography #picoftheday #travelphotography #wanderlust #geoexplore #roamtheplanet #nomads #photowalk #natgeoyourshot #redditphotography #fall #fallcolors #reflection #water #river (at Belews Creek, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHfZKocAAGG/?igshid=1gab2pqus0xva

First morning light and fog ------------------------------------------------------------------------ #bbcwildlifemagazine #photooftheday #instagood #naturebrilliance #natgeoimagecollection #artofvisuals #amazingphotohunter #earth_shotz #usaprimeshot #naturfotografie #ignature #nature_captures #photography #picoftheday #travelphotography #wanderlust #geoexplore #roamtheplanet #nomads #photowalk #natgeoyourshot #redditphotography #fog #dark #mist #moody (at Blue Ridge Parkway, Va) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHZAC2CHyec/?igshid=87ugm25pch3r

Tiny solo autumn leaf ------------------------------------------------------------------------ #bbcwildlifemagazine #photooftheday #instagood #naturebrilliance #natgeoimagecollection #artofvisuals #amazingphotohunter #earth_shotz #usaprimeshot #naturfotografie #ignature #nature_captures #photography #picoftheday #travelphotography #wanderlust #geoexplore #roamtheplanet #nomads #photowalk #natgeoyourshot #redditphotography #fallcolors #macro #red #fall #leaves (at Blue Ridge Parkway, Va) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHNduiUnSSt/?igshid=1mrxt0scla3eb

Fall color is something else. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ #bbcwildlifemagazine #photooftheday #instagood #naturebrilliance #natgeoimagecollection #artofvisuals #amazingphotohunter #earth_shotz #usaprimeshot #naturfotografie #ignature #nature_captures #photography #picoftheday #travelphotography #wanderlust #geoexplore #roamtheplanet #nomads #photowalk #natgeoyourshot #redditphotography #fallcolors #fall #autumn (at Blue Ridge Parkway, Va) https://www.instagram.com/p/CG97lx2Hw6t/?igshid=6ooj83hnadbg

A leaf floating in Rakes Mill Pond of the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia ------------------------------------------------------------------------ #bbcwildlifemagazine #photooftheday #instagood #naturebrilliance #natgeoimagecollection #artofvisuals #amazingphotohunter #earth_shotz #usaprimeshot #naturfotografie #ignature #nature_captures #photography #picoftheday #travelphotography #wanderlust #geoexplore #roamtheplanet #nomads #photowalk #natgeoyourshot #redditphotography #blackandwhite #bnw #leaf #water #dark (at Rakes Millpond) https://www.instagram.com/p/CG5LzAPHXPq/?igshid=ser9ttqlake9

A Fall Dandelion ------------------------------------------------------------------------ #bbcwildlifemagazine #photooftheday #instagood #naturebrilliance #natgeoimagecollection #artofvisuals #amazingphotohunter #earth_shotz #usaprimeshot #naturfotografie #ignature #nature_captures #photography #picoftheday #travelphotography #wanderlust #geoexplore #roamtheplanet #nomads #photowalk #natgeoyourshot #redditphotography #fallcolors #fall #autumn #dandelion (at Blue Ridge Parkway Overlooks) https://www.instagram.com/p/CG2SVipnFdF/?igshid=1q0ekobzc8m48

I brought home a little of the fall color we found along the Blue Ridge Parkway. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ #bbcwildlifemagazine #photooftheday #instagood #naturebrilliance #natgeoimagecollection #artofvisuals #amazingphotohunter #earth_shotz #usaprimeshot #naturfotografie #ignature #nature_captures #photography #picoftheday #travelphotography #wanderlust #geoexplore #roamtheplanet #nomads #photowalk #natgeoyourshot #redditphotography #fire #fallcolors #fall #autumn (at Blue Ridge Parkway Overlooks) https://www.instagram.com/p/CG0AJ3bHfXX/?igshid=a4utefedv3z1

I love photographing mushrooms ------------------------------------------------------------------------ #bbcwildlifemagazine #photooftheday #instagood #naturebrilliance #natgeoimagecollection #artofvisuals #amazingphotohunter #earth_shotz #usaprimeshot #naturfotografie #ignature #nature_captures #photography #picoftheday #travelphotography #wanderlust #geoexplore #roamtheplanet #nomads #photowalk #natgeoyourshot #redditphotography #macro #mushrooms #glow #warm (at Morrisville, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGuWfsbHcDa/?igshid=69ggdyaboi1s

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