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Macro Monday Mini Crab

lisa — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:45:34 +0000

While sifting for shark’s teeth we came upon several small crabs. I thought this one was pretty tiny, until I saw. . .

Now he’s tiny! These were taken with my little waterproof point and shoot.

Can you tell he’s no bigger than a penny? It’s so funny to see something that small get all defensive, lol.

Macro Monday is easy to play, snap a macro (or any close-up) photo, post it on your blog and come back here and sign Mr Linky. MM started on Sept 29, 2008 – Thanx to all of you for helping make it such a fun start to the week!

100th Macro Monday

lisa — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 23:43:40 +0000

Happy 100th Macro Monday! Thank you to each one of you helping to make it such a success! Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we had 100 participants this week?

I have to confess, I did not count all these tiny ants – That thing they are eating on is an average black ant to give you some idea of how small these guys are. Amazingly tiny.

I’m pretty sure there’s at least 100 there. PS, I did count the ant eggs in the badge below, but I lost count so I’m not sure if there’s 98 or 103, lol.

My husband was kind enough to bring me a package of mini-m&ms (actually it was for the grandkids, but don’t tell them I played with them first, k?) and I counted out 100, exactly. But you can’t really tell here, so. . .

Macro Monday is easy to play, snap a macro (or any close-up) photo, post it on your blog and come back here and sign MckLinky. MM started on Sept 29, 2008 – Thanx to all of you for helping make it such a fun start to the week!

I invite you all to make up a Macro Monday badge (if you want to) just email me if you’d like me to share it here too. I’ll make up a page where they all can live and be linked back to their creators. :0)

Macro Monday Episode 99

lisa — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 23:43:56 +0000

I am really trying to soak up all the joy in flowers before the snow starts to fly again, and trust me it will seem way too soon for that blanket of white.

With all the rain we’ve had this summer, if it were colder we would be buried, lol.

Next week, Monday August 23, will be the 100th Macro Monday post and I thought it might be fun to see if we could get 100 objects in the post. Granted they would have to be small objects to still be close but I’ll be giving it a shot and thought you might want to too. If you prefer not to, that’s ok. :0)

Update: There’s been some question about the 100 thing, I wasn’t thinking 100 images, I was thinking 100 objects in one photo. Make sense? 100 photos might be a wee bit overwhelming, lol.

Gummy Macro Monday

lisa — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 23:46:54 +0000

I don’t like gummy candies, but I love all the shapes they can create in them!

They’re just too cute to eat anyway, lol.

Macro Monday Leaf Hopper

lisa — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 23:41:53 +0000

My son has a knack for finding little creatures. Not sure of the technical name of this one, we always just call them leaf hoppers.

Macro Monday TwoLips

lisa — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 23:44:40 +0000

Macro Monday ~ Spider and Fly

lisa — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 23:45:21 +0000

Sometimes when looking at flowers through the macro lens I find neat little surprises.

Then my focus changes from the inanimate to the moving thing before me. Like this fly sipping from the raindrop.

Or this spider looking for a spot to sun itself.

Macro Monday Remembering Spring

lisa — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 23:45:26 +0000

Remember my miniature rose that survived the winter? It didn’t survive the bunny. *sigh*

Last year we planted a little bit of ground cover in the flower bed to fill in. It came back nicely and even. . .

bloomed!

I had fun pointing the camera at the blooms, not looking through, not knowing what I captured until I saw it on my computer.

Just a day or two later they were opened.

The tulips actually put some buds on this year, but they did not bloom.

Macro Monday is easy to play, snap a macro (or any close-up) photo, post it on your blog and come back here and sign the Linky. MM started on Sept 29, 2008 – Thanx to all of you for helping make it such a fun start to the week!

Macro Monday Flowers

lisa — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 23:45:02 +0000

Our summers are so short that I like to spend as much time as possible sticking my nose in flowers.

This time I took my camera along.

Macro Monday Skittles Feather

lisa — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 01:45:06 +0000

When I babysat my daughter’s parakeet I had a mess involved, but I didn’t mind, it gave me opportunity to play with the camera.

I never did get the exact view I was hoping for but I was stubborn and wouldn’t use my tripod.

Still, I thought some of them were fun.

See, messy bird! My family’s just glad I didn’t leave it there for a year before snapping, like I did with the cupcake, lol.

This feather came from our little friend who came in, lol.

Still, I would babysit again.

Macro Monday ~ Hatchling

lisa — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 23:46:49 +0000

Exciting things happening here over the weekend! I had to share that our eggs are hatching and the House Finch couple are parents to 3 so far. I am working on a longer post of their journey thus far that will be immediately below this one, but I had to take advantage of this neat experience for a Macro Monday. He’s still attached to his little egg, maybe an hour hatched.

I cropped in a little too far in this one, but I was hoping to enable you to really him.

Macro Monday ~ The Feather

lisa — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 23:45:18 +0000

A feather in the grass while the rain was gently falling offered itself for examination.

I found it amazing how the droplets sat upon the feather!

And I wondered what was in the water?

A small pocket (flaw?) along the edge of the feather clung to a drip. The things I see in the rain drops, are they from the rain itself, or something that was on the feather?

Check out how round some of those droplets are! I guess a feather does not absorb anything, and I’m thinking whatever coats feathers should coat our cars and rain gear.

Strange Macro Monday

lisa — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 23:45:46 +0000

We brought some strawberry plants home this spring.

While planting them, we noticed some writing on the bottom of the flimsy cups that made us chuckle.

Thank goodness they’re also recyclable because I don’t see me serving tea to guests in them.

Macro Monday is easy to play, snap a macro (or any close-up) photo, post it on your blog and come back here and sign MckLinky. Don’t forget to visit each other. MM started on Sept 29, 2008 – Thanx to all of you for helping make it such a fun start to the week!

Frilly Macro Monday

lisa — Sun, 30 May 2010 23:45:47 +0000

I almost forgot I had taken some photos while at my parents’ last month. They had things blooming everywhere and so many critters. About time I emptied the card on my camera I guess, lol.

These were taken with the little point and shoot. I only took my 400mm lens with me on the big camera so any macros I did with the little guy.

Macro Monday is easy to play, snap a macro (or any close-up) photo, post it on your blog and come back here and sign Mr Linky. Don’t forget to visit each other.

Macro Monday Skittles

lisa — Sun, 23 May 2010 23:45:34 +0000

I’d like to introduce you to Skittles. He’s a blue parakeet and belongs to my daughter. I had opportunity to babysit for a week and I really enjoyed having him around.

But he’s a little nervous so this is as close as I could get.

Time is calming him some, but he also has a new friend and that’s helping a lot. I don’t have photos of his new friend yet though.

I also want to take a moment to tell my husband, “Happy Anniversary! The best decision I have ever made in my life was saying yes to you! Thank you for always being here!”

Macro Monday is easy to play, snap a macro (or any close-up) photo, post it on your blog and come back here and sign MckLinky. Don’t forget to visit each other.