Laura Weishaupt Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 Basic Guidelines: In the strictest sense, nature photography should not include "hand of man elements". Please refrain from images with buildings or human made structures like roads, fences, walls. Pets are not permitted. Captive subjects in zoos, arboretums, or aquariums are permitted, but must be declared, and must focus on the subject, not the captivity. Images with obvious human made elements will likely be deleted from the thread, with an explanation to the photographer. Guidelines are based on PSA rules governing Nature photography which also cover the Nature Forum. Keep your image at/under 1000 pixels on the long axis for in-line viewing. Note that this includes photos hosted off-site at Flicker, Photobucket, your own site, etc. Are you new to this thread? We post one image per week. Good Morning, I came to visit after a good day with fungi and the camera. Myxomycetes are such cool organisms. They are predators and works of art all at the same time. They are also ignored my most folks because they are so tiny and often difficult to see. After wet spells get out and sit with old well rotted logs. Look close and that small world comes into view. If you don't have a 1:1 macro lens, these little scenes provide a great reason to get one. This is Metatrichia vesparium, an easily recognizable slime mold with it's distinctive stature and wasp nest appearance. The spores are bright red and are just starting to emerge on springy threads. The image is a stack of 5 at 1:1 in ambient light. Nature is one unfolding scene after another, especially when it's Monday in Nature. Have a great day, everyone. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Bortnick Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 As the sun was setting, there was a log of Artomyces pyxidatus. Took some quick shots because of the lighting. I like the way this one came out. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sallymack Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 Cool photos, Laura, Rick. Amazing, the micro-organisms among us. From barely visible delicate fungus to a detail of a cactus plant measuring some 10 feet tall. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwin Barkdoll Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 Death by flower I found this moth dangling by its proboscis from a dogbane flower. I assume that it somehow became inadvertently trapped as opposed to dying mid-sip from toxicity since a variety of lepidopterans feed on this and the related milkweeds. 5 Test Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieter Schaefer Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 Something a bit bigger: elk bull in Banff National Park 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_bill Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 Wood stork. New computer not calibrated yet so not sure how this is coming through. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcstep Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 Goldfinch Stands His Ground Goldfinch Defends His Thistle Bloom Against Female House Finch by David Stephens, on Flickr 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Doo Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 (edited) Water lily - macro using a telephoto at 213mm. Edited July 17, 2017 by Mary Doo 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Currie Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 Life goes on.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill J Boyd Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 A view from my patio in south Austin. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShunCheung Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 Tern with catch 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRCrowe Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 More Bug porn. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gup Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 This girl was quite patient with me as I slowly encroached on her space. Once she spun her ears toward me I didn't press my luck any further. I'm sure she would have just retreated further into the woods but I didn't wish to interrupt her lunch. I find using my 105mm to be challenging for this kind of work. I bought it for macro but find more and more that I don't even carry my 200mm with me anymore opting instead to shoot long with this one. My bag is lighter but I have to carry it further. 6 of one, half dozen of the other, as my Mum used to say. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Parsons Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 As usual, no idea ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcelRomviel Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkag Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 Here's an Atlantic Puffin from Machias Seal Island off the coast of Maine: 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fgorga Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 Three (of four) juvenile green herons on our local pond... http://gorga.org/blog/wp-content/gallery/14-jul-2017/dsc1528.jpg 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bing_huey1 Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Wasp flying some waste out of nest. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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katsone Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Cedar Waxwing fledglings. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Smith Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Intersection of Robin Drive and Smith Road. Perfect for me. Robin Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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