Macro Alaska

07/18/2024

What a face.

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07/16/2024

07/11/2024

Stickbugs feel like one of those things that shouldn't exist in the real world--just too weird for the rest of us.

Taken in Wellington, New Zealand on a Sony A7iv

07/09/2024

This guy accidentally took a shower with me and I didn't notice him till the end, sitting on a razor. Quite the vo**ur.

05/09/2024

It's not a good photo, but it is an ant milking an aphid, which is something I never thought I'd get to see in person--made for a pretty exciting evening.

When it all comes down, whether we burn ourselves up or sink into the sea, I'm pretty sure ants will replace us as the next organizing force on earth.

05/02/2024

One of the things I like about macro is that you wind up learning new details about things you've looked at all your life--including the fact that stinkbugs have little black stipples all over their bodies that make them look like they were assaulted with a Micron pen.

Shot in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley, Alaska, on a Sony a7iv with a 100mm lens.

05/01/2024

Couldn't tell ya what it is, but it's got tiger-stripes and a fun little face.

Shot in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley, Alaska, on a Sony a7iv with a Laowa 25mm Ultra Macro Lens.

04/25/2024

The gargoyle. Many insects are beautiful, but some look truly grotesque.

Shot in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley, Alaska, on a Sony a7iv with a 100mm lens. No insects were disturbed or harmed.

04/24/2024

A little jumper of some variety that I found in my in-law's kitchen. Doesn't matter how hairy they are, I will always think jumping spiders and their perfectly circular eyes are real cute.

Shot in Hamilton, New Zealand on a Sony a7iv with a 100mm lens. No insects were disturbed or harmed. No insects were in this one at all, in fact.

04/17/2024

No bugs here, just some water on a flower petal. But I like the texture an awful lot.

04/16/2024

Fresh-faced and ready to experience the world, have some kids, and eat their spouse. Judging on the size and color, this mantis was a few days old, at most.

Shot on a Sony a7iv with a 100mm lens. No animals disturbed or harmed, but a future partner will undoubtedly loose their head.

03/29/2024

I've given it some thought, and I'm glad that humans have hands with opposable thumbs. Because the alternative seems to be a daycare environment where the workers pick up children with their teeth, carpenter ant-style.

Shot in Palmer, Alaska with a Sony A7iv with a Laowa 25mm Ultra Macro Lens.