Tobacco Hornworm

A tobacco hornworm ravaging one of my pepper plants. A comparison of my two pepper plants, one that had hornworms and one that did not, shows that the plant damaged by the hornworms yielded a mere 5 peppers, while the plant without hornworms yielded 14 peppers. Clearly, this illustrates the importance of catching these leaf munchers early on in the season. August 2016.

Apple Iphone5

Bee on Flower

Denver Botanic Garden, July 2013.

Nikon D300 | Tamron SP AF 180mm f/3.5 Di Macro Lens

Lily

Lily. Denver Botanical Gardens, 2013.

Nikon D300|Tamron SP AF 180mm f/3.5 Di Macro Lens

Bee on Coneflower

A Bee on a cone flower - shot at 50mm.

Nikon D300|Nikon AF-S18-55 f/3.5-5.6G DX VR

Rose of Sharon - Bumble Bee

Bumble Bee on Rose of Sharon. Back yard, July 2010.

Nikon D300|Nikon AF-S18-55 f/3.5-5.6G DX VR

Macro Fun

Waited patiently as the gnats, flies and mosquitoes treated me like an all you can eat buffet trying to get both of these micro-bugs in the frame and in focus. I had no idea a macro lens would be this much fun!

Nikon D300|Tamron SP AF 180mm f/3.5 Di Macro Lens

Raspberry Leaf

Raspberry leaf June 2013.

  Nikon D300|Tamron SP AF 180mm f/3.5 Di Macro Lens

Pink Tulips

One of my favorites from a recent trip to Chicago.

Canon EOS 50D| Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L IS USM Macro.

New Macro Lens

Just having some fun around the yard with my new macro lens.To give you an idea of scale, the full diameter of the pink flower is 1 inch (including the part that is not visible in image), the length of one petal is just under 1/2 inch and the bee is roughly 3/16 - 1/4 of an inch in length (body only, not wing span).

Nikon D300|Tamron SP AF 180mm f/3.5 Di Macro Lens

White River Gardens - Owl Butterfly

Caligo Butterfly resting on a white, steel I-Beam.

White River Gardens, Indianapolis.

May 23, 2013.

Canon EOS 50D| Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L IS USM Macro.