Deep in the woods the Ram's Head Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium arietinum) Orchid is in bloom at the Marlborough Forest, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Conservation Status: vulnerable (N3N4) in Canada (NatureServe).
Catesby's Trillium (Trillium catesbaei) Russell Cave National Monument, Alabama, United States. Endemic in United States: native and occurs nowhere else.
Columbia Lily (Lilium columbianum) Mount Revelstoke National Park, British Columbia, Canada.
Nikon Coolpix A900 • ƒ/5.0 15.2 mm 1/640 80 Flash (off, did not fire)
Ok, it's not a new idea. Many others before me did this kind of pictures. But it was fun to make this picture. On my back triing to focus. once I i stood I feld the grass on my T-shirt and it itches.
Iso:800 F/22 and 1/320 sec
Painted Trillium (Trillium undulatum) Mer Bleue Conservation Area, Ottawa, Ontario. Ramsar site no. 755.
Canon EOS M100 • EF-M28mm f/3.5 MACRO IS STM • ƒ/6.3 28.0 mm 1/160 100 Flash (off, did not fire)
Northern Starflower (Lysimachia borealis ssp. borealis) Bill Mason Centre, Dunrobin, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Taken on May 23, 2020.
Canon EOS M100 • EF-M28mm f/3.5 MACRO IS STM • ƒ/8.0 28.0 mm 1/250 100 Flash (off, did not fire)
Here's a little Australian Native Stingless Bee I found on a Camelia in my backyard. These little guys are about 5mm in size and don't sit still for long!!
Gear | Sony A7II | Laowa 25mm f2.8 2.5x-5x Ultra Macro Lens |
Settings | 25mm | f/5.6 | 1/60sec | ISO 400 | Magnification 3.5x |
A Cresson's Mining Bee feeding on a Coltsfoot flower. May 4, 2020. Brampton Ontario.
Nikon D7200, Tamrom SP 90mm Macro Lens, On-camera pop-up flash, 1/250, f/22, ISO 100, Flash did fire.
One of our early bees feeding on a very early plant that doesn't get very tall - maybe 8cm high.
A male Cresson's Mining Bee sleeping on a dandelion. May 14, 2020, Brampton Ontario. **** this is a duplicate that was added in error - my apologies.
Nikon D7200, Tamron SP 90mm Macro VC, on-camera pop-up flash, 1/250, f/29, ISO 100 Flash did fire. I found a few of these mining bees having...