Macro Shots
This section contains photos showing small things up close and personal. Flowers and insects are the usual suspects, but I've also snagged a few good closeups of other things.
You wouldn't believe how fast these dragonflies are!
A strange plant
{~}| Camera | Canon Eos Digital Rebel Xt |
| Date | 25 July 2008 at 14:57 |
| Exposure Mode | Aperture Priority |
| Exposure Time | 1/2000 seconds |
| Aperture | f/11 |
| ISO Speed | 1600 |
| Focal Length | 105 mm |
| Metering | Pattern |
| Flash | Off |
Can you see the pollen?
{~}| Camera | Canon Eos Digital Rebel Xt |
| Date | 15 June 2006 at 10:25 |
| Exposure Mode | Unidentified |
| Exposure Time | 1/320 seconds |
| Aperture | f/5.6 |
| ISO Speed | 400 |
| Focal Length | 55 mm |
| Metering | Pattern |
| Flash | Off |
Color-enhanced curved leaf
{~}| Camera | Canon Eos Digital Rebel Xt |
| Date | 25 July 2008 at 14:36 |
| Exposure Mode | Aperture Priority |
| Exposure Time | 1/1000 seconds |
| Aperture | f/3.2 |
| ISO Speed | 1600 |
| Focal Length | 105 mm |
| Metering | Pattern |
| Flash | Off |
Leaves just after a storm
{~}| Camera | Canon Eos Digital Rebel Xt |
| Date | 13 August 2006 at 15:11 |
| Exposure Mode | Program Normal |
| Exposure Time | 1/160 seconds |
| Aperture | f/5.6 |
| ISO Speed | 400 |
| Focal Length | 300 mm |
| Metering | Pattern |
| Flash | Off |
A flower with water droplets
{~}| Camera | Canon Eos Digital Rebel Xt |
| Date | 13 August 2006 at 14:52 |
| Exposure Mode | Program Normal |
| Exposure Time | 1/125 seconds |
| Aperture | f/8 |
| ISO Speed | 400 |
| Focal Length | 55 mm |
| Metering | Pattern |
| Flash | Off |
A backlit palm leaf
{~}| Camera | Canon Eos Digital Rebel Xt |
| Date | 25 July 2008 at 14:26 |
| Exposure Mode | Program Normal |
| Exposure Time | 1/100 seconds |
| Aperture | f/2.8 |
| ISO Speed | 400 |
| Focal Length | 105 mm |
| Metering | Pattern |
| Flash | Off |
A tiny fly running around on a leaf
{~}| Camera | Canon Eos Digital Rebel Xt |
| Date | 02 August 2008 at 13:48 |
| Exposure Mode | Aperture Priority |
| Exposure Time | 1/640 seconds |
| Aperture | f/11 |
| ISO Speed | 1600 |
| Focal Length | 105 mm |
| Metering | Pattern |
| Flash | Off |
A mini gargoyle in Strasbourg, France
{~}| Camera | Canon Eos Digital Rebel Xt |
| Date | 12 August 2006 at 15:06 |
| Exposure Mode | Program Normal |
| Exposure Time | 1/100 seconds |
| Aperture | f/4.5 |
| ISO Speed | 800 |
| Focal Length | 100 mm |
| Metering | Pattern |
| Flash | Off |
Snails on a blade of grass
Thousands of bugs!
{~}| Camera | Canon Eos Digital Rebel Xt |
| Date | 29 June 2006 at 13:58 |
| Exposure Mode | Aperture Priority |
| Exposure Time | 1/60 seconds |
| Aperture | f/5.6 |
| ISO Speed | 400 |
| Focal Length | 55 mm |
| Metering | Pattern |
| Flash | Off |
Tropical flower
{~}| Camera | Canon Eos Digital Rebel Xt |
| Date | 25 July 2008 at 14:37 |
| Exposure Mode | Aperture Priority |
| Exposure Time | 1/4000 seconds |
| Aperture | f/3.2 |
| ISO Speed | 1600 |
| Focal Length | 105 mm |
| Metering | Pattern |
| Flash | Off |
A tropical flower
{~}| Camera | Canon Eos Digital Rebel Xt |
| Date | 22 June 2008 at 14:06 |
| Exposure Mode | Program Normal |
| Exposure Time | 1/640 seconds |
| Aperture | f/6.3 |
| ISO Speed | 1600 |
| Focal Length | 105 mm |
| Metering | Pattern |
| Flash | Off |
Flowing water
{~}| Camera | Canon Eos Digital Rebel Xt |
| Date | 11 June 2008 at 18:44 |
| Exposure Mode | Aperture Priority |
| Exposure Time | 1/2000 seconds |
| Aperture | f/2.8 |
| ISO Speed | 800 |
| Focal Length | 105 mm |
| Metering | Pattern |
| Flash | Off |
A dragonfly near a pond in Stotel, Germany
{~}| Camera | Canon Eos Digital Rebel Xt |
| Date | 29 July 2006 at 13:10 |
| Exposure Mode | Program Normal |
| Exposure Time | 1/500 seconds |
| Aperture | f/8 |
| ISO Speed | 400 |
| Focal Length | 300 mm |
| Metering | Pattern |
| Flash | Off |
This baby falcon fell out of its nest
{~}| Camera | Cybershot |
| Date | 24 June 2004 at 16:00 |
| Exposure Mode | Program Normal |
| Exposure Time | 1/80 seconds |
| Aperture | f/3.5 |
| ISO Speed | 100 |
| Focal Length | 24.1 mm |
| Metering | Centerweightedaverage |
| Flash | Auto Fired (!) |
A fly crawling on a flower
{~}| Camera | Canon Eos Digital Rebel Xt |
| Date | 06 August 2006 at 13:37 |
| Exposure Mode | Program Normal |
| Exposure Time | 1/100 seconds |
| Aperture | f/5.6 |
| ISO Speed | 400 |
| Focal Length | 300 mm |
| Metering | Pattern |
| Flash | Off |
Flower in Orlando
{~}| Camera | Canon Eos Digital Rebel Xt |
| Date | 25 July 2008 at 14:30 |
| Exposure Mode | Program Normal |
| Exposure Time | 1/200 seconds |
| Aperture | f/3.5 |
| ISO Speed | 400 |
| Focal Length | 105 mm |
| Metering | Pattern |
| Flash | Off |
Origami flower under ultraviolet light
{~}| Camera | Canon Eos Digital Rebel Xt |
| Date | 14 March 2007 at 18:22 |
| Exposure Mode | Manual |
| Exposure Time | 1/80 seconds |
| Aperture | f/1.8 |
| ISO Speed | 1600 |
| Focal Length | 50 mm |
| Metering | Pattern |
| Flash | Off |
A bee on a flower
{~}| Camera | Canon Eos Digital Rebel Xt |
| Date | 25 July 2008 at 15:07 |
| Exposure Mode | Aperture Priority |
| Exposure Time | 1/200 seconds |
| Aperture | f/16 |
| ISO Speed | 1600 |
| Focal Length | 105 mm |
| Metering | Pattern |
| Flash | Off |
A white flower
{~}| Camera | Canon Eos Digital Rebel Xt |
| Date | 30 May 2008 at 15:45 |
| Exposure Mode | Program Normal |
| Exposure Time | 1/2000 seconds |
| Aperture | f/10 |
| ISO Speed | 1600 |
| Focal Length | 105 mm |
| Metering | Pattern |
| Flash | Off |
A ladybug hiding from the sun
{~}| Camera | Canon Eos Digital Rebel Xt |
| Date | 02 August 2008 at 13:50 |
| Exposure Mode | Aperture Priority |
| Exposure Time | 1/50 seconds |
| Aperture | f/16 |
| ISO Speed | 1600 |
| Focal Length | 105 mm |
| Metering | Pattern |
| Flash | Off |
Flower petal closeup
{~}| Camera | Canon Eos Digital Rebel Xt |
| Date | 25 July 2008 at 14:53 |
| Exposure Mode | Aperture Priority |
| Exposure Time | 1/250 seconds |
| Aperture | f/22 |
| ISO Speed | 1600 |
| Focal Length | 105 mm |
| Metering | Pattern |
| Flash | Off |
Pollen everywhere!
{~}| Camera | Canon Eos Digital Rebel Xt |
| Date | 25 July 2008 at 14:57 |
| Exposure Mode | Aperture Priority |
| Exposure Time | 1/1600 seconds |
| Aperture | f/11 |
| ISO Speed | 1600 |
| Focal Length | 105 mm |
| Metering | Pattern |
| Flash | Off |
Drops of rain
{~}| Camera | Canon Eos Digital Rebel Xt |
| Date | 22 June 2008 at 14:18 |
| Exposure Mode | Aperture Priority |
| Exposure Time | 1/250 seconds |
| Aperture | f/8 |
| ISO Speed | 1600 |
| Focal Length | 105 mm |
| Metering | Pattern |
| Flash | Off |
A leaf in the rain
{~}| Camera | Canon Eos Digital Rebel Xt |
| Date | 22 June 2008 at 14:16 |
| Exposure Mode | Aperture Priority |
| Exposure Time | 1/160 seconds |
| Aperture | f/8 |
| ISO Speed | 1600 |
| Focal Length | 105 mm |
| Metering | Pattern |
| Flash | Off |
Seeds getting ready to fly
{~}| Camera | Canon Eos Digital Rebel Xt |
| Date | 29 July 2006 at 15:24 |
| Exposure Mode | Program Normal |
| Exposure Time | 1/400 seconds |
| Aperture | f/7.1 |
| ISO Speed | 200 |
| Focal Length | 300 mm |
| Metering | Pattern |
| Flash | Off |
Folded cloth
{~}| Camera | Canon Eos Digital Rebel Xt |
| Date | 30 May 2008 at 15:52 |
| Exposure Mode | Program Normal |
| Exposure Time | 1/320 seconds |
| Aperture | f/4.5 |
| ISO Speed | 1600 |
| Focal Length | 105 mm |
| Metering | Pattern |
| Flash | Off |