Tag Archives: nature

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Ted C. MacRae

Feed me! Copyright © Ted C. MacRae 2012

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Shooting 8X hand-held in the field

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Ted C. MacRae

Just to prove it can be done, here is an uncropped photograph of the seed weevil Althaeus hibisci (or the closely related A. folkertsi) (order Coleoptera, family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Bruchinae). Adults of these species measure only 1.5–2.5 mm in length (Kingsolver 2004), … Continue reading →

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Very cozy tigers!

Posted on August 19, 2012 by Ted C. MacRae

In my post Very wary tigers!, I spoke of the frustrations of trying to photograph tiger beetles when conditions of temperature and terrain conspire to make them too wary to approach. This is a common feature of tiger beetle photography … Continue reading →

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A Day Maker!

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Ted C. MacRae

I’ve been blogging for going on five years now, and I can honestly say it has been one of the most enriching experiences of my adult life. It has expanded the breadth of my natural history interests, fostered connections with a … Continue reading →

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Very wary tigers!

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Ted C. MacRae

In late July I found a new tiger beetle site in southeastern Missouri—a small sandbar along the Mississippi River near Cape Rock Park on the north side of Cape Girardeau. I originally went to the park to look for Cylindera … Continue reading →

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A non-black background is better… often!

Posted on August 12, 2012 by Ted C. MacRae

In my previous post, A black background is better… sometimes, I came to the defense of the oft-maligned pitch black background. Some macrophotographers studiously avoid black backgrounds (BBs), claiming that they look ‘unnatural’. However, as I discussed in my previous post, there are situations—primarily … Continue reading →

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A black background is better… sometimes

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Ted C. MacRae

If there is one subject that causes more disagreement among macrophotographers, it is the pitch black background. Granted, black backgrounds are common—almost ubiquitous in macrophotography, since they are easily created by using full flash illumination and ensuring that nothing lies behind … Continue reading →

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And the winner is…

Posted on August 5, 2012 by Ted C. MacRae

Okay, time to fess up on which of my photos was selected for the 2013 ESA World of Insects Calendar, but before I do let me say that getting readers’ comments on which one they thought was selected proved to be a … Continue reading →

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