Small Wonders Come In Macro Pictures
After purchasing my own achromatic close-up lens filter, I started to take pictures of the wondrous world of small creatures and plants. It’s a wondrous adventure alright as one takes photographs of the world of small creatures (mainly insects) and plants (buds and flower close-ups).
I wouldn’t consider these pictures as true macro shots since I didn’t use a lens that provides true 1:1 imaging (or so I learned from several sources; I’m still a beginner in DSLR photography). One day, I may purchase a true macro lens with excellent focus. In the meantime, I’m enjoying using my lens filter to focus on interesting tiny subjects found in parks, beaches, gardens, and even inside the house.
Plant bud. I’m not sure of the name of the plant where this bud protruded from. This photograph taken inside Labrador Park.
I noticed this tiny reddish spider while trekking on the coastal concrete barrier along Labrador Park beach.
It was slightly raining at the time I revisited the Botanical Gardens. I saw this green plant laced with water droplets floating on a pond.
Could this be some species (or cousin) of a fly? I came across this flying creature while exploring the flower buds along the staircase in the Botanical Gardens.
Lots of black ants gather around this red plant bud in the Botanical Gardens.
A closer look at the petals of a flower wet with water droplets inside the Botanical Gardens.
Meanwhile, these platoon of ants busily foraged on the bark of one of the park trees in Changi Beach park.
A flower head with hairy protrusions similar to dandelions. I’m not sure what this plant is called but there are a lot like this under the trees in Changi Beach.
I had some sambal fried rice lunch in a restaurant nearby when I visited Changi Chapel and Museum one Sunday afternoon. I couldn’t resist taking a picture of the tomato to test my macro filter while I waited for my drink to be served.
Tags: flowers, insects, macro photography
06.May.08 
Food, Photo Series, Small Things
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these must be from a special camera? nature is amazing!
Hi Max, nice to see you again here.
I just used the same DSLR Canon 400D camera, but with a special filter to add focal length to close up shots of small things like looking at flower buds up close. Yup, nature is amazing and interesting.