Close-up Photographs of Insects
These insect photos were mostly taken around the US, although a few of the butterfly photos were taken in the butterfly house in Amsterdam, some in the butterfly conservatory of Niagara Falls in Ontario, Canada. Most of the Praying Mantis photos were taken in that insect's natural environment. However, some of the extreme close-ups were taken of a Praying Mantis being kept in captivity as a pet. The extreme close-ups were taken with a Sigma f2.8 105mm macro lens with varying lengths of extension tubes.

For me, there is a pleasure in capturing a crisp, sharp image of something I cannot see clearly with my own bare eyes. And there is, to my way of thinking, a kind of beauty in the details revealed about these small creatures that seem so alien to us.

If you're interested in macro photography and would like to try this type of photography, I've written a Beginner's Guide to Macro Photography. If you have any questions after reading this, please feel free to contact me - Robert Stephens at TheWorldinLight@aol-dot-com (please use the word "photos" in the subject line).


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Praying Mantis #5968




Syrphid Fly #7407




Katydid Nymph #7289a




Hover Fly #7412




Praying Mantis #4593




Dragonfly #4554




Owl Butterfly #3127




Praying Mantis #4561




Praying Mantis #5975




Praying Mantis #5986




Butterfly #3137




Praying Mantis #5969




Owl Butterfly #3157




Honey Bee #4610




Butterfly #3149




Praying Mantis #4517




Praying Mantis #2




Butterfly #3161




Praying Mantis #5973




Butterfly #3141




Praying Mantis #5978




Butterfly #3147




Owl Butterfly #3159




Bee and Flower




Preying Mantis #4539



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Photos of Joshua Tree Nat'l Park

Robert Stephens
TheWorldinLight Photographic Gallery
P.O. Box 893
Sterling Heights, MI 48311


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