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“An Amazing World Right Under Your Nose”: 24 Pictures Of Nature That I Took With A Macro Lens

Mark Andrew Thomas
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The Amazing and Magical World of Macro Photography.

I’ve been a photographer for almost two decades and only recently purchased a macro lens to try it out. Had I known what I was missing, I would have bought one long ago. Having this lens has opened up a whole new and amazing world for me, a world that’s literally right under our feet but that we seldom notice. Have you ever seen the Disney film "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids!"? Well, that’s a pretty good comparison!

When you look at a normal photo you see it, appreciate it, and may even hang it in your home. When you look at an image photographed with a macro lens, it draws you in, making you feel like you’re a part of that world instead of just an observer. Everything from ants and spiders to   …. Continue reading

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#1 A Mystical Glowing Mushroom



#2 A Little Leaf Notcher



#3 A Gorgeous Blue Damselfly



#4 Honey Bee



#5 Worker Ants Prepare A Future Queen For Her Inaugural Flight



#6 A Green Darner Dragonfly Hovers Over Our Pond For A Split Second Before Darting Away Again



#7 Monarch Butterly



#8 An Orange Spotted Flower Moth



#9 No Matter What You Might Think Of Them , Ya Gotta Admit Even Flies Look Awesome Up Close



#10 “The Dragonfly That Loved Sunset”

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#11 Happy Halloween!



#12 Ladybugs Doing The Deed



#13 A Tiny Arabesque Orb Weaver



#14 A Beautiful Monarch Stopped By For A Visit In My Garden Today And Another Reason I Always Keep My Camera At The Ready



#15 A Gorgeous Damselfly



#16 A Green Bottle Fly



#17 A Drone Fly



#18 A Green Lynx Spider Enjoys Its Fly Juice Box



#19 Carpenter Ant



#20 A Tropical Orb Weaver Spider Enjoys A Late-Night Beetle Snack

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#21 Raindrops



#22 Moth



#23 Damselfly



#24 Carpenter Ant




“An Amazing World Right Under Your Nose”: 24 Pictures Of Nature That I Took With A Macro Lens

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