It’s a busy time of year out there for pollinators. This bumble bee was working the comfrey that’s growing wild near our woodshed.
Nikon D600, Sigma 105mm macro, ISO 800, f/3.3, 1/2000″ exposure.
I went on a bug hunt yesterday morning and came across this crab spider lurking in a mallow blossom below our patio garden. She was waiting to ambush the the right sized pollinator…
Nikon D600, Sigma 105mm macro, ISO 800, f/14, 1/400″ exposure.
Timothy grass is an abundant perennial grass in our region (and many others!) It’s pipe cleaner-like heads burst with tiny flowers as it blooms.
Nikon D600, Sigma 105mm macro, ISO 800, f/8, 1/1000″ exposure.
The frequent rains have provided ample opportunity to study raindrops. The line up of droplets on the stem of this red maple leaf caught my eye from a distance and drew me right in.
Nikon D600, Sigma 105mm macro, ISO 1250, f/8, 1/2500″ exposure.
Three shimmering drops of rain line up along an iris leaf.
Nikon D600, Sigma 105mm macro lens, ISO 800, f/16, 1/200″ exposure.
A clematis blossom by our back deck.
Nikon D600, Sigma 105mm lens, ISO 640, f/11, 1/640″ exposure
This fine little damselfly was on duty by the pond today.
Nikon D600, Sigma 105mm lens, ISO 800, f/8, 1/320″ exposure
An unidentified insect surveys our ornamental garden from its vantage point on a rain soaked iris. I especially like the tiny bead of water on the bug’s back.
Nikon D600, Sigma 105mm lens, ISO 1250, f/4.2, 1/250″ exposure
Morning raindrops on peony petals.
Nikon D600, Sigma 105mm lens, ISO 1250, f/4.5, 1/200″ exposure
John Hadden Photography 