Fall is on its way. This maple leaf was on a broken branch along the road and backlit by the morning sun. I like the way the leaf’s veins are visible.
Nikon D600, Sigma 105mm macro lens, ISO 800, f/8, 1/400″ exposure.
The right shutter speed and light angle combine to make flowing water look like cellophane molded over rocks.
Nikon D600, Nikon 24-120mm lens @ 120mm, circular polarizing filter, ISO 200, f/9, 1/10″ exposure.
These tiny beads of dew were clinging to a low-slung spider’s web in the grass by the pond. I’d say the largest drops were smaller than half-a-millimeter.
Nikon D600, Sigma 105mm macro lens, ISO 800, f/16, 1/160″ exposure.
The first time I stumbled upon this phenomenon of light scribbles in falling water, I was hooked. The key is finding spots on the water that are getting direct sunlight. A polarizing filter and slow shutter speed do the trick to capture some fanciful scribbles…
Nikon D600, Nikon 24-120mm lens @ 120mm, circular polarizing filter, ISO 400, f/18, 1/8″ exposure.
Colorful leaves get hung up on sticks and branches in Fargo Brook.
Nikon D600, Nikon 24-120mm lens @ 40mm, circular polarizing filter, ISO 1000, f/9, 1/8″ exposure.
A solitary dew drop clings to the end of a blade of grass.
Nikon D600, Sigma 105mm lens, ISO 400, f/8, 1/400″ exposure
Grasses bend to the wind along the Lamoille River in Jeffersonville, Vermont
There were a lot of these tiny flies—maybe 4mm in length—buzzing about in our front field the other day. Try as I might, I can’t find an ID on this fellow. Anyone have an idea?
Nikon D600, Sigma 105mm lens, ISO 1250, f/9, 1/1250″ exposure.
I followed this jumping spider through the grasses and ferns of our front field for quite some time before I could get this shot.
Nikon D600, Sigma 105mm lens, ISO 1250, f/11, 1/800″ exposure.
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