Maybe the most rewarding part of macro photography is capturing the subtle beautiful of small creates we really don't see too often in nature. Enjoying these small creatures is always a treat - except mosquitoes!!!
Here are some non-mosquito insects I've enjoyed lately.
Very few insects fascinate me as much as dragon flies. This images is a newly emerged common green darner.
Here is a painted skimmer on a dewy morning in the Kendall Lake area of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
A small mayfly from the same Kendall Lake area.
These are probably my favorite dragon fly - the calico pennant. They have such beautiful markings along with being just a fun species to watch around lakes and ponds. This image is from the Indigo Lake area of Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
One of the most ferocious hunters in the insect world - the praying mantis. This one was very young and maybe 1 1/2" long. When they are this young, they stay well hidden amongst the grasses of the fields they live in. With it being as dewy as this one was, it was a bit easier to photograph.
That concludes my insect finds over the last few weeks.
For tomorrow and day four of the blog updates, we take a departure from nature photography and showcase the beautiful Akron Civic Theatre.
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