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Ludo's macro shots

Ludo Sak created this photo list one year ago

A tiny glimpse in the world of the magnified eye

  • Laelius et Hortensia

    Laelius et Hortensia What can I say? Oh Theseus, you know little of Shakespeare's fiery genius. You cannot excuse his exceeding the bounds of probability, but remember, his creations are glowing, though inconsistent. Forgive the little that is exceptionable. Geotagged,Hydrangea macrophylla,The Netherlands

    What can I say?
    Oh Theseus, you know little of Shakespeare's fiery genius.
    You cannot excuse his exceeding the bounds of probability,More

  • Jaws junior - teeth of glass

    Jaws junior - teeth of glass Ok ok this a defrosted fish. Wow, just look at those teeth. Macro is fun! Atlantic cod,Gadus morhua,Geotagged,The Netherlands,fish,macro,teeth

    Ok ok this a defrosted fish. Wow, just look at those teeth. Macro is fun!

  • Apes go nuts!

    Apes go nuts! Ok, ok, this is to be categorized as 'humorous wildlife', for all the apes, monkeys and lemurs I grant a life of many many peanuts, and for the hyena's the leftovers, as they possibly eat anything. I just wanted to do a shot today, no pun to the site intended, just a treat for all animals hungry after these great photoshoots recently placed! 176 photos to reach the 4000 landmark! Arachis hypogaea,Geotagged,Peanut,The Netherlands,food,macro,nuts

    Ok, ok, this is to be categorized as 'humorous wildlife', for all the apes, monkeys and lemurs I grant a life of many many peanuts, and for...More

  • Passing of the leaves

    Passing of the leaves Today I saw a little worm Wriggling on his belly. Perhaps he’d like to come inside And see whats on the telly Geotagged,The Netherlands,hortensia,macro,purple,red,tulip,worm,yellow

    Today I saw a little worm
    Wriggling on his belly.
    Perhaps he’d like to come inside
    And see whats on the telly

  • Just fly away

    Just fly away It was very difficult to macro this fly, so I dazed it a bit and afterwards it flew away. No animals were hurt during this shoot;) Btw is he sticking his tong out to you? Calliphora vicina,Geotagged,The Netherlands,fly,macro

    It was very difficult to macro this fly, so I dazed it a bit and afterwards it flew away. No animals were hurt during this shoot;)
    Btw is he sticking...More

  • The flower of plenty

    The flower of plenty Waiting for the bees to collect its hardgrown pollen, eagerly pointing towards a common goal. Geotagged,Gerbera Aurantiaca,The Netherlands,gerbera

    Waiting for the bees to collect its hardgrown pollen, eagerly pointing towards a common goal.

  • Dotted in flowers (ode to Rick)

    Dotted in flowers (ode to Rick) On the latest hour it came, and walked among the petals searching for just that spot to meet the coming dawn. Geotagged,Gerbera Aurantiaca,Harmonia axyridis,The Netherlands,dawn,flower,gerbera

    On the latest hour it came,
    and walked among the petals
    searching for just that spot
    to meet the coming dawn.

  • Dew drops (top dark part of a feather)

    Dew drops (top dark part of a feather) A pigeon, of yet unidentied type, left feather on the grass to freely collect some dew. Golden morning light sheds it feeble light and spreads a golden blanket on top. Under a small tripod with 3 soligor extension rings (12mm, 20mm, 36mm) stacked with a prime 1.8 50mm. If the pigeon was still attached to this feather (and not yet met its creator), you would not have seen this:) Columba palumbus,Common Wood Pigeon,Geotagged,The Netherlands,dawn,dew,drops,feather,macro,pigeon

    A pigeon, of yet unidentied type, left feather on the grass to freely collect some dew. Golden morning light sheds it feeble light and spreads a golden...More

  • Going postal (bottom part of a feather)

    Going postal (bottom part of a feather) Another abandoned feather, this time one of the younger kind, of a pigeon. Difficult to really focus sharp on one point though. Under a small tripod with 3 soligor extension rings (12mm, 20mm, 36mm) stacked with a prime 1.8 50mm. If the pigeon was still attached to this feather (and not yet met its creator), you would not have seen this:) Columba palumbus,Common Wood Pigeon,Geotagged,The Netherlands,dawn,dew,drops,feather,macro,pigeon

    Another abandoned feather, this time one of the younger kind, of a pigeon. Difficult to really focus sharp on one point though.
    Under a small tripod...More

  • Colour of the gods

    Colour of the gods Orange like the sunset fiery streaks of dusk maybe the most vibrant colour God dared to create. The Gerbera finds its source in Asia, South America and Tasmania. The Dutch botanic professor Gronovius discovered the plant species in 1737 and named it after his collogue Traugott Gerber, a German doctor collecting flowers in Danish Jutland at that time. In current times It is the fifth most used cut flower in the world (after rose, carnation, chrysanthemum, and tulip). Enough facts, enjoy the picture:) Geotagged,Gerbera Aurantiaca,The Netherlands,macro,soligor 12mm

    Orange like the sunset
    fiery streaks of dusk
    maybe the most vibrant colour
    God dared to create.

    The Gerbera finds its source...More

  • Just look at those eyes!

    Just look at those eyes! Native in Madagaskar, the land of 'the origin of species', this gecko tends to sleep upside down during daytime. Awaking at night it hunts for small insecticide animals. Wow, just look at those eyes, the raffles on its skin. Talk about intelligent design! Geotagged,Henkels Leaf-tailed Gecko,The Netherlands,Uroplatus henkeli,macro

    Native in Madagaskar, the land of 'the origin of species', this gecko tends to sleep upside down during daytime. Awaking at night it hunts for...More

  • Scorpion King

    Scorpion King I have never seen this mosquito before, so I tried a quick macro. It was a tough one, but I got the stinger right. I styled it a bit in B&W to emphasize it. France,Geotagged,Panorpa communis,macro,male

    I have never seen this mosquito before,
    so I tried a quick macro.
    It was a tough one, but I got the stinger right.
    I styled it a bit...More

  • Colourin' the shades

    Colourin' the shades It was in 2003 I took this picture and took the time in post processing. I still like the simplicity of it. It reminds me of the fact that even normal things have the quality to stand out:) Geotagged,The Netherlands,fungus,mushroom,processing,toadstool

    It was in 2003 I took this picture and took the time in post processing. I still like the simplicity of it. It reminds me of the fact that even normal...More

  • Strangest of light, luminous and ending

    Strangest of light, luminous and ending Just a petal, in meagre light, waiting for its end of days. New spring is coming, brethern await. From the family of Hydrangea ('[klim]horensia') it's one of the most cultivated plants in the world. These climbers are versatile and can survive well in the wild. Geotagged,Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris,Hydrangea petiolaris,The Netherlands,hortensia,macro

    Just a petal, in meagre light, waiting for its end of days. New spring is coming, brethern await.

    From the family of Hydrangea ('[klim]horensia')...More

  • Uisge Beatha

    Uisge Beatha A drop of water, trying to befriend an apples' bud. Yet gravity pulls, only part of him will be remembered. Geotagged,Malus sylvestris,Malus × micromalus,The Netherlands,apple,crab apple,dew,drop,macro,red

    A drop of water, trying to befriend an apples' bud. Yet gravity pulls, only part of him will be remembered.

  • Jagged swords of ice

    Jagged swords of ice Sometimes nature's just surprising you in its simplicity or complexity. Look at a frosted window for example. A highly complex structure on a simple thing as a frozen window in a shed. I like the lines in this photograph, the vividness of the ice particles, the sharp shadows and jagged lines. And that for free on a piece of glass.. Geotagged,The Netherlands,frost,glass,ice,macro,snow

    Sometimes nature's just surprising you in its simplicity or complexity. Look at a frosted window for example. A highly complex structure on a simple...More

  • Lichen of the slowest pace [HDR]

    Lichen of the slowest pace [HDR] My first go at HDR: 3 pictures shot at 100ISO and long exposure times, plus and minus 2 EV, 13sec, 2.5sec,30sec). It's reindeer lichen, a very slow growing lichen eaten by mainly Reindeer/Caribou. This lichen I found while hiking up in Norway with my wife. It is highly protected and it is absolutely forbidden to break off. This loose piece photographed here I found on the ground in a swamp, it was partially eaten. I did not have to break it off, only pick it up, so I was kinda in the clear. I did not know the reason for it having such a protected state. Years later I read about their very very slow growth rate. Reindeer lichen is slow growing (only 3–5 mm per year) and may take decades to return once overgrazed, burned, trampled, or otherwise consumed. This piece is about 4cm in radius, so about 10 years old. I did not know that.. This piece is about 10 years in my possession now, residing in one of our book shelves. It is battered a bit, discoloured too. I'll have to make due. Cladonia rangiferina,Geotagged,HDR,Norway,macro,reindeer lichen,soligor 36mm

    My first go at HDR: 3 pictures shot at 100ISO and long exposure times, plus and minus 2 EV, 13sec, 2.5sec,30sec). It's reindeer lichen, a very slow...More

  • Landingstrip provided

    Landingstrip provided This clematis is ready for it, its golden fingers pointing towards the skies. Even a hardened landing strip has been provided. Spring and pollination entangled. Anemone Clematis,Clematis montana,Geotagged,The Netherlands

    This clematis is ready for it,
    its golden fingers pointing towards the skies.
    Even a hardened landing strip has been provided.
    Spring...More

  • Fragrant spring

    Fragrant spring How I love our spring: The bold and sleeker feel I get, An inner glow, a ring! I've paid the winter's chilly debt, so Now upon the wing! Clematis montana,Geotagged,The Netherlands,cllematis montana,fragrant spring,macro,soligor 12mm

    How I love our spring:
    The bold and sleeker feel I get,
    An inner glow, a ring!
    I've paid the winter's chilly debt, so
    ...More

  • All clear, ready for take-off

    All clear, ready for take-off A complexity almost fake Crowded on a landing zone ready for their maiden flight Zoom in and enjoy the scenery A few enlightened seed-pods in contrast to the rest. Ready for wherever the wind takes them. Geotagged,Taraxacum officinale,The Netherlands

    A complexity almost fake
    Crowded on a landing zone
    ready for their maiden flight

    Zoom in and enjoy the scenery

    A...More

  • A tiny fraction in time

    A tiny fraction in time A little gush of wind carefully removing a speck. A generip traveling towards rebirth. (Inspired by Rick Lieder I took a few spoons of patience and for me a large bucket of luck) Geotagged,Taraxacum officinale,The Netherlands,macro

    A little gush of wind
    carefully removing a speck.
    A generip traveling towards rebirth.

    (Inspired by Rick Lieder I took a few...More

  • A hairdressers nightmare

    A hairdressers nightmare Not all hairs are soft to the touch. This nettle has no flowers yet, thus processes itchy amounts of histamine upon the slightest contact with these hollow hairs. When flowering the itching stops and you can risk rubbing the top side of the leaves with ease. Geotagged,Stinging nettle,The Netherlands,Urtica dioica,macro,soligor 12mm,soligor 20mm,soligor 36mm

    Not all hairs are soft to the touch.

    This nettle has no flowers yet, thus processes itchy amounts of histamine upon the slightest contact...More

  • Purple vain

    Purple vain Amazingly different from the shot in evening light, this enhances the purpleness of this flower of simplicity. Growing in so many places, weedlike among the grass and poppies. Centaurea montana,Geotagged,The Netherlands,macro,soligor 12mm

    Amazingly different from the shot in evening light, this enhances the purpleness of this flower of simplicity. Growing in so many places, weedlike among...More

  • Latest Light of day

    Latest Light of day Simplistic power at the end of a day. Just before a storm hits my little village, the sky colours a magnificent orange, colouring this purple flower more redish than it means to be. Centaurea montana,Geotagged,The Netherlands!macro,macro,soligor 12mm

    Simplistic power at the end of a day. Just before a storm hits my little village, the sky colours a magnificent orange, colouring this purple flower more...More

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