Steep Ravine

Perched Macro Orange Dragonfly

(Marin, California - 5/2013)

Blue Damselfly Head Sex

This blew my mind. Damselflies (and dragonflies) often hold onto each other before mating. This doesn’t look like a nice first date!

(Marin, California - 5/2013)

Spiny Caterpillar On My Index Finger

I am pretty f***** excited about this photo. That is a ridiculously tiny and intricate caterpillar on my index finger. Its hard to get good macro shots with one hand but this one made my day.

(Mount Tamalpais. Marin, California - 5/2013)

Blue Striped Dragonfly

(Lake Lagunitas. Marin, California - 5/2013)

Newt Relaxing Underwater

This is my new favorite picture of an underwater subject.

(Marin, California - 5/2013)

Bee Face Deep in Purple Flower

(San Francisco, California - 5/2013)

Crab Spider With Green Stinkbug Prey

(Samuel P Taylor Park, California - 5/2013)

Macro Dragonfly Wing

Nature is amazing. These wings are so intricate and delicate its amazing they exist and work!

(Marin, California - 5/2013)

Chipmunk on Mossy Log

(Mount Tamalpais. Marin, California - 5/2013)

Orange Dragonfly

(Marin, California - 5/2013)

Macro Caterpillar

(Samuel P Taylor Park, California - 5/2013)

Green Pictures From Yesterday

(Samuel P Taylor Park, California - 5/2013)

Yellow Crab Spider (Misumena vatia) in defense mode

This is up there with my favorite spider shots! I found this gorgeous Misumena Vatia on a thimbleberry flower today.

This is two images stacked in photoshop to get more depth of field. It turned out much better than I expected considering I used to hand held shots and you really should use a tripod to create stacked images. Thanks to lobo-de-luna for recommending that approach for macro shots! 

(Bolinas Ridge Trail. Marin, California - 5/2013)

Green Damselfly Portrait

I wish I could be one of these things for an hour.

(Marin, California - 4/2013)

Little Cataract and Banana Slug

Poor guy, not a great spot for a banana slug. Hope he made it.

(Marin, California - 5/2013)