Morning light macro

gluwater

Couldn't sleep last night so I stayed up and drove to the prarie as the sun was rising. I got a couple I liked and a lot I didn't. A Red Tail Hawk flew right over my head and I missed the shot :cry. Oh well, that's what tomorrow is for. Take a look and let me know what you think. Time for me to go to sleep.

I liked how these looked backlit, I just wish the OOF flower wasn't there.


Thistle with dew in the sweet light.


Cool lookin moth I have never seen before. I found out that it is an Ailanthus webworm moth which is an introduced species.


Finally, believe it or not, this is grass.


Critique is always welcome.

Rhuarc

Love #3. I'm a sucker for insect shots!

Seefutlung

I think that those shots are worth a sleepless night. The Thistle is classic. Okay gluwater ... come clean ... you took a spritzer bottle ... right - lol ... ?

Gary

saurora

These are super, Nick. Have to sacrifice a little sleep to catch that gorgeous early, early morning light! My problem is I sleep too well these days and miss it!!!

Awais Yaqub

: Great closeups !! !:):

Forehead

Get up early again tomorrow! Get those shots in before that long series of "cloudy, windy and cold" weather sets in! :encore

gluwater

Rhuarc wrote:

Love #3. I'm a sucker for insect shots!

Thanks, so am I but plants are much easier to find .

gluwater

Seefutlung wrote:

I think that those shots are worth a sleepless night. The Thistle is classic. Okay gluwater ... come clean ... you took a spritzer bottle ... right - lol ... ?

Gary

Thanks for looking Gary. And no I did not bring a spritzer bottle, although I have seen people do that. The dew point and the temperature here right now are working out to my advantage. There is fog and dew in the morning that makes things more interesting. What I have really been out searching for are dragons. I really want a dragonfly shot with the sweet morning light and dew on its wings. But sadly I have not been able to find any yet. Maybe I just won't go to sleep until I find one:):.

gluwater

saurora wrote:

These are super, Nick. Have to sacrifice a little sleep to catch that gorgeous early, early morning light! My problem is I sleep too well these days and miss it!!!

I do the same thing Saurora. The only way I ever catch the sunrise is when I stay up all night. I am the furthest thing from a morning person you can get.

douglas

Great shots, I love the colors and textures in the grass shot.

Seefutlung

I think Dragons are like you, Sauroa and vampires ... they tend to sleep in.

Gary

Lord Vetinari

Wonderful shots- lovely light- think I like #2 best

Skippy

gluwater wrote:

Couldn't sleep last night so I stayed up and drove to the prarie as the sun was rising. I got a couple I liked and a lot I didn't. A Red Tail Hawk flew right over my head and I missed the shot :cry. Oh well, that's what tomorrow is for. Take a look and let me know what you think. Time for me to go to sleep.
I liked how these looked backlit, I just wish the OOF flower wasn't there.
Thistle with dew in the sweet light.
Cool lookin moth I have never seen before. I found out that it is an Ailanthus webworm moth which is an introduced species.
Finally, believe it or not, this is grass.
Critique is always welcome.

Hi there Nick...... I love that Thistle shot Nick
I saw many of those moths during my trips to Ohio, they are quite striking in colour.

These are all nice shots Nick ........ guess what tomorrow is
Zooooooooooo Day!!! Whooohoooo finally its happening, lookout Butterfly enclosure I says thanks for sharing Nick .... Skippy (Australia)

David Taylor

I like the warm light, the simplicity of the thistle and the abstractness (is that a word?) of the grass spikelets. Good job.

SloYerRoll

The grass is an awesome shot.
All are good, but that is my fav.

-Jon

Dupont24

Nice photos. I like the colors.
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