Baby in Monkey Outfit

My wife and I ordered some different knitted outfits for our new baby boy.  This one is a monkey outfit.  He wasn't happy when we started the photo shoot so I wasn't able to take the pictures I really wanted to.

We used a light blue blanket and a white sheet as backgrounds.  I used a Canon 5D Mark II camera and an Alien Bee 800 flash with a large octobox.

Slug photographs

These are some photographs of slugs I took.  Slug are similar to snails except they do not have a hard shell.  Slugs must remain moist or they will die.  I took these macro photographs of slugs using a Canon 5D Mark II and a Sigma 180mm lens.  These Slug photographs are the only ones I have taken of this species.

slug photographs

Green Anole Lizard

These are some Green Anole macro photographs.  Green Anoles are common in the Southern United States.  These lizard can change color from light brown to bright green.  Green Anole hunt and eat insects.  These lizards are good at keeping pest away.  The lizards are shy and will attempt to run away.  If they are captured they will attempt to bite.  The bite is not serious but may draw blood.

These small lizards are native to the United States.  They can be found in the Eastern Texas to the East Coast.  Brown Anoles are invasive and were brought over by accident from Cuba.  Even though the Anole in these photographs is brown in color, it is a Green Anole that is currently in brown phase.

Texas Longhorns photographs

These are some photographs of Texas Longhorns.  I shot these with a Canon 5D Mark II camera.  The Longhorn cow is one of the Symbols of Texas.

Texas Longhorns

Dimorphic Jumping Spider - Maevia Inclemens

Dimorphic Jumping Spider - Maevia Inclemens 


These is a pretty jumping spider called a Dimorphic Jumping Spider.  I have only seen one of this species.  I took these macro photographs with a Canon 5d Mark II using a Canon MP-E 65mm lens.


Dimorphic Jumping Spider

Hammerhead flatworm

I found this Hammerhead flatworm on mother's day.  I have never seen of of heard of these things.  Hammerhead flatworms are not dangerous but they are pest and eat earth worms which are beneficial to your garden.

Hammerhead flatworm video

Mud turtle pictures

These are some pictures I took of a Mud turtle.  He is just a baby.  I took these pictures with my Canon 5D Mark II.

http://www.gather.com/viewSlideshow.action?albumId=35143

Macro photographs of insect

This is a collection of the macro photographs and videos of insects I have taken over the last few years.  I took all of these photographs and videos with a Canon 5D Mark II camera body and a Canon MP-E 65mm 1x - 5x lens or a Sigma 180mm lens.  I also use a Canon MT-24EX twin flash unit.

http://www.squidoo.com/collection-of-insect-videos-and-photographs

Tiny Red Mite

This is a set of macro photographs of a Tiny Red Mite.  I took these macro photographs with a Canon 5D Mark II and a Canon MP-E 65mm 1x-5x lens.  This Tiny Red Mite was about the size of a grain of salt.

http://www.gather.com/viewSlideshow.action?albumId=35814

Orange and Black insects on Bluebonnets

These are some macro photographs or orange and black insects on bluebonnets.  I took these macro photographs with a Canon 5d Mark II and a Sigma 180mm lens.

http://www.gather.com/viewSlideshow.action?albumId=35861

Mother Spider with hundreds of babies

I found this mother spider with egg sacks.  I waited two weeks until the eggs hatched.  Hundreds of babies could be seen around the eggs.  I took these macro photographs with a Canon 5D Mark II and a Canon MP-E 65mm 1x-5x lens.

http://www.gather.com/viewSlideshow.action?albumId=35868

Unknown Red and Black Beetles

I found these ed and lack bug nymphs in my back yard.  They were in 5 clumps and each clump had hundreds of bugs.  I am not sure what species they are.


http://www.gather.com/viewSlideshow.action?albumId=35947

Paper Wasp photographs

These are some Paper Wasp Photographs I have taken.  Paper Wasp make nest usually around houses in the corners of the house.  Paper Wasp will defend their nest if it is disturbed.  This macro photographs where shot with a Canon 5D Mark II and a Sigma 180mm lens.

http://www.gather.com/viewSlideshow.action?albumId=35963

Alligator Snapping Turtle

These are some Alligator Snapping Turtle Pictures.  The Alligator Snapping Turtle is the Largest freshwater turtle in North America.  There is only one other freshwater turtle in the world that is similar in size to the Alligator Snapping Turtle and its the Chinese softshell.

http://www.gather.com/viewSlideshow.action?albumId=36031

Mosquito sucking my blood

This is an article about Mosquitoes and their is a video at the end of a mosquito sucking my blood.  Everyone ask me "Arnt you scared your going to get a disease?"  The truth is we get bit by mosquitoes all the time and this one extra one that I let bite me isn't going to really make a difference.

http://www.infobarrel.com/Macro_video_of_a_mosquito_sucking_my_blood

Macro photographs of a wolf spider.

This is a group of macro pictures of a wolf spider with an egg sack. I took these pictures with a Canon 5d Mark II camera. I used an MP-E 65mm lens. Wolf spiders are not really aggressive but will bite if harassed. They are not dangerous to humans but will cause a painful bite.



I found this mother carrying her egg sack on the ground.  I took a few pphotographs and then released her on her way.  The Canon MP-E 65mm 2.8 1x-5x macro lens is one of my favorite lenses.  I get some really cool macro photography shots from it.


I am not sure what the red part in the above photograph is.  It may be a venom gland.




These arachnids are quite common in Texas.  I found a few of these each week it seems.  During the warmer months I find them crawling through the grass.

Brown Recluse Spider photographs

Several photographs of a brown recluse spider. These photographs were taken with a Canon Mark 5d II camera and a Canon MP-E 65mm lens. One of three species of harmful spiders in the United States.




Several photographs of a brown recluse spider. These photographs were taken with a Canon Mark 5d II camera and a Canon MP-E 65mm lens.  If you would like to see more Brown Recluse spider photographs you can visit http://www.gather.com/viewSlideshow.action?albumId=34211

Alligator Snapping Turtle pictures

These are some pictures of my Alligator Snapping Turtle. These are one of the coolest turtles around. The largest freshwater species of turtle in the world. I plan to do some better photographs in the future.

MP-E 65mm macro photographs of flower

This is my latest series of MP-E 65mm macro photographs of flowers. I use this lens on a Mark 5D II with a Canon MT-24EX twin flash. I find that macro photography is my favorite type of photography. The Canon MP-E 65mm lens is a must for anyone interested in doing extreme macros.

Macro pictures of Red Harvester Ants (Pogonomyrmex barbatus)

Macro photographs of Red Harvester Ants(Pogonomyrmex barbatus). All images were captured using a Canon Mark 5d II camera with a Canon MP-E 65mm lens.