
Circle of Spikes. 2021 Photo Challenge
Canon EOS 6D

I see your shadow
Canon EOS 6D


The Collector II
Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO
Canon EOS D60

Taste of Yellow

Purple Treats

The Collector

Resting On Red

Looking At You

Sun Lit

Original Photo/Butterfly Profile
1/125 3.5 ISO 200 Exposure -0.5 Canon 100mm Macro Lens/St. Louis Zoo

Occupied
Wild butterfly and bee enjoying the flowers at the zoo

Butterfly Profile
1/125s F3.5 ISO-200

In His Space

Peaks & Valleys
Extreme close up of the surface of a tropical water lily pad

Flower Occupied

Orange & Black
Butterfly House

Sea of Yellow
1/90s f6.7 flash

Ladybug

Flipped
I auto enhanced this and got the brilliant blue color. 1/200s 6.7 Flash

Balancing Act
Canon EOS 10D, Canon Speedlite 420EX, Tamron 70-300mm Telephoto, 1/60 6.7

Make Your Move
Dragonfly at my water garden

Busy

Half Full..........or
..........Half Empty?

I Thought Lunch Was Served!
My Firebelly Toad with his lunch

Baby Blue
Can you guess? :-)

My Tiger

A Star
Marine Science Museum, Virginia Beach Virginia

Extreme
Close up of a butterfly at the Insectarium at the St. Louis Zoo, St. Louis Missouri

Dark Dragon
Dragonfly

Me & My Shadow
Baby Praying Mantis, one day old

Kickin It Up
Itty Bitty Bug

Tiny Little Bug
I have no idea what kind of bug this was, he was about the size of a ladybug.

Tiny Little Caterpillar
This little guy was about a 1/2 inch.

Taxi Down The Runway
To me, this looked like a runway/landing strip for the dragonflies

Get Outta My Face!
Dragonfly

Moments Old
This baby Praying Mantis emerged from the egg case moments before the photo was taken

Not So Happy
Dragonfly

The Happy Dragon
Dragonfly

Just Hangin Out
Dragonfly

Green Day
A damsel fly resting on the lotus

On The Edge
A visitor to my flower garden

Wooly
Visitor in my garden.

Regular Visitor
This little guy has been living in my flower bed for three years now.

Handprint
e think of a handprint, as if someone had just pressed their hand against it and left an impression....

Alive With Moss
tree itself, splitting from deterioration and the moss growing & thriving with a velvety touch....

Nature's Baubles
Naturally formed fungus on a tree.
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