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Yep the dandelions are popping up now. I saw a bumble bee today which I don't normally see in April here. But I saw this bug collecting some pollen on this dandelion, I assume it's some kind of bee. I got nice and close as I could with the macro. I'm pretty happy with it overall. It was cloudy...

One of my first macro shots, Taken with Vivtar Series 1 105mm lens. Any CC welcomed.

Orchid Catasetum Macrocarpum, female flower Catasetum macrocarpum, female flower by Rui Oliveira Santos, no Flickr Catasetum macrocarpum, female flower by Rui Oliveira Santos, no Flickr Catasetum Macrocarpum, female flower by Rui Oliveira Santos, no Flickr

Passiflora sp, wild flower Abaetetuba, Pará, Brazil (Amazon) Passiflora sp by Rui Oliveira Santos, no Flickr Passiflora sp by Rui Oliveira Santos, no Flickr Passiflora sp by Rui Oliveira Santos, no Flickr Passiflora sp by Rui Oliveira Santos, no Flickr

I debated where I should share this photo but I ultimately decided to place it in the b&w gallery because when I took this shot I deliberately wanted it to be in black & white. I was walking about and noticed this tiny big chilling out on top of one of these leafs from a blooming tree and for...

Sorry for consecutive posts, this will be my last for today :-). Took this shot while having lunch in a garden restaurant. Sony NEX-3N / 35mm / f3.5 / 1/60s / ISO200

Not sure if this is considered a macro or not but its a close up nonetheless. I saw this little guy walking up the power meter on my house just minutes before a severe storm approached. I really wish I could get rid of the shadow from the siding on my house and I tried so hard in Photoshop but...