The US Geological Survey’s Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab Flickr has more than 1,200 macro photos of bees and other insects.
Curated by USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Biologist Sam Droege.
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Photographer Nicolas Reusens uses a technique known as focus stacking — combining several images taken at different depths of field. These photos are from Costa Rica, Malaysia, South Africa, Peru, Ecuador, Mexico and more.
German photographer Stefan Diller has created HD footage with microscopic images of plant and insect life. The tech, nanoflight, is “a revolutionary new way to visualize structures of the microworld,” and can" move a virtual camera in eight degrees of freedom around the specimen.”
Batam Island, Indonesia, photographer Uda Dennie takes photos of jumping spiders with water drops on their heads.
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Canadian photographer Jim des Riviéres has created this amazing collection of high-resolution, large-format photos of different varieties of moths.
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Artist Mike Libby based in Portland, does not work with endangered species—he imports the insects he works with from licensed dealers from Brazil, New Guinea, Texas, Africa, and even China.
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It is no small feat to snap crystal clear shots of the very rapid movements of insects and their wings.
Biochemist and photography enthusiast Linden Gledhill used a cross beam trigger system called StopShot manufactured by Cognisys.
Gledhill explains:
"The external shutter opens in about 10 milliseconds 10x faster than the DSLR can react and that is why its important to have access to a very fast acting external shutter. If the camera’s shutter was used the insect would be out of the field of view before its shutter could open. Because of this, high speed photographs are typically done in a darkened room to avoid this lag (ie on bulb mode). An external shutter allows insect to be captured in full sun. "
26-year-old photographer based in Tel Aviv, Dmitriy Yoav Reinshtein has created quite the astounding set of gorgeous macro photos of insects.
