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I am in awe of small creatures.
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January 26, 2023 | Categories: Insects | Tags: Close-up Photography, Fine Art Photography, Insects, Nature, Nature Photography, Nikon Canada, Photography, Photography (2), photos, www.rakmilphotography.com | 1 Comment
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One of those creatures whose eyes are hard to see, if at all.
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December 22, 2022 | Categories: Insects | Tags: Close-up Photography, Fine Art Photography, Insects, Nature, Nature Photography, Nikon Canada, Photography, Photography (2), photos, www.rakmilphotography.com | Leave a comment
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It’s all in the eyes.
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December 20, 2022 | Categories: Insects | Tags: Close-up Photography, Fine Art Photography, Insects, Nature, Nature Photography, Nikon Canada, Photography, Photography (2), photos, www.rakmilphotography.com | Leave a comment
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If there is one thing that attracts bees it is sunflowers.
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October 30, 2022 | Categories: Insects | Tags: Close-up Photography, Fine Art Photography, Insects, Nature, Nature Photography, Nikon Canada, Photography, Photography (2), photos, www.rakmilphotography.com | 4 Comments
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Ladybugs amble about, and if annoyed, which seldom happens, they fly away. Not the prettiest of faces close up but still remarkable.
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October 29, 2022 | Categories: Insects | Tags: Close-up Photography, Fine Art Photography, Insects, Nature, Nature Photography, Nikon Canada, Photography, Photography (2), photos, www.rakmilphotography.com | 2 Comments
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Bees are generally pre-occupied and one can wait around for them to do something interesting and get a good view.
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October 28, 2022 | Categories: Insects | Tags: Close-up Photography, Fine Art Photography, Insects, Nature, Nature Photography, Nikon Canada, Photography, Photography (2), photos, www.rakmilphotography.com | 1 Comment
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Not the most inviting face.
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October 27, 2022 | Categories: Insects | Tags: Close-up Photography, Fine Art Photography, Insects, Nature, Nature Photography, Nikon Canada, Photography, Photography (2), photos, www.rakmilphotography.com | Leave a comment
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Ants while small, often move very fast. This time I found it ambling along.
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October 26, 2022 | Categories: Insects | Tags: Close-up Photography, Fine Art Photography, Insects, Nature, Nature Photography, Nikon Canada, Photography, Photography (2), photos, www.rakmilphotography.com | 1 Comment
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Don’t you love it when they wave hello?
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October 25, 2022 | Categories: Insects | Tags: Close-up Photography, Fine Art Photography, Insects, Nature, Nature Photography, Nikon Canada, Photography, Photography (2), photos, www.rakmilphotography.com | Leave a comment
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I find insects a fascinating subject for photography. In this case, I caught the butterfly just as it landed.
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October 24, 2022 | Categories: Insects | Tags: Close-up Photography, Fine Art Photography, Insects, Nature, Nature Photography, Nikon Canada, Photography, Photography (2), photos, www.rakmilphotography.com | Leave a comment
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Dragonflies come in a myriad of colours and patterns, striking as well as deceiving. Dragonflies on the hunt stick to an area and patrol in random or circular flights looking for other insects as prey.
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August 28, 2022 | Categories: Insects | Tags: Dragonflies, Fine Art Photography, Insects, Nature, Nature Photography, Nikon Canada, Photography, Photography (2), photos, www.rakmilphotography.com | Leave a comment
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Dragonflies are hard for non-experts like me to identify and the books I have found on dragonflies often don’t make it easier.
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August 27, 2022 | Categories: Insects | Tags: Dragonflies, Fine Art Photography, Insects, Nature, Nature Photography, Nikon Canada, Photography, Photography (2), photos, www.rakmilphotography.com | Leave a comment
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Dragonflies’ eggs hatch under water where they become nymphs, next is the pupal stage like butterflies. You can see the remains of their pupas along waterways or if lucky see them emerge in the summer.
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August 26, 2022 | Categories: Insects | Tags: Dragonflies, Fine Art Photography, Insects, Nature, Nature Photography, Nikon Canada, Photography, Photography (2), photos, www.rakmilphotography.com | Leave a comment
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When chasing down dragonflies to photograph you should know that they often return to the same perch within a few minutes, and they like their backs to the sun.
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August 25, 2022 | Categories: Insects | Tags: Dragonflies, Fine Art Photography, Insects, Nature, Nature Photography, Nikon Canada, Photography, Photography (2), photos, www.rakmilphotography.com | Leave a comment
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If bees do it why not dragonflies (awkward as it may seem).
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August 24, 2022 | Categories: Insects | Tags: Dragonflies, Fine Art Photography, Insects, Nature, Nature Photography, Nikon Canada, Photography, Photography (2), photos, www.rakmilphotography.com | Leave a comment
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The whites of their eyes are really reflections of light off some of the thousands of elements in their eyes.
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August 23, 2022 | Categories: Insects | Tags: Dragonflies, Fine Art Photography, Insects, Nature, Nature Photography, Nikon Canada, Photography, Photography (2), photos, www.rakmilphotography.com | Leave a comment
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One of the most beautiful insects is also a ruthless predator. Its flying, targeting and tactical skills are well beyond anything man-made.
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August 22, 2022 | Categories: Insects | Tags: Dragonflies, Fine Art Photography, Insects, Nature, Nature Photography, Nikon Canada, Photography, Photography (2), photos, www.rakmilphotography.com | Leave a comment
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I told you they were my favourite.
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August 21, 2022 | Categories: Insects | Tags: Butterflies, Fine Art Photography, Insects, Nature, Nature Photography, Nikon Canada, Photography, Photography (2), photos, www.rakmilphotography.com | 2 Comments
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Fragile and weighing so little they can land on anything for a rest.
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August 20, 2022 | Categories: Insects | Tags: Butterflies, Fine Art Photography, Insects, Nature, Nature Photography, Nikon Canada, Photography, Photography (2), photos, www.rakmilphotography.com | Leave a comment
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I like the way the shadows created by the branches added stripes to the butterfly.
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August 19, 2022 | Categories: Insects | Tags: Butterflies, Fine Art Photography, Insects, Nature, Nature Photography, Nikon Canada, Photography, Photography (2), photos, www.rakmilphotography.com | Leave a comment
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Taking a pose now shunned by politicians since the 30s.
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August 18, 2022 | Categories: Insects | Tags: Butterflies, Fine Art Photography, Insects, Nature, Nature Photography, Nikon Canada, Photography, Photography (2), photos, www.rakmilphotography.com | Leave a comment
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In black and white the delicate outlines of the butterfly are accentuated.
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August 17, 2022 | Categories: Insects | Tags: Butterflies, Fine Art Photography, Insects, Nature, Nature Photography, Nikon Canada, Photography, Photography (2), photos, www.rakmilphotography.com | Leave a comment
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Of all the butterflies I have shot this is the calmest of them all, quietly posing even for close-up shots.
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August 16, 2022 | Categories: Insects | Tags: Butterflies, Fine Art Photography, Insects, Nature, Nature Photography, Nikon Canada, Photography, Photography (2), photos, www.rakmilphotography.com | 2 Comments

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Beautiful and delicate creatures. Monarch butterflies are classified as endangered. Hence a week of butterflies. These are two shots of the same monarch butterfly.

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August 15, 2022 | Categories: Insects | Tags: Butterflies, Fine Art Photography, Insects, Nature, Nature Photography, Nikon Canada, Photography, Photography (2), photos, www.rakmilphotography.com | Leave a comment