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Most of our close-up shots tend to be of travel bugs. And we have just a crappy kodak easy-share... but we still have some that I like (although they're not nearly as high-quality as the pics shown above!)

 

A spider I accidentally went eye-to-eye with while searching for a roadside micro in a bush:

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An old abandoned bird's nest built in the gate at a trail entrance:

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We found this rock while we were at a cache, and we remarked on how much it resembled a turtle...

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...and just a moment later, we saw this real turtle sitting 10 feet away from us!

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We saw this frog while walking on a path toward a cache. We took a few hasty pictures of it, sure that it would hop away quickly.. but when it didn't, I decided to see if it would consent to pose alongside a frog travel bug I had in my pocket. The frog sat there patiently, and when the picture-taking was done, he hopped away.

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This TB wanted its picture taken with hot and cold things. What better choice than a hot-fudge sundae? :-)

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We saw this near a cache and were mystified by it. Later someone in "The Hunt / The Unusual" forum identified it for me.

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A crab TB... of course we had to pick it up and take some pictures :-)

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I just like how the blue bear TB is the same color as the sky in this one :-)

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Great stuff guys, I wonder somethimes WHAT it takes to get into the banners!! I'm cleaning out some of my piucture folders(109 folders) and will post some of mine that aren't GeoCache related. First I'll upload them on Photobucket.

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All of these pics, except for the last one, were done with a home-made macro lens made from a cheap magnifying glass I siliconed to a lens adapter. It's not perfect, but I've been able to get some pretty close shots. Hope you enjoy them. :unsure:

 

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I love macro photography, what a great thread. I've only had a few attempts myself, but when visiting this cache I took this pic.

 

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It doesn't quite cut it with some of the pics here but I really enjoyed taking it - chasing that butterfly all over the place!

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Lots of posting of bugs, but I admit, I have some as well, but living in Texas, there are lots of cool snakes here to take pictures of, and beautiful wildflowers as well.

 

A broadbanded water snake as I was walking back to the path from the Stegasaurus cache (Houston, TX). I knew they were not venomous so I allowed myself to get close. They were cute cuddled up the way they were.

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I stopped by a creek to change into my water shoes and spotted this guy watching me:

 

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He didn't seem to mind when I put the camera in his face.

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Bumpity. Took these on a hike this evening. I wasn't caching per se, but I was scouting areas as I went. All are clickable for more sizes.

 

Trilliums

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Sumac

 

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More sumac(?)

 

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Nikon D-50

Zoom Nikkor 18-135 (regular lense)

My wife took the pictures. :P

Western Antelope Valley, CA

 

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