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Went out the other day on a bike trail. Nothing special, just a trail beside a road, but this was the first time I'd really gone out with the 100mm macro lens I got for Christmas. I had forgotten how fun it was to go macro; I haven't had a true macro lens since I switched to digital over ten years ago.

 

Since there isn't another category that really fits this in here, I figured I'd start one. So, to quote a very old Steve Martin stand-up routine, let's get small!

 

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Dandelion

 

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Pine bark

 

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Reflective sign

 

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Bradford pear blossoms

 

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Old hydrant

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I am constantly stopping on the trail to take pictures of things both great and small. That may help explain why I so often end up hiking alone; no one else wants to stop that much! But I think it's worth it. For instance, when I first started taking pictures of wildflowers I hardly knew any of their names. While many of them are now old friends, I still run across beautiful new strangers from time to time.

 

All of these were taken with various digital point n' shoots. My venerable Canon AE-1 and its array of lenses have sat at home for more years than I care to remember!

 

Raindrops on a conifer

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Prickly rose

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Sticky geranium

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Brown eyed susan

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Northern bedstraw

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Orange agoseris

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Checkerspot on spirea

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Variegated wind flower

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Pearl Crescent on ragwort

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Here's a couple of wildflowers that I haven't been able to identify yet.

 

Some sort of Arnica? Seen on Mount Lipsett two summers ago.

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I saw this one north of Golden BC two summers ago. It's a little like cat's ear but even ignoring the orange colour it doesn't look quite right.

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