15 Dec, 2007
Photo Hunt: Small
Posted by teacherjulie @ 12:05 am
Shelved under Bits and Pieces, Interesting tidbits, Photo Hunters, Snapshots
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Participants post photos based on a theme. The theme for this Saturday, December 15, 2007 is SMALL.

I try to streeeetch my point and shoot camera to its limit by trying to take detailed photos. I love to take photos of things that are small. Small things that when compared to the grand scale of things seem too insignificant. But as a song goes,

Yes, all things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small,
And all things wise and wonderful,
The Lord God made them all.

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This fly is rather big when compared to the common house fly, or to the black ant in the background.

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Nope, not the black ant above but another black ant in a different place.

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I think I have reached the limit of my point and shoot cam with this photo and this is the best shot I got with Mr. Spider.

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I love flowers, whether I can identify these or not. I specially love small flowers because these are so detailed and not so much appreciated.

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I have about two dozens or so of this little bloom which I can’t identify. I didn’t want to look for these in the files so I figured another shot or two won’t hurt.

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And this is one of my favorite flower photos with butterfly eggs on the petals which I also featured in this blog exactly a year ago today. See, I didn’t even know how to put a watermark nor crop photos then. Click here to see the bud.

~o0o~

I posted really early. I will visit PH participants on most probably Sunday (here in the Philippines GMT +8). No teaching schedules today, we are off to watch Trixie and her class for their morning performance for the school’s Family Day. I don’t know if we can manage to squeeze time to attend Julian’s Homeschool Provider’s Christmas Party and still have time for another yet of Trixie’s performance for the Music Hour at 1pm. Traffic is really bad these days in Mega Manila.

Have a great weekend everyone :)

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15 Dec, 2007 @ 1:16 am
Rach (Heart of Rachel) said:

Excellent photos! You make small things appear more interesting. The butterfly eggs is an amazing shot.

  • Thanks Rachel That was just “pure lick” I guess. :)

15 Dec, 2007 @ 3:01 am
GBex said:

wowww—very beautiful small insects…

mine is up too , HERE!

  • Thanks, GBex :)

15 Dec, 2007 @ 3:04 am
Dom said:

hey, thanks for dropping by — yeah, it was my birthday yesterday (dec 13th- at 14th dyan sa atin sa pinas)…..
bless you my dear julie!

  • Thanks for the visit, Dom :)

15 Dec, 2007 @ 3:06 am
GBex said:

wowww—these photos are amazing!….
mine is up too, HERE!

  • Thanks, GBex, sorry about the first comment, it went to the spam folder and I had to go through several hundreds and saw yours and Ghee’s. :)

15 Dec, 2007 @ 10:13 am
TiOheM said:

I like your entries, especially the first one - the fly. By the way I linked you up in my PhotoHunters Links. You may or may not do the same. Thanks for your comments on my entry.

  • Thanks, for the link TiOheM. Still have to make my PH links which I have been putting off for the longest time. :)

15 Dec, 2007 @ 10:37 am
ghee said:

yeah,cant agree more!theyre small! and i guess you have a very cool camera,Julie,hindi kaya ng powers ng digital ko yan :)

happy weekend and advance meri xmas na rin :)

mine s up too! HERE!

ghee

  • Hi Ghee, there, I retrieved this by searching through hundreds :D I have read in your blog that some of your comments are being caught by Akismet.  :)

15 Dec, 2007 @ 10:38 am
ghee said:

hello Julie,
as usual,my first comment went to your spam bin,pls de spam na lang :(

  • Got the first comment, Ghee. Thanks for doing another one. :)

15 Dec, 2007 @ 12:28 pm
princess said:

What a great collection of macro shots, Julie! Kagaganda!
BTW, my meme’s up. Thanks for the tag.

  • Thanks, Tita Princess. I have read your post about the meme but I wasn’t able to comment yet. I even saw Rachel’s. Btw, Tiger Woods says “Hi!” to you :D

15 Dec, 2007 @ 1:48 pm
Mayi(mixednuts) said:

I am convinced, I need to buy a good camera. Super nice pics.

  • I use Canon Powershot, not high end, can’t afford that yet. I even bought that in Quiapo. Hope you are able to get a new cam, Mayi :)

15 Dec, 2007 @ 3:12 pm
Desert Diva said:

What an excellent set of macro photos. I always like the way you share more than one example of the weekly theme. Have a great weekend!

  • Thanks, Cheryl. I try to maximize my point and shoot’s features since I can’t afford a dslr yet :D

15 Dec, 2007 @ 8:19 pm
The Rocky Mountain Retreat said:

These are beautiful photos… stunning.

  • Thank you :)

15 Dec, 2007 @ 8:46 pm
Susan said:

Those are wonderful! Thanks for sharing. My small photo is up here.

  • Thanks, Susan :)

15 Dec, 2007 @ 8:49 pm
pat said:

WOW - amazing photos of the insects! Great job!!!

Have a great weekend.

  • Thanks, Pat :)

15 Dec, 2007 @ 9:15 pm
Raquel said:

Hi Julie, those are beautiful, I like best 1 and 5 photos.

  • Thanks, Raq. The last photo was just a “lucky” day for me then  :)

15 Dec, 2007 @ 9:26 pm
ellen b said:

Hi Julie,
Your photos are amazing. Well done! Oh and don’t feel bad about calling me Lana (she’s my sister and even my parents call me Lana sometimes)
Have a wonderful weekend.

  • Ellen, so that’s why I have been thinking that the two blogs belong to just one person. I have been meaning to email you to ask, lol!  Thanks  :)

15 Dec, 2007 @ 9:40 pm
napaboaniya said:

That’s a pretty closeup shot of the butterfly eggs. Interesting!!

  • Was a “lucky” day for me to be able to chance upon those :) Thanks!

15 Dec, 2007 @ 10:39 pm
farmingfriends said:

I love the hymn and the insect photos are very interesting. sara from farmingfriends

  • The children in my daughter’s school sing this too, Sara, just like we did in church when I was a child. Thanks :)

15 Dec, 2007 @ 11:59 pm
Autumn said:

Great shots! I love the fly one.

  • Thanks, Autumn :)

16 Dec, 2007 @ 12:19 am
Mar said:

Your pictures are amazing!!! I am not fond of insects so my favorite ones are the flowers… :)

  • Thanks, Mar, quite hard to take these insect photos. I love those tiny flowers :)

16 Dec, 2007 @ 1:22 am
lutchi said:

gorgeous shots Julie…thanks for sharing. Mine is up at 4Seasons Of My Life
and 2Cents Worth . Hope you can visit me too. Happy Hunting !!!

  • Thanks, Lutchi :)

16 Dec, 2007 @ 1:53 am
BlurMommy said:

Great macro shots! I love the butterfly eggs photo.

  • Thank you, BlurMommy :)

16 Dec, 2007 @ 2:24 am
JC said:

Neat shots! I’d have never known those were butterfly eggs…

  • I had to make sure first before I posted the photo, JC. Thanks :)

16 Dec, 2007 @ 2:46 am
genny said:

Thats pretty shot…

  • Thanks, Genny!

16 Dec, 2007 @ 3:06 am
jesie said:

Wow! Lovely pictures. The spider is little and you have captured a great shot. I love the song too. I sang it at my church before.

Mine is up too. Have a great day.

  • Thanks, Jesie, it was quite hard to take insect photos since they are small and always mobile :)

16 Dec, 2007 @ 3:28 am
Janna said:

These are great pictures!
I’ve never seen butterfly eggs before.
You’re right; it IS important to find beauty in small things.

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My photo hunts include a puppy and a phallic cheeto.

  • Was a “lucky” day to chance upon these eggs. Thanks, Janna :)

16 Dec, 2007 @ 4:54 am
liza said:

thats is one amazing shot here! i love the eyes on the leave as well as the flowers..stunning! have a great weekend! Mine is up too

16 Dec, 2007 @ 6:35 am
mott said:

thanks once again! You really take beautiful close ups! My kids had a great time looking at your pictures and identifying the tiny insects! Hee hee…educational fun for them! It’s their first time seeing butterfly eggs as well…(psssst..mine as well..ha ha ha!)

16 Dec, 2007 @ 8:40 am
Natalie said:

What neat shots! Very good photography!

My Photo Hunt is up too! :)

16 Dec, 2007 @ 10:36 am
ipanema said:

i love your shots! great small photos! :)

happy Sunday! :)

16 Dec, 2007 @ 11:42 am
pelfy said:

I love the butterfly eggs shot. It’s amazing!!

16 Dec, 2007 @ 12:29 pm
Patricia (Pollywog Creek) said:

Those are all very lovely, Julie. All subjects I enjoy photographing, too, as you know! Hope your day was perfectly delightful, dear friend.

16 Dec, 2007 @ 3:27 pm
jmb said:

You take really spectacular photos Julie. These are especially good and illustrate the theme so well. Just a point and shoot? I find that hard to believe. The butterfly eggs are amazing.
Thanks for visiting and have a great weekend.

16 Dec, 2007 @ 7:43 pm
Dragonheart said:

Those are wonderful photos! Just fabulous. :) Terrific choices for small! :)

17 Dec, 2007 @ 12:30 am
A. said:

Superb photos! I just wish I could produce anything half as good.

Thanks for visiting:)

17 Dec, 2007 @ 1:39 am
liza said:

Great shots of the insects. Ang galing, lalo na yung butterfly eggs. Thanks for dropping by.

17 Dec, 2007 @ 1:40 am
a simple life said:

Excellent shots! Well done Teacher Julie, nice take on the SMALL theme. :)

17 Dec, 2007 @ 3:21 am
PowersTwinB said:

Thanks for visiting my hunt! I Hate bugs of any kind…in fact, I have a small fruit fly infestation in my little condo, actually it was a fungus gnat…or IS a fungus Gnat..so I had to dump all of my mom’s funeral flowers, which broke my heart…I now have no vegatation in the house, but am still having a problem with these teeny flys…I just dont know what to do! any suggestions? I know nothing about plants myself

17 Dec, 2007 @ 5:44 am
littlepolaris said:

Hi teacher julie,
It is believe that crane is a mystical creature in chinese myth. The crane serve as messenger between human and God in heaven. When someone is sick, we often make a lot of those paper crane writing on each of it wishing the sick person to recover quickly, hoping that these crane will bring our wishes to God. I’m not sure about the pineapple though, but pineapple is often a symbol of wealth. We made those pineapple using gold paper especially during chinese festives, it is believe that it will welcome wealth to the house.

Thanks for dropping by this week. have a nice day~

17 Dec, 2007 @ 11:48 am
SabineM said:

What fabulous close ups!!!! Amazing bugs and the last one. I do not think I have ever seen green eggs before!

17 Dec, 2007 @ 5:54 pm
Bing said:

Hi Teacher Julie… Nice shots! I love the eggs on the leaf….

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