Oddly enough, a photograph I took in 2007 has been chosen as one of Popular Science's 2009 "The Year's Most Amazing Scientific Images" (I'm #34 in the gallery). I guess that's because the image wasn't widely distributed until the NY Times picked it up earlier this year. Not that I'm complaining, of course.
My favorite image in Popular Science's lineup is this one, a spectacular confluence of lightning and volcanic eruption captured by Carlos Gutierrez. But there are plenty of other stunning images in the gallery. Go see.
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"Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black
And the dark street winds and bends.
Past the pits where the asphalt flowers grow
We shall walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
And watch where the chalk-white arrows go
From Earth to the Universe was a brilliant outreach project for the 2009 International Year of Astronomy, displaying online, and in real life, some of the best astronomical images around.
A few years ago I needed to image some ants for a short taxonomic paper. Lacking a decent specimen imaging system (like Entovision), I decided to snap the photos at
"Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first." -Mark Twain
Congrats!
Congrats. your photos are amazing
Hi,
I have a couple of questions. I am really interested in photography and ants, but am having a hard time taking good closeups. Currently I have a nikon d40 with a set of macro filters. Although I have gotten some great bug pictures with the setup, ants totally elude me. I was wondering if you had any equipment suggestions that could make my nikon more capable. I have considered a dedicated macro lens, but before I drop the cash, will it yield super closeups?
Tucker,
Alex has some articles on how he photographs (and photographed) ants.
You should ne able to find them quite easily on this site (both in the blog-articles and the articles-section)
Jeroen.
Congratulations! The NYT and PS. Wow... Must do wonders for your hat size. ;)
Thanks guys!
I'd not bother with macro filters. If you need an inexpensive alternative to a proper macro lens, you might want to experiment with reverse-mounted lenses and extension tubes.