“OH, HI! I HEARD IT’S BUTTERFLY WEEK! I HOPE I’M NOT LATE!” All up in your face cabbage butterfly, Pieris rapae, at 30x magnification. #macrophotography #macro #photography #SciArt #nature #insect #butterflyweek #butterflies #wildlife #HesSoFluffy #mothra

More lichen at 12x magnification, nature makes fun weird textures. #macrophotography #macro #photography #SciArt #blackandwhite #b&w #nature #abstractphotography #abstract

Lovely little Lichen at 50x More lichen at 12x magnification, nature makes fun weird textures. #macrophotography #macro #photography #extremecloseup #SciArt #blackandwhite #b&w #nature #abstractphotography #abstract

HE’S SO FLUFFY! …& he’s also staring into your soul… A dramatic new of view of a big eyed Cabbage Butterfly, at 30x magnification. Haven’t even bothered to clean up the dust spots from his enclosure yet. #macrophotography #photography #insects #spring #extremecloseup #macromonday

Viola Blanda The Sweet White Violet, a native Illinois wildflower. A stack of a total of 110x individually focused photos. #macrophotography #photography #focusstacking #spring #flowerphotography #bloomscrolling #flowerreport #flowersky

Many a Puschkinia Aka: the striped squill #macrophotography #photography #Nature #narrowfocus #shotoniphone #spring #flowerphotography #bloomscrolling #closeup #flowerreport #flowersky

Little dreamy white Puschkinia #macrophotography #photography #Nature #narrowfocus #shotoniphone #spring #flowerphotography #bloomscrolling #closeup #flowerreport #flowersky

Bristly Buttercup bloom, this little guy was only about a two centimeters wide. #macrophotography #photography #Nature #narrowfocus #shotoniphone #spring #flowerphotography #bloomscrolling #wildflower #flowersonfriday

Bristly Buttercup flower in early bloom, a midwestern native wildflower. #macrophotography #photography #Nature #narrowfocus #shotoniphone #macrophotofriday #spring #flowerphotography #experimentalphotography #abstractphotography

Tiny spiked nodes on the side of a small scalloped clam shell #macrophotography #photography #Nature #narrowfocus #shotoniphone #experimentalphotography #blackandwhite #texture #abstractphotography #seashells

Internal spiral crown of broken seashell "The whole universe is based on rhythms. Everything happens in circles, in spirals." ~ John Hartford #macrophotography #photography #Nature #narrowfocus #shotoniphone #experimentalphotography #abstract #seashore #fibonacci

Bird Cherry, odd scraggly little flowers. #macrophotography #photography #Nature #narrowfocus #shotoniphone #macrophotofriday #flowerphotography

Wild Geranium Planted next to many midwestern suburban driveways. #macrophotography #photography #Nature #narrowfocus #shotoniphone #macrophotofriday #flowerphotography

Virginia Bluebell This little guy is so crinkly! Like the laundry I forgot in the dryer for too long. #macrophotography #photography #Nature #narrowfocus #shotoniphone #macrophotofriday #flowerphotography

A hot mess of a flower. A damaged pink magnolia blossom . A fragile late season bloom that got a little beat up on the way home. Beauty in resiliency #macrophotography #photography #Nature #narrowfocus #shotoniphone #macrophotofriday #flowerphotography

Ivory magnolia blossom, from early in the spring season. #macrophotography #photography #Nature #narrowfocus #shotoniphone #macrophotofriday #flowerphotography

Wire ring spring toy fidget. Seeing beauty in ordinary objects. Shot with my iPhone & a microscope at 30x magnification. #macrophotography #photography #abstractphotography #abstract #narrowfocus #bokeh #shotoniphone #monochrome #BluSkyArtShow

Head Growth - 2019 Part of my Cigar Box Babyface series Another oldie from the archives #encaustic #encausticpainting #mixedmedia #beeswax #painting #artofbluesky #monochrome #BlueSkyArtShow

Blood Root - 2016 Pulled from the archives Happy Valentine’s Day #encaustic #encausticpainting #mixedmedia #collage #beeswax #painting #anatomicalheart #SciArt #artofbluesky

Siberian Squill, an invasive species here in the Midwest. In the name of ecology & art, I hope to soon be destroying many of these pretty pests. #macrophotography #photography #Nature #narrowfocus #SciArt #shotoniphone #flowerphotography

Broken inner crown of a spiral shell. I used 3 opposed RGB LEDs creating colored shadows. Same photo mirrored, converted to B&W, showing the shell shape better. #macrophotography #photography #Nature #experimentalphotography #narrowfocus #SciArt #shotoniphone #rainboweverything #abstractphotography

Tiny unburst Golden Alexander flowers. Magnified at eighty times. #macrophotography #photography #Nature #flowerphotography #narrowfocus #SciArt #shotoniphone

Unburst Golden Alexander flowers. I am anxiously waiting for spring just like these little guys. #macrophotography #photography #Nature #flowerphotography #narrowfocus #SciArt #shotoniphone

Pale Magnolia Shot with my iPhone & a microscope at 12x magnification. #macrophotography #photography #Nature #flowerphotography #narrowfocus #shotoniphone

Wire ring spring toy fidget. Look close in the lens flare, you can sorta see the reflection of the fiber optic tubes from the light source. Shot with my iPhone & a microscope at 50x magnification. #macrophotography #photography #abstractphotography #narrowfocus #bokeh #shotoniphone

Wire ring spring toy fidget. Found this in a prize bin for kids, I find its repetitive geometry pleasing.Seeing beauty in ordinary objects. Shot with my iPhone & a microscope at 12x magnification. #macrophotography #photography #abstractphotography #narrowfocus #bokeh #shotoniphone

American Plum tree flower. Spring cannot come soon enough. Shot with my iPhone & a microscope at 30x magnification. #macrophotography #photography #Nature #flowerphotography #SciArt #shotoniphone

American Plum Tree Blossoms. Dreaming of spring while looking at snow. Shot with my iPhone & microscope at 12x magnification. #macrophotography #photography #Nature#flowerphotography #SciArt #shotoniphone

A bright spring ephemeral for a gray winter day. Yellow Trout Lily bloom. Uncropped microscope shot at 12x magnification. #macrophotography #photography #Nature#flowerphotography

White Trout Lily bloom. Posting spring ephemerals to beat back the winter gloom. Uncropped iPhone & microscope shot, seen at 12x magnification. #macrophotography #photography #Nature#flowerphotography

Purple Wild Geranium bloom & pollen. Uncropped microscope shots at 80x & 20x magnification. #macrophotography #photography #Nature #flower

Lovely flared spiral shell peeking out from the shadows. Geometry in nature. #macrophotography #photography #shell #spiral

‘Chelle likes shells. Look at that organic radial grid pattern, nature makes some strange & fun geometry. #macrophotography #photography #shell #blackandwhite

Skull in a Spectrum Tiny skull at 20x magnification. Got some lovely primary colors here using some additive light mixing. Back lit for a little extra drama. Used 47 separate focus stacked photos. #macrophotography #photography #experimentalphotography #skull

The Dead Isopod Disco An ex crustacean in a delightful rainbow spectrum. Roly poly shown under RGB LED spotlights. Using vintage microscope with digital photo stacking. #macrophotography #photography #experimentalphotography