Last post from Nature Unveiling Herself Before Science for now. This is the second time I have cast River as Nature, and probably the tenth time Matthew has been cast as a scientist. Inspired by Barrias' sculpture.

With @astridkallsen.bsky.social at the abandoned school. Normally I delete photos where people's faces are shadowy. I feel it works here. #artnude #abandoned #urbex #windowlight

Nature Unveiling Herself Before Science. As Nature unveils more of herself Science becomes more advanced. The second photo is a close match to Bariras' sculpture. Nature: River Love Science: Matthew Gooley

Micrographs of a carnation petal. I am pleased with the color diversity. 10X and 20X objectives.

With Jessica Monroe in Mrs. Cuff's room at the abandoned school.

Happy birthday @loisplz.bsky.social. From our shoot in 2023.

Window light art nude with Ksenia Wegner from my shoot at Arte Shok. I am pleased with chiaroscuro look.

Basil (Ocimum basilicum) flower petal wet mount in phase contrast. The irregular, interlocked cells are different than other flower petals I have imaged. 40X objective.

I am getting in touch with my inner Vincent van Gogh. I found a sunflower with the florets in bloom and had to come back and get some photos. I believe these are prairie sunflowers (Helianthus petiolaris) and common sunflowers (Helianthus annuus).

Micrograph of the pits and lands on a CD. I used a red filter for contrast because CD players use an infrared laser.

With Kim Jay at the Rose Garden. Kim asked me to shoot some 3/4 length portraits, which I do not do often.

Micrographs of snake scales. I found a DeKay's brown snake that was hit by a car. 5x objective.

Some flowers from the Bethlehem Rose Garden for this dreary day. Anyone know what the last one is? All but the last are focus stacks.

Happy birthday @julyhigh.bsky.social Happy National Nude Day one day late

This shoot was inspired by Barrias' sculpture Nature Unveiling Herself Before Science.

I got lucky and had two bees land on the flower while I had my tripod and macro lens set up. I believe these are black and gold bumblebees (Bombus auricomus) on a purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea). #bees #insect #bumblebees #entomology #flower #nature #outdoors #macro

Happy birthday @angie505.bsky.social

@natalieamari.bsky.social beats the heat this Fourth of July.

Art nudes with Ksenia Wegner by the piano at Arte Shok Photo Studio.

Micrographs of a dandelion petal. 20X objective, focus stack of three. Micrograph of dandelion pollen and anther. 40X objective, focus stack of two.

Happy birthday Liv. From our first shoot at the abandoned school.

Happy World Giraffe Day. Taken at a Lehigh Valley Zoo photo workshop.

Some first day of summer shots of Katie in her tube. I tied the tow rope to myself and waded out into the Lehigh River to get better light.

Happy summer. From last year's summer solstice with @lucymagdalene.bsky.social

I get some old fancy hunting lodge vibes from this photo of Ron Jon. Unintentional day-for-night with just the right amount of fill flash.

Art nudes with Pinky Ann. Are you a fan?

When the brakeman is drunk but someone has to stop the train. I want to try this again at night. @lucymagdalene.bsky.social

From my shoot with @deadlynikkidoll.bsky.social at Seventh Side Studios. The light wall reminds me of the amplifier stacks used by classic metal guitarists.

Happy birthday to Esfir Meta.

Hello Gorgeous. Nude or implied? With Natalie Amari.

Art nude with Ksenia Wegner at Arte Shok Photo Studio.

Micrographs of a common blue violet (Viola sororia) petal. 20X objective.

Micrographs of a common blue violet (Viola sororia) petal. 10X objective. Violets appear purple to the naked eye, but show interesting color diversity when magnified.

Bell tower of the Central Moravian Church, edited for perspective.

Queen Takes Queen with Ksenia Wegner and Haley Valentine.

The Banana Factory, 1997-2025. I stopped down to f/22 for the fence shots.

My picks for WSM 2025: 1. Mitchell Hooper 2. Tom Stoltman 3. Matthew Ragg

Happy May Day with Natalie Amari.

Micrograph of a poppy petal. Nikon Optiphot microscope with 20/0.75 PlanApo objective, glycerine mount.

I thought this tile floor at Arte Shok Studio looked like a chessboard, so of course I had to cast Haley and Ksenia as White Queen and Black Queen. More to come.

Cherry blossom by the Bethlehem library with the 200mm macro. Bethlehem is home to several species of cherry trees; gifts from its sister city Tondabayashi. #macro #flowers #blooms #cherryblossom #sakura

Last set with Liz Ashley for now.

Liz Ashley on the steps of the Central Moravian Church, one of the latest UNESCO sites.

Happy birthday Liz Ashley. I told Liz she looked like one of Charlie’s Angels in this set with the gun.

Cherry blossom anther at 10X and pollen with 10X, 20X, and 40X. I have the condenser stopped down for depth and contrast.

The company that built America. This building is now part of Northampton Community College.

Happy spring with Haley Valentine.

Protists and diplococci found in rotten watermelon juice. Comparing fuchsin, Loeffler's methylene blue, Gram stin, and methylene blue. Nikon Optiphot microscope with 100/1.40 PlanApo objective and achromat-aplanat oil condenser set to NA1.0.

Rotten watermelon juice. Phase contrast images of diplococci and protists. I can tell the largest organisms are protists because organelles are visible. Nikon Optiphot microscope and 100/1.25DL objective.

Happy birthday Emma. Two from each of our shoots.