Thursday, January 13, 2011

Amazing Eye Macros

Amazing Eye Macros

“The eyes are the mirror of the soul” – says an old Yiddish proverb. And that’s true! But do animals have a soul? Look at their eye extreme close-ups and try to see one.

A close-up lens (or diopter) enables the camera to focus closer than it normally can. While stacking bunches of close-ups can give you some great shots with good magnification, stacking more than 2-3 lenses might not be really worth it.

There is a technique involving reversing a lens to gain magnification. It is sometimes even called “a poor man’s macro”. If you’re a happy camera owner and are interested in macro photography you might wanna check these books:

Fly’s Eyes


Another Fly



Wow, someone likes eating at Mc’Donalds.

And Another….


Electron Micrograph of Fly’s Eyes



A scanning electron micrograph of a close-up of a Drosophila fly’s eye. The structure of the eye, similar to many other insects, is termed a compound eye and is one of the most precise and ordered patterns in Biology.

Those things in their eyes looks like spear-heads! Have anyone of you tried touching fly’s eyes? You would probably start bleeding.

Dragonfly (Common Darter)



Dragonfly (Common Darter)



Emperor Dragonfly (Anax imperator) male


Dragonfly (Crying?)



Poor little guy.. Who did it to you?

Face of a Southern Yellowjacket Queen (Vespula squamosa)



This one is so perfect, my favorite one! such a beauty…

Blue Banded Bee


A Solitary Bee’s Eye


Hoverfly


Jumping Spiders Close-ups





Human Eyes



Just look at those strange patters in human’s eyes. Weird, huh? Our eyes are not as solid as I thought they were.

Caterpillar


Frog’s Eye


Cat’s Eye


House Ant


Ant Lion


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