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Can You Guess the Owner? New Macro Photos of Animal Eyes from Suren Manvelyan

Can You Guess the Owner? New Macro Photos of Animal Eyes from Suren Manvelyan macro eyes animals

Photographer Suren Manvelyan took the web by storm back in 2011 with his Animal Eyes series, where he captured spectacular macro photographs of various critter’s eyes. Manvelyan is back with a new series of extreme close-ups which seem to peer right into the soul of various animals, even though it’s not exactly clear whose soul you’re looking at. I left captions off the photos above, but you can use the list below in order of appearance to check your answers. I got exactly one right.

1. Garden Tree Boa, 2. Gecko eublepharis, 3. Basiliscus lizard, 4. Gecko tokay, 5. Chinchilla, 6. Long-eared owl, 7. Fennec, 8. Raven.

Gorgeous Patterns of the Sea: Macro Photographs of Starfish by Alexander Semenov

Photographer Alexander Semenov has done it again. This time the Russian biologist takes us on an up-close encounter with starfish, although looking at these neon carpets I had no idea what they were at first. Even after covering Alexander’s previous work with jellyfish, or Felix Salazar’s images of coral I’m constantly amazed at nature’s ability to create such vibrant beauty. (via flickr)

By Christopher on February 6, 2013 • macro nature ocean starfish

Vibrant Macro Photographs of Coral by Felix Salazar

Vibrant Macro Photographs of Coral by Felix Salazar underwater nature macro coral animals

LA-based photographer and composer Felix Salazar recently captured some wonderful macro photos of several inhabitants in his salt water aquariums. The shocking variety of color makes the coral look like digital renderings, but Salazar assures me each is a unique photo selected from hundreds of attempts to get just the right shot as he experimented with focus and light. You can see many more on his website. (via my modern met)

By Christopher on January 17, 2013 • animals coral macro nature underwater

New High Speed Liquid Splash Photographs by Markus Reugels

I never tire of seeing German photographer Markus Reugels’ (previously here and here) continued experiments with water splashes. It’s immediately apparent when looking at some of these recent photos from the last few months that his lighting, color, and timing techniques have continued to evolve, as each image is more impossibly complex than the last. See much more of his recent work here.

By Christopher on December 14, 2012 • macro water

Remarkable Macro Photographs of Ice Structures and Snowflakes

Remarkable Macro Photographs of Ice Structures and Snowflakes snow macro ice

We’re all familiar with the most common shapes of ice: snow flakes, icicles, snowmen, cookie dough ice cream. But break out the macro lens and suddenly we’re in unfamiliar territory as ice branches out, curls in on itself, and grows in shapes that look more like the delicate leaves of ferns than solid cold water. Russian photographer Andrew Osokin has done a phenomenal job of capturing such bizarre ice formations, you can explore hundreds more photos over in his LensArt profile. (via the curious brain)

By Christopher on December 5, 2012 • ice macro snow

Vanishing Spirits: The Beautiful Dried Remains of Single-Malt Scotch by Ernie Button

Vanishing Spirits: The Beautiful Dried Remains of Single Malt Scotch by Ernie Button macro beverages alcohol
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Vanishing Spirits: The Beautiful Dried Remains of Single Malt Scotch by Ernie Button macro beverages alcohol
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Vanishing Spirits: The Beautiful Dried Remains of Single Malt Scotch by Ernie Button macro beverages alcohol
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Vanishing Spirits: The Beautiful Dried Remains of Single Malt Scotch by Ernie Button macro beverages alcohol
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In his photographic series Vanishing Spirits Phoenix-based photographer Ernie Button explores what happens after the last drop is drunk in his macro photographs of evaporated single-malt Scotch whiskey. Not unlike the recently featured work of Jason Tozer, Button turns the minute details of stained glass into curious landscapes and colorful terrain. Of the project he says:

The idea for this project occurred while putting a used Scotch glass into the dishwasher. I noted a film on the bottom of a glass and when I inspected closer, I noted these fine, lacey lines filling the bottom. What I found through some experimentation is that these patterns and images that you see can be created with the small amount of Single-Malt Scotch left in a glass after most of it has been consumed. The alcohol dries and leaves the sediment in various patterns. It’s a little like snowflakes in that every time the Scotch dries, the glass yields different patterns and results. I have used different color lights to add ‘life’ to the bottom of the glass, creating the illusion of landscape, terrestrial or extraterrestrial.

This is just a preview of a much larger project, see more in his portfolio. (via stacey thinx)

By Christopher on November 16, 2012 • alcohol beverages macro

Photographer Jason Tozer Turns Soap Bubbles into Mysterious, Colorful Planets

Photographer Jason Tozer Turns Soap Bubbles into Mysterious, Colorful Planets planets macro bubbles

No these aren’t incredible new high-resolution photographs of newly discovered rainbow worlds beamed back from Hubble, they’re just soap
bubbles, captured by the extremely talented photographer Jason Tozer in his London studio. Armed with a Hasselblad camera and a 135mm lens, Tozer has developed a his lighting technique that requires a giant dome of perspex to illuminate the reflective surface of each bubble. The more patterned surfaces on the bubbles are manipulated with a straw to create the various swirls and textures that might as well be the surface of Jupiter or Neptune. All of the colors and details you’re seeing are 100% genuine as Tozer very rarely relies on any sort of retouching or color correction. You can explore his website to see a few more photos, several of which have a fancy zoom feature giving you the full macro effect, he’s also done similar work with smoke and ice. All images
courtesy the artist. (via the super awesome shop)

By Christopher on November 12, 2012 • bubbles macro planets

Macro Photographs of Dew-Covered Dragonflies and Other Insects by David Chambon

Macro Photographs of Dew Covered Dragonflies and Other Insects by David Chambon macro insects

Over the past few months photographer David Chambon has been working on a phenomenal series of photos featuring insects covered in tiny water droplets. These are a few of my favorites but you can see dozens more over on 500px and Flickr. If you liked these also check out the dew-soaked macro photography of Sharon Johnston and Ondrej Pakan. (via faith is torment)