I love macro. I think this has already been discussed.
I also love bugs and creepy crawlies, so that is where I direct my macro attentions.
Here are the macro (and bird) pictures from the road trip.
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A bug near Mount Sunday
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Buzzy bees at Lake Clearwater
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Honey time
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Paradise ducks on Lake Wakatipu
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Seagulls fishing on Lake Wakatipu
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A butterfly near Te Anau, on the way to Milford Sound
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It was a very obliging butterfly
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I love that this photo looks like a painting
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A scaup on the Mirror Lakes, on the way to Milford Sounds
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Fuzzy ducklings on the Mirror Lakes
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An inquisitive rock wren at Mirror Lakes
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Even flies are beautiful in macro (taken in the parking lot at the Chasm)
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A cicada at the Chasm, on the way to Milford Sound
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An inchworm, Milford Sound
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A bee in the torch flower, Moeraki
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A ladybug on an apricot, near Christchurch
Great photographs! Though I admit I like the landscape shots more than the insect close-ups.
If I could take photographs that were that beautiful and illustrative, my blog…would look very different. 😉
Love the photo of the Mirror Lakes. Sigh. New Zealand is so beautiful, and its wildlife so friendly!
Wowowow.
BEAUTIFUL! I love the little bird and the inch worm!