Spider Macros (Cellphone Photos)

I realize I'm 1 month too late with these photos (would have been more fitting for Halloween) but a few days ago, on 19 November 2022, I saw a spider crawling around my house and decided to get a few photos of it with my phone. I hope you enjoy viewing the photos. 

Two photos of a spider on the hardwood floor of my house.

A photo of a spider on the wall.

Three photos of a spider on the wall.

This is all the photos for today. I hope you have enjoyed viewing the photos! Please don't forget to share the blog post with your friends and family members! Also, if you want to get notifications when I post up more photos, "Like" us on Facebook or follow me on Twitter and Instagram. These links can also be found on the top of the right sidebar.

Caterpillar - Lake Chabot Regional Park (Cellphone Photos)

On July 31st, 2018, I went for a walk in Lake Chabot Regional Park in Castro Valley, CA. I spotted a caterpillar and took a few photos with my cellphone to share with you. Hope you enjoy the photos.

This is all the photos for today. I hope you have enjoyed the photos! Please don't forget to share the blog post with your friends and family members! Also, if you want to get notifications when I post up more photos, "Like" us on Facebook or follow me on Twitter and Instagram. These links can also be found on the top of the right sidebar.

Shadow Cliffs Regional Park (2/3/2018) - Pleasanton, CA

I went to Shadow Cliffs Regional Park in Pleasanton, CA on February 3rd, 2018. I shot some photos with my Panasonic LUMIX LX10, and I'm here to show you guys.

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Close up of a flower.

Fishermen coming back from fishing.

Fishermen

Black and white process of the photo above. 

Fishing

Bee & Cherry Blossoms

Fun story about this shot. I was already half pressed on the camera to focus, and the bee flew in last second. I got lucky. :)

Black and white process of the photo above. 

Bee & Cherry Blossoms

 Black and white process of the photo above.

Bee & Cherry Blossoms

Black and white process of the photo above. 

Cherry Blossoms

Black and white process of the photo above.

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Bug Macros

Merry Christmas and happy holidays people! I know this doesn't quite fit the holiday spirit, but it is the only blog post I have drafted currently so it will have to do. I hope you enjoy the macros.

On December 22nd, 2016, I noticed a spider and a bug in my bathroom. Being a photographer, I got excited and decided to do some macro photography of my buggy subjects. The photos are shot using my Canon EOS 5D Mark III with my Kenko Extension Tubes and Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens.

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 A bug I found on the wall. It is around 3mm long. It was pretty tough to take a photo of even with macro equipment due to its small size. 

A macro photo of a spider on my wall.

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Lake Chabot Regional Park - Castro Valley, CA (Part 1)

From 7/16/2016 to 7/28/2016, I hit up three separate East Bay Regional Parks here in the San Francisco Bay Area. I visited Redwood Regional Park in Oakland, CA, Coyote Hills Regional Park in Fremont, CA, and Lake Chabot Regional Park in Castro Valley, CA. I have an annual pass this year, so I do plan on taking more photography trips to these parks. I want to exercise and get fit so I can do a camping trip up in the Sierras here in California sometime. I've been thinking about a trip like that for a while now. Not to mention, I really need to loose some weight. Enough about me though, I am here to share the photos I took at the parks with you guys. I will be splitting the photos into several parts. I also shot video on my East Bay Park trips. You can view my vlog with the videos here. I hope you enjoy.

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Parts:

• Redwood Regional Park - Oakland, CA
• Coyote Hills Regional Park - Fremont, CA
• Lake Chabot Regional Park - Castro Valley, CA: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | 

I took a total of 3 trips during July to Lake Chabot Regional Park. I will be splitting my photos from the trips into 3 blog posts. In this blog post, I will show you scenery, flower, and close up photos from Lake Chabot Regional Park in Castro Valley, CA that was shot on 7/19/2016.

A scenery photo of Lake Chabot shot along West Shore Trail. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 43 07 N 122 06 24 W

Black and white process of the photo above.

A photo of flowers shot along West Shore Trail. I couldn't identify what flowers these are. If you know, please comment below. 

A photo of Sticky Monkey Flower (Mimulus aurantiacus) shot along West Shore Trail.

Black and white process of the photo above.

A photo of Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) shot along West Shore Trail.

Black and white process of the photo above.

A photo of a bee and Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum) shot along West Shore Trail.

A photo of Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum) shot along West Shore Trail.

A photo of weed shot along West Shore Trail.

Black and white process of the photo above.

A scenery photo of Lake Chabot shot along West Shore Trail.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 43 38 N 122 06 58 W

A photo of flowers shot along West Shore Trail. I couldn't identify what flowers these are. If you know, please comment below. 

Black and white process of the photo above.

A photo of flowers shot along West Shore Trail. I couldn't identify what flowers these are. If you know, please comment below. 

Black and white process of the photo above.

A photo of flowers shot along West Shore Trail. I couldn't identify what flowers these are. If you know, please comment below. 

Black and white process of the photo above.

A photo of flowers shot along West Shore Trail. I couldn't identify what flowers these are. If you know, please comment below. 

This is all the photos for today. Next time, I will continue my photos from Lake Chabot Regional Park in Castro Valley, CA. I hope you have enjoyed the photos! Please don't forget to share the blog post with your friends and family members! Also, if you want to get notifications when I post up more photos, "Like" us on Facebook or follow me on Twitter and Instagram. These links can also be found on the top of the right sidebar.

Parts:

• Redwood Regional Park - Oakland, CA
• Coyote Hills Regional Park - Fremont, CA
• Lake Chabot Regional Park - Castro Valley, CA: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | 

Spider Macro

I recently did some macro photography shots of a spider I found and I am here to show you guys. The photos are shot using my Canon EOS 5D Mark III with my Kenko Extension Tubes and Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens.

Before I get started on this blog post, there is something important I have to say. This spider was already crippled when I caught it (it wasn't going to live long as it was already limping), however during the photography progress, I did accidentally rip off one more leg. I've handled bugs and insects for photos many times in the past and this has never happened. Bugs and insects I took photos before were all released back into the wild alive and unharmed. The photographer behind Naturetastic Photography do not condone insect/bug/animal/wildlife cruelty. This was a rare occurrence, and the spider was still released back into the wild alive (possibly as bird food now). I would like to reiterate that this spider was already crippled when I found it. Even if I did not take photos of it, it would have most likely ended up in a bird's belly either way (there are a lot of birds outside of my house). I most likely managed to prolong its life for about an hour as I did these shots. I am by no means happy I accidentally ripped two legs off of this thing. I felt bad for it.

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These are all the photos for today. I hope you have enjoyed looking at the details of a spider. Please don't forget to share the blog post with your friends and family members! Also, if you want to get notifications when I post up more photos, "Like" us on Facebook or follow me on Twitter and Instagram. These links can also be found on the top of the right sidebar.