Pine Trees of Virginia – iNaturalist First of all, nudibranchs are tiny, and I love macrophotography! This photo was taken while visiting the James River in Virginia with some friends. As the sun started to go down, it became more and more evident that one tree was towering above the rest. Although devoid of branches […]
Wild Blue Phlox – iNaturalist Wild Blue Phlox blooms in the late spring and early summer When looking to take a photo of the sun, I often try to find a subject to go in the foreground. I was lucky enough on this sunny morning to have a field of wild blue phlox that I […]
Ringed Sap-Sucking Slug – iNaturalist The sandbar will actually be exposed during low tide! I certainly wasn’t expecting to see a ringed sap-sucking slug when I rolled out of the kayak in three feet deep water in Kaneohe Bay on the island of Oahu in Hawai’i. We started our morning by kayaking one mile straight […]
Varicose Wart Slug – iNaturalist First of all, nudibranchs are tiny, and I love macrophotography! Photographing small marine creatures was my goal when I dove off the island of Oahu in Hawai’i. I was on the trip by myself, so I made sure to have a dive master who could show me around the local […]
Pustulose Wart Slug – iNaturalist There’s not much information about the pustulose wart slug This was one of the last photos that I took while on a two-dive trip off the coast of Oahu in Hawai’i. I was so excited to get to see two different species of nudibranchs within just a few minutes of […]
Yellowstripe Goatfish – IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern This species of fish is able to use camouflage Sometimes when you are underwater, you get visually overwhelmed as your surrounded by a school of fish. This was one of those times. I was snorkeling and freediving down to ten to fifteen feet, taking photos, and enjoying […]
Largemouth Bass – IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern But I’ll be one of the first to tell you that you don’t have to go deep to see amazing nature! This was a fun photo of a largemouth bass that I was able to take while exploring a freshwater quarry with my sister in Indiana. The […]
Long-Spined Crown-of-Thorns – IUCN Conservation Status: Insufficient Data Over 1,500 species of fishes, invertebrates, and algae that call the nearshore waters of Hawai’i home My wife and I were on the most amazing snorkel trip of my life on the day that I took this photo. We had been in the water for about two […]
Sharp-Scaly Pholiota – iNaturalist The sharp-scaly Pholiota grows in crowded clusters of mushrooms When hiking in the woods, sometimes you come across something that confuses you. I thought I was looking at a pan of bread rolls when I first saw this colony of sharp-scaly pholiota. There’s a lot to learn about this unique species […]
Trooping Crumble Cap – iNaturalist The trooping crumble cap can be found in Europe, North America, Asia, South America, and Australia I was so excited when I saw these mushrooms. I’ve always enjoyed taking photos of mushrooms, and I’ve always enjoyed macro photography. These mushrooms are the perfect combination of the two. Jill and I […]