Flora & Macro Gallery - Honorable Mention

This Cecropia moth caterpillar resided in one of our Tree Peony bushes for a short time during a recent summer. I was able to locate it a few times over several days and got a nice series of images, this being my favorite. Unfortunately, it succumbed to Tachnid fly larvae and I never did get to see it become a beautiful adult. I was able to isolate it in our garden for this shot using a Canon 5D Mark II with a 180mm Canon macro lens on a Gitzo 1325 tripod with a Kirk BH-1 ballhead. F/16 at 1/8sec, ISO 400. Processed in ACR6.4/PSCS5 with a couple of adjustment layers and sharpened using Photokit Sharpener and a sharpening for the web action created by Rob Servranckx.

About the Photographer: I am an intimate nature and landscape photographer living in Western Massachusetts with a strong interest in close ups of insects, fungi and plants. The majority of my landscapes relate to water or forests as that is what surrounds me and most of my images are taken within 50 miles of my home. I have the habit of visiting familiar places often and either composing images differently or capturing them in different light or seasons. I believe knowledge of the subjects you love allows you to capture them in special ways.