Nature's Collection

Photographs from around the world and free computer backgrounds. Select a photo collection from above.

distant wall of sandstone in warm evening light (Utah wilderness)

Distant Wall

JiuZhaiGou, China

Mineral Water

small forest on the side of a volcano in Maui

Trees

overlapping leaves on a young Sycamore Tree

Sycamore Leaves

foliage on the tropical island of Guam

Tropical Essence 1

apologizing in advance for those with allergies... here's a whole cluster of pollen spores. each one measures about 0.006 inches across, so this entire grouping is equivalent to the thickness of a DVD. the photographed colour was enhanced from pale tones.

Pollen Boquet

although passing for the scales on a blue dragon, this is actually an extreme close-up photo of the iridescent stripe on the wing of a Mallard Duck. the feather starts off with a main shaft (or quill) with hundreds of branches (barbs) protruding from the side. zooming in on one of these barbs, there are again hundreds of protruding tiny branches (barbules) on each barb. this photo captures approximately 4 of these barbules and their scale-like shapes. each of these 'squares' measure around 0.0012 inches across (less than the thickness of aluminum foil).

Dragon Scales

It's been raining most of the day and it's paying off by making this typically smaller waterfall much more voluminous.

Waikani Falls

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