Nature's Collection

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

south-eastern Utah

Evening Walls

unique outcropping of weathered sandstone in Colorado

Outcropping

Alder Lake in Washington state

Trees & Islands

Cloud Corner

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

from the beautiful and tropical Wailea, Maui

Sunset Clouds

Meet "Crusty" the sand crab on the coral-sand beaches of Guam. He was kind enough to not move while I setup my gear in very close proximity and capture this macro shot.

Crustacean

the American side of Niagara Falls

American Falls 2

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