south-eastern Utah

Banyan tree silhouettes and reflections in Horseshoe Lake (southern Illinois) during sunset

like most things we get our hands on,.. we photograph it. this is a closeup shot of a synthetic-foam brush and after we zoomed in, it became quite clear on how it holds paint so well. the foam strands (connected together like a web) average around 0.0027 inches in diameter (size of a human hair).

vast amounts of water flowing over Horseshoe Falls (Canadian side of Niagara Falls)

late spring in the Aleutian Islands

one of many Lotus ponds throughout China.

appearing as a beautiful iridescent wing from a magical creature, this is actually a small portion of a single grain of black sand. we were exploring a small clump of sand for a good shot, and noticed a tiny colourful spot sparkling out from one of the grains of lava rock. zooming in much more, we discovered this 'wing' shape measuring 0.0058 inches long (equivalent to the thickness of a sheet of paper). the entire grain of sand at this level of magnification, would fill 20 of these photos.

peeking through the trees toward Horseshoe Lake mostly covered with lily-pads and blooms