• Mostly flora and fauna here as well, but real close - that's what macro's all about.
    Sitting on a small anemone, this speckled bush cricket is really tiny, with a body length of about 8 mm. 2011.
  • The pistil of a Pelargonium floribunda. 2011.
  • Rose stem, 2011.
  • Apple blossom beetle (Tropinota hirta) on Dutch iris, 2011.
    Cétoine hérissée sur iris de Hollande.
  • The heart of a magnolia flower. 2011.
  • Ants feasting on a Bird-of-paradise flower / Strelitzia reginae / Oiseau de paradis (avec fourmis). 2011.
  • Petal of an Iris japonica, 2011.
  • Wilted tulip petal, 2011.
    Pétale de tulipe fanée
  • Wild arum / Arum italicum / Arum sauvage, 2011.
  • Californian poppy / Eschscholzia californica / Pavot de Californie, 2011.
  • European green lizard / Lacerta viridis / Lézard vert. 2011.
  • Bromeliad Vriesea splendens, 2011.
  • In the right light, a dead leaf turns into gold leaf. 2011.
  • Dandelion seeds / Graines de pissenlit, 2011.
  • A rather sexy camellia... 2011.
  • Small anemone, 2011.
  • Anemone seed pod , 2011.
  • Rosebud after the rain, 2010.
  • This small bush cricket had been hanging on my office window for a while, so I took this opportunity to photograph its underside. The yellow dots are grains of pollen. 2010.
  • Pink evening primrose / Oenothera speciosa / Oenothère (ou Onagre) rose. I added a touch of "dry brush" effect in Photoshop.
  • A holly seed soon ready to escape. There are over 300 varieties of holly and I've not been able to identify this one. Large bush in my garden, smooth oval leaves. 2011.
  • Dutch iris leaf, 2010.
  • Bromeliad guzmania, 2010.
  • Elephant Hawk moth / Deilephila elpenor / Grand sphynx de la vigne, 2010.
  • African daisy / Osteospermum jucundum / Marguerite du Cap, 2011. The heart is 1 cm in diameter.
  • Pomegranate seeds / Punica granatum / Graines de grenade, 2010.
  • Six-spot Burnet / Zygaena filipendulae / Zygène de la spirée, 2010.
  • Three Apple blossom beetles (Cétoines hérissées) in a white tulip, 2009.
  • Tulip petal, 2011.
  • Wilted iris petals, 2011.
    Pétales d'iris fané.
  • Rose chafer on Yellow flag water iris / Cetonia aurata / Cétoine dorée sur iris des marais. 2011.
  • Getting intimate with a rose. 2010.
  • Mimosa flowers, 2011.
  • Mimosa flower in water, 2011.
  • Nasturtium / Tropaeolum majus / Capucine, 2010.
  • Yellow daffodil / Jonquille jaune, 2011.
  • Narcissus "Woodland star", 2011.
  • Narcissus "Woodland star", 2011.
  • Wilted daffodil petals, 2011.
    Jonquille fanée.
  • Wilted daffodil petals, 2011.
    Jonquille fanée.
  • ? ... 2011.
  • Tulip, 2010.
  • Dutch iris, 2010.
  • Golden ground beetle / Carabus auronitens / Carabe à reflets dorés, 2010.
  • Clematis "Nelly Moser", 2009.
  • Detail of peacock feather, 2010.
  • Dutch iris bud, 2010.
  • Moss rose / Portulaca grandiflora / Pourpier à grandes fleurs, 2007.
  • Small oak leaf (5 cm) caught in ice, 2010.
  • Air bubbles in ice, 2010.
  • Handblown glass from Murano (Venice), 2010.
  • Abalone shell, 2010.
  • Abalone shell, 2010.
  • Abalone shell, 2010.
  • Abalone shell, 2010.
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