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Tag: Macro

This May Bug You

On October 28, 2019 By Dave PlyIn General60 Comments

Eeeeeeeek!!!!

The bloodcurdling shriek echoed through the office, grabbing everyone’s instant attention.  What could possibly have triggered such a terrified cry?

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Fire Wire

On October 21, 2019 By Dave PlyIn General44 Comments

It seemed almost to have sprung up overnight.  Long, lean, and wiry with a spiky mop-top.   What was it?

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May Days

On October 14, 2019 By Dave PlyIn General38 Comments

May Day, May Day, May Day!

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KA-BLOOM!!!

On September 2, 2019 By Dave PlyIn Oregon, Travel46 Comments

Every year, in late winter and early spring, Mother Nature sets a time bomb.

Tick. Tick. Tick. Tick.

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Macro Series – Feb 2019

On August 26, 2019 By Dave PlyIn Oregon, Travel31 Comments

What is there to photograph in the gloom of February?

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Acts of Deception

On August 19, 2019 By Dave PlyIn Diving, Travel, Washington47 Comments

I wondered, for a few seconds, if I was dreaming.

Looking out at the wall, a sea of arms looked back at me, waving. Each arm showing shades of grey, corpse-like, yet animated. Was this for real, or a nightmare? Continue reading “Acts of Deception” →

Macro Series – Jan 2019

On August 12, 2019August 16, 2019 By Dave PlyIn Oregon, Travel24 Comments

Here’s a challenge for you.  Name a shrub that flowers in the middle of the winter.  I’ll even show you a few pictures.

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Macro Series – Dec 2018

On August 5, 2019 By Dave PlyIn Oregon, Travel42 Comments

Not a very inventive title, is it?  What’s up with that?

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Getting Down (Part 2)

On July 29, 2019 By Dave PlyIn Oregon, Travel33 Comments

Ahem. You can stop waiting now.  It’s time to resume our quiet little walk in the woods, looking at the smaller things, getting down to more of a bug’s eye view.  It’s not bad down here…

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Getting Down (Part 1)

On July 23, 2019 By Dave PlyIn Oregon, Travel37 Comments

If I told you I went to a place with epic views that people travel thousands of miles to see, but chose to ignore those views, would you think I was nuts?

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