Showing posts with label macro photography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label macro photography. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 21, 2019

Cheese!


“Cheese!”
Judy Royal Glenn Photography

Did you know that giraffes don't have upper front teeth? They actually have the same number of teeth as we do, but most of their teeth are molars in the back of their mouth.

Backstory to this photo: My husband and I went to the Wild Animal Safari. Most of the animals roam freely on 500+ acres of land. The giraffes will come to your car to eat the special food that can be purchased in the gift shop.

On the second trip through the park, our SUV made a very loud explosion and steam poured out from under the hood. While we waited for help and get towed out of the park, I photographed the animals near my car. Why not make the best out of a bad situation!

We ended up buying a new car that day as my car was starting to break down too often because it was old and had about 240,000 miles on it. 

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Location: Pine Mountain, Georgia.

Monday, August 29, 2016

’Surgery’ on a Southern Devil Scorpion

“’Surgery’ on a Southern Devil Scorpion”
Judy Royal Glenn Photography

I accidently found this scorpion in my house under a stool while I was getting things together to photograph a caterpillar. The scorpion’s tail was totally encased in spider web. It would not be able to use its tail, so I performed “surgery” on the scorpion.

With a pair of tweezers, I carefully pulled the spider web off piece by piece. The scorpion then became my new subject to photograph.


I took it outside and noticed it still had some silk on its tail. After his photo shoot, he was freed in my backyard. 

Monday, July 4, 2016

Eye to Eye!

"Eye to Eye!"
Judy Royal Glenn Photography

I long to have the resources to travel the world taking photographs of nature and wildlife. It will happen one day, but until then, I am patient. I continue to photograph the beauty found in nature right here in Georgia, or wherever I do travel.

This photograph was taken at the Wild Animal Safari in Pine Mountain, Georgia. The animals roam freely and come to your car for a tasty bite of food. 

This giraffe walked up to my car and got so close I had to put on my micro lens.
My favorite part…..I can see my reflection in my eye!

Happy Fourth of July! 

Location: Wild Animal Safari, Pine Mountain, Georgia

Nikon D810 + Nikon 105 mm, 1/640, f/2.8, ISO 400 


Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Intimate Details

"Intimate Details"
Judy Royal Glenn Photography 

Our God is a big God who created so many amazing details in nature. I love photographing these wonderful details. 

My husband let me pick out my orchid for Valentine's Day. He told me he saw some blue ones, and I had to have one! The orchids are of course color infused and will come back to their normal color next year. 

My orchids were on their last leg and about to die, so I wanted to photograph them one more time. I knew the shot I had imagined, and when I set up my tripod and camera, I actually positioned the camera right the first try. This may be the first time I had accomplished such a task on the first try. I made some minor adjustments, and I was pleased with the outcome.

Some people may not "get" the shot, but I wanted to accentuate the beautiful curved details of the flower. I am glad I God created so many neat details in His creation!

Friday, February 26, 2016

My Lensbaby

"My Lensbaby"
Judy Royal Glenn Photography

I recently bought a flower photograph course from CreativeLive and watched it last week. I learned so much from the instructor Kathleen Clemons. I am excited because one course and a new lens are going to dramatically change how I photograph flowers.

Kathleen photographs flowers in a magical way and uses a special lens called a Lensbaby to achieve the desired look she wants. Her photographs make it look so easy, but it is very difficult.

The lens has a bellow type structure which allows the lens to be tilted up, down, left and right. It has a selective spot of focus then everything around that focus is blurred.

I took my lens to the State Botanical Garden of Georgia yesterday to try it out. I knew there was a learning curve, but my greatest frustration came because it only has a 15-inch focusing distance. Last night I did buy a close-up filter and extension tubes, so I can get real close to the flowers. Can't wait to start this new journey….gotta long way to go! 

Location: The State Botanical Garden of Georgia

Monday, December 21, 2015

Winter 2015 is Here


"Winter 2015 is Here"
Judy Royal Glenn Photography
Today may be the first day of winter, but it is warm in the Conservatory at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia where abundant orchids and plants thrive.
I went yesterday to the Garden with a cinematographer/photographer yesterday, so he could interview me about my nature and wildlife photography. He wanted to also video me in action as I photographed this lady slipper orchid. I will post the interview soon. 
Location: The State Botanical Garden of Georgia, Athens, Georgia

Monday, July 6, 2015

Asian Lily

"Asian Lily"
Judy Royal Glenn Photography

I met Ken while I was at Lake Junaluska on our family vacation this past week. He takes care of feeding the swans and ducks at the lake.


I was able to photograph his beautiful Asian lilies that I'm guessing were about 8-9 inches wide. This lily was in a vase, and I used the green grass as the background. Thank you Ken!

Location: Lake Junaluska, North Carolina

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Intricate Details

"Intricate Details"
Judy Royal Glenn Photography 

When doing macro photography there are so many choices, especially what specific area to focus on. There are many beautiful parts to the orchid, but I chose to focus on the intricate details of the yellow section. 

Location: The State Botanical Garden of Georgia
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