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Macro studies, one step closer

Each plate opens a short series — the subject as you’d meet it, then a step or two closer or further away. Select any frame to move through the set.

Raindrops on the magenta petal of an Orchid Tree (Bauhinia species) flower.▣ 2No. 64Rainlit OrchidOrchid Tree · Bauhinia speciesA Green Milkweed Locust (Phymateus viridipes) with a knobbly thorax and net-veined wings, climbing a plant.▣ 2No. 63Iron and EmberGreen Milkweed Locust · Phymateus viridipesA Jumping Spider (subfamily Salticinae) facing the camera on a wet leaf beside a water droplet.▣ 2No. 62Eight Eyes In The DewJumping Spider · subfamily SalticinaeA glossy black Lunate Lady Beetle (Cheilomenes lunata) with pale pink-and-cream spots on a dry brown leaf.▣ 2No. 61LacquerworkLunate Lady Beetle · Cheilomenes lunataA Leafhopper (genus Mgenia) with veined brown wings on a green leaf.▣ 2No. 60Wing and VeinLeafhopper · genus MgeniaA single orange California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica) on its stem, seen from the side against a soft blue sky.▣ 2No. 59A Cup of LightCalifornia Poppy · Eschscholzia californicaA lilac Bloubietou (Dimorphotheca spectabilis) daisy with a dark purple centre.▣ 2No. 58Open While the Sun HoldsBloubietou · Dimorphotheca spectabilisMagenta Myrtle-leaf Milkwort (Polygala myrtifolia) buds among green leaves.▣ 2No. 57Fringe and VeinThe Myrtle-leaf Milkwort · Polygala myrtifoliaPale yellow Hibiscus (Hibiscus sp.) petals around pollen-tipped stamens, in soft focus.▣ 2No. 56Hedge GoldHibiscus · Hibiscus sp.