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Today I’m taking part in the Macro Monday photo challenge. You can click on each photo for a larger view. If you like what you see, I encourage you to subscribe so you can enjoy the new photos I post a few times a week.
Well, after a long summer break to enjoy my kids’ company, I am back! I’ve managed to take a few photos over the past couple of months, but my SD cards are so full of photos I’ve taken for the past year or so, I’m not sure where to start. One huge goal I have for September is to completely revamp my Zazzle nature photography store and create new photo products for sale, so that should be me busy for a while…
For today’s Macro Monday, I thought I’d share a couple of photos of solidified pine tree sap I spotted during our summer vacation in the mountains of Southern California. I love the way these drops of tree sap show reflections of their surroundings, a bit like a glass marble would.
This pine tree sap seems to attract insects, which then get stuck on it while it dries up. Eventually they become permanent fixtures of this art created by Mother Nature.
Now that my kids are back in school, I’ll try my best to post new photos several times a week, as well as visit other photo blogs to take a look at the beautiful shots you’ve been taking. Happy Monday!
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Nice shot the sap is really shiny:)
It sure was, but it really depends on the angle you capture it and how the sunlight is shining through it or not.
Wasn’t that how they resurrected the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park? A mosquito that had the blood of a dinosaur in it got trapped and preserved in sap. Maybe there’s a dinosaur in your trapped insect there. 😉
Great photos!
Haha, I completely forgot about that! This sap is quite fresh and I’m pretty sure I saw plenty of ants and spiders, but nothing else. 🙂
These are special photos.
Thank you, Cee! I’ll have to take the time to stop by your blog this week and look at your great pictures.
great images.
Thank you very much!
Love how beautifully you captured the sap.
Thank you very much for stopping by and taking the time to comment! That sap is quite a challenge to photograph.
What a stunning image… was it all sticky?
Mollyxxx
Thanks for stopping by. The sap that’s dripping off the tree bark isn’t sticky, but if you stick your fingers directly on the bark, right where the bark comes out, yes, it’s very sticky. And it’s not a good thing when you’re holding a camera!
I love the blue reflections, especially in the second pic.
Thank you, I like them too. You might like reflections in these drops of tree sap I photographed last year.
https://milkapejovic.com/2013/07/01/macro-monday-pine-tree-sap-from-up-close/
A sensational shot!
Thank you very much!