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2013 Macro Highlights

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31 December 2013
2013 has been an eventful year in my macro journey. Fired about 33,000 macro shots and uploaded close to 6,000 photos – at least…
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Feature Journal

Back-lit Macro Attempts

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12 October 2013
Back-lighting is not a conventional way to light up subjects in nature and especially in macro photography, because it is inherently difficult to carry…
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Review

Eureka EDC-51 Dry Cabinet

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22 September 2013
I have recently been invited to try out the Eureka EDC-51 dry cabinet, in conjunction with the Singapore launch of the Eureka series of…
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The Peculiar Shaped Petai Flower

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28 August 2013
We were doing our usual roaming, looking for interesting arthropods, when a heavy object dropped from the sky and hit my arm. It appeared…
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The Majestic Dead Leaf Mantis

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23 August 2013
The dead leaf mantis as its name implies, mimics dead leaves and remains well hidden when perched on dead leaf litter. It has a…
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Happy 48th Birthday Singapore!

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9 August 2013
Singapore celebrates her 48th birthday today. Not many know Singapore for topics of nature, but we manage to continually discover and photograph the little…
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Giant Twig Spider @ Pulau Ubin

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7 August 2013
Thanks to Victor for organizing the overnight trip to Pulau Ubin. We boarded the last boat at 8pm and returned to mainland only at…
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Another Beautiful Spider Under Ultraviolet

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2 August 2013
In a recent post, I highlighted an instance where a bird dung spider looked radically different when exposed to ultraviolet light. This week, we…
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The Plushy, Squishy Velvet Worm

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26 July 2013
The Velvet Worm (Onychophora) looks like a plush toy. It looks squishy. And it’s darn cute. Our night would’ve been a dull walk had…
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NICKY BAY
Singapore

Hi my name is Nicky Bay. I am a macro photographer, instructor and book author, travelling the world to document the vast micro biodiversity that nature has to offer. Follow my updates and discover with me the incredible beauty and science behind our planet's micro creatures!

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