An up-close encounter with a lady beetle, perched on a leaf and staring straight into the lens. Tiny details, big personality.
A quiet moment on the forest floor—sunlight cuts through the canopy while a delicate cluster of mushrooms rises from a moss-covered trunk.
A boldly patterned bug explores the vibrant petals of a yellow wildflower. Its angular form and vivid orange-black contrast make it a standout subject for a macro shot.
Photographed from below, this pinwheel mushroom reveals a radial pattern of pleated gills glowing with backlit detail. Its thin brown stem rises into a softly blurred background of green and blue, isolating the structure against a natural gradient.
On a slow-motion mission through the moss, this forest slug shows off its glistening texture and curious gaze—part alien, part earthy elegance.
A vibrant burst of new life on a lodgepole pine—fresh green needles emerge alongside a vivid pink and purple female cone.
This tiny mushroom stands tall on a slender, textured stem rising through dense undergrowth. Its smooth, purple-tinged cap contrasts with the leafy surroundings, making it easy to spot among the ferns and low plants of the forest floor.
An Eastern Red Bat clings to a pale winter leaf, blending into its surroundings with dense reddish fur. Raindrops bead across its wings and back, a sign of the overnight rain. Photographed while roosting in its typical solitary, tree-hanging posture.
A delicate insect clings to the edge of a purple mushroom cap, its wings catching the light. Tiny black spore-like structures are visible on top of the cap, while the scene is framed by moss and blurred greenery below.
A textured trailblazer of the forest floor. This dusky slug slinks across moss and mulch, its ridged mantle glistening in the soft, damp light of the understory.
A cluster of fir cone mushrooms sprouts from a decomposing fir cone, nestled in a bed of moss. The thin, translucent stems rise above the cone, with gills exposed against the soft green backdrop of the forest floor.
Half submerged in a pond of duckweed, this frog keeps a watchful eye on the world above water. A portrait of patience, camouflage, and glistening amphibian charm.
ace to face with the forest’s slowest wanderer. This close-up slug portrait highlights the textures, tentacles, and quiet determination of a true woodland crawler.
A young Amanita mushroom pushes through the forest floor, its orange cap still glossy and speckled with white warts. Caught mid-emergence, this iconic fungus looks like it’s just waking up.
A cluster of delicate mushrooms rises from the forest floor, their semi-translucent caps catching what little light filters through.