Posts Tagged: Thomas Shahan

BugShot Austin 2016!

If you like to photograph insects, and want to know more about macro photography and entomology, then "BugShot Austin 2016" may be something to consider-- for either yourself or as a gift for someone. The event takes place May 12-15 in Austin and...

Alex Wild shows photographers some white box techniques at BugShot Hastings. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Alex Wild shows photographers some white box techniques at BugShot Hastings. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

John Abbott discusses camera equipment for macro photography at BugShot Hastings. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

John Abbott discusses camera equipment for macro photography at BugShot Hastings. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

John Abbott discusses camera equipment for macro photography at BugShot Hastings. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Instructor Thomas Shahan (center) talks photography at BugShot Hastings. He specializes in macro images of jumping spiders. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Capturing an image of a lady beetle at BugShot Hastings. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Capturing an image of a lady beetle at BugShot Hastings. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Off to photograph insects at BugShot Hastings. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Off to photograph insects at BugShot Hastings. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

For the Love of Insects

We love looking at insect images. Drum roll...the winning images for the Entomological Society of America's Photo Salon, a global competition, have just been announced. They will be shown at the ESA's meeting, Nov. 15-18 in Minneapolis, Minn. (The ESA...

"Pollen Power": A robber fly with a trace of pollen. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

"Pollen Power": A robber fly with a trace of pollen. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

"Giddy Up": Two Chinese praying mantids. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

"Giddy Up": Two Chinese praying mantids. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

How Jumping Spiders Communicate

Those jumping spiders certainly can jump.Last summer we spotted what appeared to be the red-backed jumping spider, Phidippus johnsoni (famiiy Salticidae), stalking native bees and honey bees in our yard.Its iridescent green chelicerae, which...

A jumping spider, probably Phidippus johnsoni, eyes the photographer. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A jumping spider, probably Phidippus johnsoni, eyes the photographer. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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