Surreal Macro Photographs of Insects

[pokerfan]

Malaysian photographer Lee Peiling created images so fantastic, it feels like you're peering into another world. A world populated with helpful praying mantises and ants ready to lend a helping hand.

The photographer utilized the Bokeh photography technique to achieve the ethereal quality of the macro-photos. The bokeh technique emphasizes the aesthetic quality of out of focus areas and how those blurred areas render light. The highlights in those blurred areas usually produce a halo of light.







http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2012/02/surreal-macro-photographs-of-insects/

http://gizmodo.com/5882203/ethereal-insect-photographs-will-cure-your-phobia-of-bugs/gallery/1

[denbot]

1. The mantis at water's edge is awesome.

Macro photography always seems so surreal to me.

[pokerfan]

2. Read Micro

before they make it into a movie.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro_%28novel%29

[AlecBGreen]

8. my dad just lent it to me.

havent opened it yet. you like?

[pokerfan]

9. if you can suspend disbelief

in the whole miniaturization aspect, the micro world, as they called it, is pretty fascinating. Crichton never finished the novel but Richard Preston, author of The Hot Zone was the perfect person to finish it. Jurassic Park meets Honey I Shrunk the Kids.

[AlecBGreen]

10. uh oh

Im the worlds worst person to watch a movie with. Im always shouting and muttering about the things that couldnt possibly happen. That said, the book sounds interesting. Ill give it a shot.

[Tunkamerica]

7. The two ants on the tip of the penis inside of a rainbow is pretty awesome too

[valerief]

3. Gorgeous! nt

[handmade34]

4. love these

not such a good photo but I got this of a 'peacock shrimp' yesterday

[progressoid]

5. Whoa. Cool.

How'd ya get it to smile?

[handmade34]

6. I was telling him

the one where the guy walked into a bar............

[Tumbulu]

11. stunning!

wow! Thanks for posting !

And I love the macro insects as well.