Greg Shchepanek

 Macro Photography Forum Macroderie   is based in the  United Kingdom , owned and operated by founder Vasile Jechiu (Vas, Jack). An  online community  for  macro photography  sharing and other photography discussions .  This Community has been built to provide the best support for all photographers who are shooting macro. You can discuss, ask any questions and have free resources to improve your photo skills. This internet forum style has been made by photographers for photographers. The initial launch was in March of 2020, with a handful of photographers it is now populated with 1,600 members and boasts 42,000 messages to date.  Macro photos can be uploaded by any registered user, but must meet a maximum size of 5MB (megaBytes) 5,000 kB or 5,000,000 Bytes. So down sampling is required and having the proper  Exif  (Exchangeable image file format) camera setting including static information such as the camera model and make, and info...

 These are Some I Have Come Across They are found all over the world and are sometimes the most colourful plants to be seen, there are enthusiasts' that plant and garden their own.  Wikipedia : Carnivorous Plants  has an extensively detailed write up on these wonderful oddities in nature. I love to spend my time in wetlands of North America be it lakes, marshes, swamps bogs and fens. And in these locations carnivorous plants can be found, some times in abundance and other times just a few. The thought of these plants catching any type of prey to feed on is just a wonder of nature. I have found the most variety of these plants at my father's cottage in Alleyn-et-Cawood, Québec, Canada, some being a rare find and endangered. Bogs & fens are a most popular location to view these almost animal plants of the Flora kingdom. I am a member of the Carnivorous Plant Society of Canada (CPSC)   where I have participated since May 9, 2020. Spatulate-Leaved Sundews ( Drosera ...

 Thousand Islands National Park It is really fortunate that Canada's National Parks admissions are free this summer and you just have to pay for parking. Conservation Areas usually have no parking fees and the admissions are always free. So my father and I took a little trip down to the Thousand Islands to visit the national park but unfortunately no nature discoveries or photos were found but it was a decent hike along the St. Lawrence. After the park visit we went to Lyn Valley Conservation Area in search for orchids that we had seen there before, Ladies Tresses and Green Bog Orchid but they were nowhere to be seen in the overgrowth along the old quarry just outside of the conservation area. But we did discover some interesting captures that we have yet to see this summer.  Silver-spotted Skipper ( Epargyreus clarus ) at the Lyn Valley Conservation Area, Ontario, Canada. Greater Bladderwort ( Utricularia macrorhiza ) at the Lyn Valley Conservation Area. I do love the carni...