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Caterpillar are insects and they are larval stage of  Moths and Butterflies. Caterpillar mostly eat leafs and plants. There are different types of caterpillar in the world. All caterpillar looks different and different in color too. But all caterpillar are larval stage of insects like butterfy and moths. Mostly caterpillar are seen in monsoon season. After the first rain of monsoon the butterflies season is rising and lots of different butterflies you can see. Also in my garden at home and at my farm i found lots of butterflies and moths. When i was travelling in night for Sharad purnima full moon photography i went to narmada dam near prantij village. I found catterpillar group eating a leaf on big tree. I also found moths, Mantis Insect, Different spices of Spiders and the Moon Double Exposure photo i clicked. 

About Caterpillar :

• Caterpillar have soft body. They can grow between moults.
• Size of Caterpillar may different depends on spices but it can be around 1 mm to 14 cm.
• Caterpillar have large number of legs. 
• Sawfly larvae have 2 simple eyes and caterpillar have 12 eyes each side head has 6 eyes.
• Caterpillar are rich protein so many animal feed caterpillar.
• Some caterpillar are camouflage in color so cannot find easily.
• Caterpillar are in feeding behaviour so they can easily hidden from predators. 
• Some caterpillar have bristles for their protection.
• Most caterpillar are harmless but some can harm like alergic reaction. But most caterpillar are safe even you can touch it.
• Caterpillar lifespan up to 15-29 days.
• Caterpillar eyes known as Stemmata.
• Out of Insects - Caterpillar is one big company of Caterpillar Machines, engines, components etc...

Above image of caterpillar moth on leaf make black and white after post processing and looks like black and white abstract image. 

Caterpillar most cause damage to leaves in farms. Some crops and some tree leaves can be damaged by caterpillar group and may some loss for farmers. So farmers spray some insects pesticides for caterpillar and other insects for preventing their crops in farms. 

Generally i saw caterpillar in a single or double but this time i see a huge number of caterpillar moth on leaf. I catch with my camera with macro lense and get good result of Caterpillar moth group on leaf. I also found some different caterpillar at my farm also. This time i got only single caterpillar and double caterpillar. At my trek to Ranituk i also found some group of caterpillar in my trek route. Caterpillar are most annoyed for me. Sometimes i shoot insects with macro lens so i am afraid of getting so closer to them. But my passion helps me to get closer to them and catch photos of them. Generally caterpillar are warms and it turns into insects like butterfly or moths.

Camera Used : Canon 6D, Canon 80D , Canon 100 mm macro lens

There are lots of Spider spices in the world. Spiders are good subject to shoot as a macro photo. Actually spiders are everywhere along to home and gardens. Jumping spider are group of spider constitute the family  salticidae. This family contained over 600 described genera and over 6000 spices. Jumping spiders are easily identify from other spiders from their eyes and shape. The jumping spiders have faces that are roughly rectangular surface. The eyes are forward looking on flat face. The body length of jumping spider are around 1 to 25 mm. They generally found in forest , desert, scrub lands,temperate forest too. Toxicity of jumping spider is very less for humans. so jumping spider bite is not poisonous. Spiders are not insects because they belongs to family Salticidae and classified as Arachnids.

I found jumping spider during my trip to LRK ( Little Rann Of Kutch ). also its a live photography competition Name WILD CLICKS powered by canon in December 2019. Spiders in macro photography looks beautiful . For Macro Photography you need good light and good camera gears.

Some Facts about Jumping spider : 

• The life of jumping spider is around 6 month to 2-3 years. 
• Jumping spider are shy but you can easily catch them. 
• They have 8 eyes. 
• Once you will be familiar with spider then it enjoy your company. 
• As per research of Miami university spiders like music. 
• Generally they build their web in corners and dense trees , small plants etc.
• All spiders are predators.
• Jumping spider can change sudden blood flow in their body.
• Jumping spider do not use web for hunting.
• Jumping spider can dance also.
• Jumping spider can jump 10-50 times of their body.
• Jumping spider have 8 legs as all spider have 8 legs.

About Little Rann of Kutch : 

LRK or little rann of kutch is a Wild ass sanctuary of Gujarat. Sanctuary for Indian Wild Ass but its also very well known for raptors and migratory birds. During winter some migratory birds like flamingos, pelican, bar headed goose, raptors, falcons, eagles, owls  are regular visitors. So the sanctuary is more important for wildlife in Gujarat where you can find all birds, mammals and also 360 view of rann of kutch. Also some wetland areas near rann are beautiful for sunset and sunrise. You can also get some good macro photos of insects of rann for making good theme of COLORS OF RANN. I tried to shoot this spider with background of sun but its too hard for me . because it cant steady on one place for a second but got good pictures.

Gear used : Canon 80 D , Canon 6 D ,Canon 100mm Macro , Flash not fired

Location : Little Rann Of Kutch, Dasada

Flowers are most common and easy available subject for photography. Flowers are everywhere near around us. So for basic photography learning you can do flower photography at home. Flower photography you can do with multiple lenses and also from mobile, digital cameras and DSLR or mirrorless cameras. Flower photos are used for morning thoughts too. For morning thought flower images are best options. Here i upload some of my good flowers images with my watermark. All can download free flower photos and use it with my watermark. If you want large size file then write a mail to me. 

What you need for Flower photography :

For flower photography i generally use my DSLR camera 6 D and 80 D model with different lenses like canon 50 mm , canon 18-55 mm , canon 100 mm macro and also some flowers taken by 100-400 mm canon lens. I choose lenses according to subject, location, and background . For flower photography background is more important for composition. For macro photo of flower you can use flash so background made black. Using flash for macro photography makes you higher Aperture numbers for more details of flower. Using low aperture makes your background blurred and make your image more attractive. For composition with flower you can choose background and foreground in contrast or some bokeh image in background. 

Above image of black and white flower reflection captured at home with canon 80 D and canon 100 mm macro lens. Reflection of flower create on my table of glass. 

Free Flowers Images to Download :

All images of flower in this post you can download and use with my watermark is free. If you want large size image without watermark you can connect to me or mail me. 

In small words abstract means the object create a conceptual image or some kind of experimental images that is Abstract photography. I really love to shoot at home or indoor photography with my canon 80D and 100 mm macro lens. I always wondering in spare time for subject of Abstract photography. This time I use some artifacts, Kitchen instruments and also my son's decorative materials. I will explain you in details how i shoot .

A tooth pick image looks beautiful. Well this image is not so good as i am very new to shoot in a macro. But definitely i try again for better result as shown below.

The motion Abstract photo :

The above image is of a tiny and thin about 0.5 cm paper roll of red color. My son use it for decorative art. You can make it urself or buy it from store its easily available. I put my camera on tripod and the roll moved IN front of camera by my son . For this you set your aperture above F/10 and set shutter speed min 2-3 second . More long exposure need more aperture so set it accordingly. The result is good with motion red color of roll and make a good abstract images at home.

Another example of motion abstract of my home door chain movement capture in sunlight so maximum aperture to set.

Playing with paper :

This shows you how you create an object for abstract photography. Take a plain white paper , fold it in any shape like below image and put it on a black glass that reflect in black color. Make different paper objects and improve your creativity.

I also using camera motion blur for paper abstract photography. For motion blur images you just set your shutter speed below 1-2 second and during your shutter open move your hand in any direction before shutter closed. The result shown in below image.

How to shoot abstract photos ?

Start Abstract photography at Home

Some Topics to try for abstract photography : 

For abstract photography you don't need any experience to shoot. Just know about your camera and some DSLR camera settings for capturing good images. Abstract photo you can shoot everywhere like at home abstract photography, At nature abstract photography, At kitchen abstract photography etc. Also you can take photo of sand dunes, some formations of Mountain range, Night landscapes, Water droplets , textures, bubbles, macro of peoples, also long exposure of water and light trails, camera blur, river valley, sea waves, urban photo, shadow and my favorite black and white photography. These all topics you can shoot as an abstract photography.

The above and below image is of gift wrap paper. I use non color side of paper means the other side of color wrap paper. I squash the paper and give some external light from different sides like left and right. That image is really awesome abstract photo beyond my imagine.

Objects i use for this blog article for abstract photography :

I use red decorative paper roll, a chain of my door lock, Bluetooth speaker , Tooth pick, oil paint in water mixture, Kitchen shredder , artifacts of masai lady face , artifact of flower the spiral the first image , a gift wrap paper with directed light, some paper design with mirror images on glass.

You can try any object for an abstract photography at home. Try something new everytime for photography. Improve your skills with any type of photography at home. Canon 100mm Macro lens is good for abstract photography. I used it mostly for indoor photography and also canon 50mm prime lens is too good because both lenses are good in low light.

Gear Used : Canon 6D, Canon 80D, Canon 100mm macro lens, Canon 50mm Lens.

For macro photography or abstract photography at your home you have to be creative. Me and my son done lots of things during lockdown and done lots of experiments too. Some experiments are for joy and some of science experiments. In science experiments you need to be careful in some experiments. I and my son use KMNO4 ( Potassium permanganate ) and H2O2 ( Hydrogen Peroxide ). This experiment is fun to see and do.

In a lock down I and my son and my wife had a great time together. Me and my son done lots of science experiments at home. We do slime, some water experiments,some fire experiments etc. Everyday we had done something new to challenge and experiments. My son is happy with experiments and i need some subjects for macro photography or abstract photography at home.

KMNO4 AND H2O2 HOME SCIENCE EXPERIMENT:: 

In lock down my son eagerly waiting for some experiments and I am waiting for photography. We do experiments together and after it i take a photos of it. So One day we do a good experiment of chemistry. In this experiment we take KMnO4 (potassium permanganate ) and H2O2 ( Hydrogen Peroxide ) and also some pure water. We mix KMnO4 with some water and dish soap . Looks that color of water going changed with Violet . Add just little of KMno4 like a half spoon in a glass of water. After it mixed with water add H2O2 in it. Remember one thing keep distance while adding H2O2 in mixture. when you add H2o2 you can see some Volcano type bubbles came out from glass. It was amazing too see. You can add some dish sope in water too to get more bubbles. So after this i am always ready to shoot. I like Macro photography so i do it when i see bubbles of violet color. I got some good images of bubbles. Black and white image make macro abstract subject. So guys you can also do it at your home for get some macro bubbles image . I will share with you some good macro photography ideas at home later on. 

The above black and white image looks like spider web. This type of image make good Abstract image . You can put it into Abstarct Photography category too. Macro photography you can do at your home too. There are lots of things in your home which you can use and photograph of it in macro category.

Gear Used : For this macro photography i used Canon 80D with 100 mm macro lens ,external light, KMnO4,H2O2,Water and Dish sope.

Spiders are insects which you can found anywhere. They are beautiful subject to shoot in macro. In my farm i found Wolf Spider in large quantity. Wolf Spiders are member of family Lycosidae. They are very good hunters. Wolf spiders resembles nursery web spiders. They carry their eggs by attaching them to their spinnerets. They are very small in size and also camouflage in color. But generally they are easy to find because they regularly moving.

Facts To Know About Wolf Spider :

• Body size of Wolf Spider is about 10 to 35 mm . 
• Wolf spiders possess the third best eye sights among all spiders group.
• Wolf spider inject venom also. Their venomous bite symptoms are swelling, itching and mild pain.
• They have total 8 eyes. Among them 2 eyes are big and 4 eyes below 2 big eyes and 2 are in back.
• Their Eyesite are excellent.
• They hunt alone and live in solitude and do not spin webs.

Spider with his egg. When i clicked this photo i dont have any idea that the white thing is Its egg. One of my friend told me that is an egg of spider and he protect it. Camouflage and baby wolf spiders on his back. I think that spider is healthy but after zooming image i realize that there are baby spiders on his back. 

Gear Used : Canon 6D , Canon 100 mm macro lens

Photos taken at my farm during winter starting. Spiders are really good subject to take in your frame. I like also to shoot their web the amazing architecture of their home. But very small in size so difficult to catch and click them.

Ants are generally found everywhere.They are also in home garden area and also inside home. Two types of ants found near you are small ants and Giant Ants. They also have different colors in small and giants like black and red color ants. Big black ants are also called Black Carpenter Ant. Giant black ants found mostly in forest environment.Carpenter ant have known for extensive tunnel construction. They pass their food from lead to end. Carpenter Ants are good example of Unity and strength. They eat small Insects and predators.

In my farm and in my home garden lots of small ants and Carpenter Ants are seen. They are really good subject to shoot. If you go for some Unity theme photography then ants are good subject. A huge number of carpenter black ants found at one small place. These both pictures taken at my home. Giant black ants or Carpenter Ant on flower plant and i never miss chance to shoot them. I like to shoot Miniature photography. But have too much patience to shoot them. Also you have to be careful that they dont bite you. Well Small ants and Giant black carpenter ants bite is not poisonous to human but giant black ant bite is painful like a small needle inject.

Things Know about Carpenter Ants : 

• Carpenter ants are not generally harmful to humans but they can damage your home wood items. 
• Mostly ants are attract by sweet items in your home. 
• So place your sweet items like sugar, honey, Syrups , jelly etc at covered place or at height so ants cannot reach easily their.
• The Queen of carpenter ant is about 13 to 17 mm length. 
• After mating with male the queen looks for new nesting site. 
• The queen runs colony and if you kill queen of ants then the colony will not survive.

Above two images of Carpenter ants in black and white looks beautiful. These two photographs i put into Abstract Category. Well i love black and white imges but if you have subject in black color then i suggest to shoot in black and white that make your frame outstanding. I am testing my canon 100 mm macro lens for these images so may be clearity is low but i got good results afterall.

How to get rid of Ants ? : It is difficult to find ant nest. Follow ants and find the nest. You can protect your house by ants with good cleaning surface and use of termite protection liquid. Just block their paths with white cements or inject some acid or vinegar or liquid medical treatment for ants . Best way is Anti Termite Liquid but it smells lot for few days.

Camouflage Insect - Mantis  : Praying Mantis are very difficult to find because its color is green which is nature friendly color so even it stands on a tree you can have to see very sharply to find it. Mantis are insects of Mantodea order . It has more than 2500 spices in 30 families. The largest family is Mantidae. They generally found in forest area also in green tree leaves too. Mantis found worldwide.

About Praying Mantis Insect :

• They have triangular face or head.
• They have bulging eyes on neck.
• They have not wings to fly.
• Their forelegs are very useful for catching and gripping during hunt.
• Total 4 legs and 2 arms of Mantis.
• Color of Mantis is total green which helps to hide from predators and prey.
• Mantis are ambush predators or They are sit and wait predator.
• They mostly live for a year and lives in cooler environments.
• Adult Mantis lay eggs and die in autumn season.
• The closest relatives of Mantis are Cockroaches and Termites.

Mantis are silent killer. They wait for their prey and feed live prey within thier area. With the help of green color they can hide themselvs from others. Larger Mantis eat their own spices too. They feed lizards, frogs, fish and small birds. When Mantis are very hungry they migrate from their place to another.

I found Mantis at my farm first time. I planted mango trees in my farm and i see mantis first time on mango tree leaf. I surprised on creature of God. I also found it at another places too like Jessore sanctuary and Narmada River Dam outskirts. I frankly say that i don't like any insects not because of i am scared of it but not like . But when i got chance to get photograph then i don't miss it with a macro lens. I clicked Mantis photo when i was new with my canon 100mm macro lens so don't know proper use of macro lens and aslo dont use flash during macro photos.

Camera used : Canon 6 D , Canon 100 mm Macro lens.