Michelle Ann Miller 📸🔬

Close up photo of a yellow buttercup flower. Part of my backyard botany exploration, cataloging local flora & fauna. A native wildflower here in the American Midwest. Shot with my iPhone through a vintage Olympus microscope at 20x magnification, using a Celestron NexYZ adapter mount. Lit with a Intralux fiber optic light source.

Bristly Buttercup bloom, this little guy was only about a two centimeters wide.

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Close up photo of only the very center of a yellow buttercup flower. Shot with my iPhone through a vintage Olympus microscope at 50x magnification, using a Celestron NexYZ adapter mount. Lit with a Intralux fiber optic light source.

Bristly Buttercup flower in early bloom, a midwestern native wildflower.

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Shot with my iPhone through a vintage Olympus microscope at 50x magnification, using a Celestron NexYZ adapter mount. Lit with a Intralux fiber optic light source.

Tiny spiked nodes on the side of a small scalloped clam shell

#macrophotography #photography #Nature #narrowfocus #shotoniphone #experimentalphotography #blackandwhite #texture #abstractphotography #seashells

Close up photo of an old unidentified seashell found in my old collection. Shot with my iPhone through a vintage Olympus microscope at 20x magnification, using a Celestron NexYZ adapter mount. Lit with a Intralux fiber optic light source.

Internal spiral crown of broken seashell

"The whole universe is based on rhythms. Everything happens in circles, in spirals." ~ John Hartford

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Close up photo of a single white flower from a Bird Cherry tree. Part of my backyard botany exploration, cataloging local flora & fauna. Shot with my iPhone through a vintage Olympus microscope at 30x magnification, using a Celestron NexYZ adapter mount. Lit with a Intralux fiber optic light source.

Bird Cherry, odd scraggly little flowers.

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Close up photo of a single violet geranium bloom. The purple flower is only partially in focus. Part of my backyard botany exploration, cataloging local flora & fauna. Shot with my iPhone through a vintage Olympus microscope at 12x magnification, using a Celestron NexYZ adapter mount. Lit with a Intralux fiber optic light source.

Wild Geranium

Planted next to many midwestern suburban driveways.

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Close up photo of a single bloom in a cluster of Virginia Bluebell flowers. The single light blue violet petal is crinkled from freshly opening. Part of my backyard botany exploration, cataloging local flora & fauna. Shot with my iPhone through a vintage Olympus microscope at 12x magnification, using a Celestron NexYZ adapter mount. Lit with a Intralux fiber optic light source.

Virginia Bluebell

This little guy is so crinkly! Like the laundry I forgot in the dryer for too long.

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Close up photo of a pink colored magnolia flower. One petal is sliced, the pollen has been spilled and the stamens are a dried curled brown. Part of my backyard botany exploration, cataloging local flora & fauna. Shot with my iPhone through a vintage Olympus microscope at 12x magnification, using a Celestron NexYZ adapter mount. Lit with a ring light.

A hot mess of a flower.

A damaged pink magnolia blossom . A fragile late season bloom that got a little beat up on the way home.

Beauty in resiliency

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Close up photo of a cream colored magnolia flower. Shallow focus on its bright green central stigmas. Part of my backyard botany exploration, cataloging local flora & fauna. Shot with my iPhone through a vintage Olympus microscope at 12x magnification, using a Celestron NexYZ adapter mount. Lit with a Intralux fiber optic light source.

Ivory magnolia blossom, from early in the spring season.

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Close up photo of a coiled wire spiring. Shot with my iPhone through a vintage Olympus microscope at 30x magnification, using a Celestron NexYZ adapter mount. Lit with a Intralux fiber optic light source.

Wire ring spring toy fidget.
Seeing beauty in ordinary objects.
Shot with my iPhone & a microscope at 30x magnification.

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Porcelain, eggshell, beeswax & dammar resin on wood

Head Growth - 2019
Part of my Cigar Box Babyface series
Another oldie from the archives

#encaustic #encausticpainting #mixedmedia #beeswax #painting #artofbluesky #monochrome #BlueSkyArtShow

Tree growing from a buried human heart. Beeswax & dammar resin on hardboard

Blood Root - 2016
Pulled from the archives

Happy Valentine’s Day

#encaustic #encausticpainting #mixedmedia #collage #beeswax #painting #anatomicalheart #SciArt #artofbluesky

Close up photo of a Siberian Squill (Scilla er. The shallow focus features the pollen on the anther, surrounding the neon yellow central pistil. Part of my backyard botany exploration. I have no qualms with ripping out more of these pretty little weeds come spring. Shot with my iPhone through a vintage Olympus microscope at 30x magnification, using a Celestron NexYZ adapter mount. LED ring light illumination.

Siberian Squill, an invasive species here in the Midwest.
In the name of ecology & art, I hope to soon be destroying many of these pretty pests.

#macrophotography #photography #Nature #narrowfocus #SciArt #shotoniphone #flowerphotography

Close up photo of the inner broken top of a small conch shell. All in camera lighting effects. I used three separate red, green & blue LED spotlights in a triangular formation. The opposing angles throw some ultra saturated colors in the competing shadows. Shot with my iPhone through a vintage Olympus microscope at 12x magnification. Mounted with a LabCam adapter.

The same photo mirrored, converted to black & white, shows the natural spiral of the shell. Close up photo of the inner broken top of a small conch shell. All in camera lighting effects. I used three separate red, green & blue LED spotlights in a triangular formation. The opposing angles throw some ultra saturated colors in the competing shadows. Shot with my iPhone through a vintage Olympus microscope at 12x magnification. Mounted with a LabCam adapter.

Broken inner crown of a spiral shell.
I used 3 opposed RGB LEDs creating colored shadows. Same photo mirrored, converted to B&W, showing the shell shape better.

#macrophotography #photography #Nature #experimentalphotography #narrowfocus #SciArt #shotoniphone #rainboweverything #abstractphotography

Close up photo of a sprig of unbloomed Golden Alexander blossoms. Shot with my iPhone through a vintage Olympus microscope at 80x magnification. Mounted with a Celestron NexYZ adapter. Lit with a Intralux fiber optic light source.

Tiny unburst Golden Alexander flowers.
Magnified at eighty times.

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Close up photo of a sprig of unbloomed Golden Alexander blossoms. Shot with my iPhone through a vintage Olympus microscope at 12x magnification. Mounted with a Celestron NexYZ adapter. Lit with a Intralux fiber optic light source.

Unburst Golden Alexander flowers.
I am anxiously waiting for spring just like these little guys.

#macrophotography #photography #Nature #flowerphotography #narrowfocus #SciArt #shotoniphone

Close up photo of a magnolia blossom in soft creamy tones. Narrowly focused on the center cone of the bloom, the large petals filling the entire frame. Giving Georgia O’Keeffe flower smut vibes. Shot with my iPhone through a vintage Olympus microscope at 12x magnification. Mounted with a Celestron NexYZ adapter. Lit with a Intralux fiber optic light source.

Pale Magnolia

Shot with my iPhone & a microscope at 12x magnification.

#macrophotography #photography #Nature #flowerphotography #narrowfocus #shotoniphone

Close up photo of a brass tone wire spring bent in a stepped geometric pattern. Meant to be worn on your finger as a fidget toy. Even simple objects can be beautiful. Shot with my iPhone through a vintage Olympus microscope at 50x magnification. Mounted with a Celestron NexYZ adapter. Lit with an Intralux fiber optic light source.

Wire ring spring toy fidget.
Look close in the lens flare, you can sorta see the reflection of the fiber optic tubes from the light source.
Shot with my iPhone & a microscope at 50x magnification.

#macrophotography #photography #abstractphotography #narrowfocus #bokeh #shotoniphone

Close up photo of a brass tone wire spring bent in a stepped geometric pattern. Meant to be worn on your finger as a fidget toy. Even simple objects can be beautiful. Shot with my iPhone through a vintage Olympus microscope at 12x magnification. Mounted with a Celestron NexYZ adapter. Lit with a Intralux fiber optic light source.

Wire ring spring toy fidget.
Found this in a prize bin for kids, I find its repetitive geometry pleasing.Seeing beauty in ordinary objects.
Shot with my iPhone & a microscope at 12x magnification.

#macrophotography #photography #abstractphotography #narrowfocus #bokeh #shotoniphone

Close up photo of American Plum tree blossom. Shot with my iPhone through a vintage Olympus microscope at 30x magnification. Mounted with a Celestron NexYZ adapter. Part of my exploration of local wildlife using hand-me-down lab equipment.

American Plum tree flower.
Spring cannot come soon enough.
Shot with my iPhone & a microscope at 30x magnification.

#macrophotography #photography #Nature #flowerphotography #SciArt #shotoniphone

Close up photo of American Plum tree flowers. Shot with my iPhone through a vintage Olympus microscope at 12x magnification.

American Plum Tree Blossoms.
Dreaming of spring while looking at snow.
Shot with my iPhone & microscope at 12x magnification.

#macrophotography #photography #Nature#flowerphotography #SciArt #shotoniphone

Close up photo of a yellow Trout Lily flower. Shot with my iPhone through a vintage Olympus microscope at 12x magnification. Midwestern woodland native wild flower.

A bright spring ephemeral for a gray winter day.
Yellow Trout Lily bloom. Uncropped microscope shot at 12x magnification.

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Close up photo of a white Trout Lily flower. Shot with my iPhone through a vintage Olympus microscope at 12x magnification. Midwestern woodland wildlife. Erythronium americanum.

White Trout Lily bloom.
Posting spring ephemerals to beat back the winter gloom.
Uncropped iPhone & microscope shot, seen at 12x magnification.

#macrophotography #photography #Nature#flowerphotography

Close up photo of a purple wild geranium flower. Shot with my iPhone through a vintage Olympus microscope at 80x magnification. Having a go at being a backyard naturalist.

Close up photo of a purple wild geranium flower. Shot with my iPhone through a vintage Olympus microscope at 20x magnification. Having a go at being a backyard naturalist.

Purple Wild Geranium bloom & pollen. Uncropped microscope shots at 80x & 20x magnification.

#macrophotography #photography #Nature #flower

Lovely flared spiral shell peeking out from the shadows. Geometry in nature.

#macrophotography #photography #shell #spiral

‘Chelle likes shells. Look at that organic radial grid pattern, nature makes some strange & fun geometry.

#macrophotography #photography #shell #blackandwhite

Tiny 18mm carved skull (artist unknown) gifted to me by a friend. 47 photos, focused stacked with Helicon Focus. Red, green, & blue LED spotlights. Vintage Olympus microscope at 20x magnification & Labcam adapter.

Skull in a Spectrum

Tiny skull at 20x magnification. Got some lovely primary colors here using some additive light mixing. Back lit for a little extra drama. Used 47 separate focus stacked photos.

#macrophotography #photography #experimentalphotography #skull

Macro photo of a roly-poly isopod, lit with red, green & blue LED spotlights making a rainbow spectrum on it’s shell. Focus stacked using 69 photos taken on a microscope.

The Dead Isopod Disco

An ex crustacean in a delightful rainbow spectrum. Roly poly shown under RGB LED spotlights. Using vintage microscope with digital photo stacking.

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#photography
#experimentalphotography