ROME, ITALY. (June 2008). Poor Pooh Bear ... hung by the ears! Picture available for sale as prints. Original photo properties: Olympus E-410 dSLR, Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm lens at 42mm (84mm, 35mm equivalent), handheld, single autofocus, manual exposure, matrix metering, 1/125s f6.3, ISO 100, 1970 x 1477 pixels (after crop), RAW.

DEVON, CANADA. (June 2010). Kryptonite superfly, a Malachite (Siproeta stelenes) drinks sweet nectar from the core of some tiny white flowers. I probably should have stopped down more on this photo, but I like it anyway. Picture available for sale as prints. Original photo properties: Olympus E-620 dSLR, Tokina AT-X 90mm f2.5 Macro lens (180mm, 35mm equivalent), handheld, image stabilization on, manual focus, aperture priority, centre-weighted average metering, 1/640s f2.5, ISO 200, 3024 x 4032 pixels, RAW.

DEVON, CANADA. (June 2010). New camera ... new lens ... and a new, redesigned, client website at Zenfolio. The camera is the Olympus E-620, which is a terrific bargain right now for its feature set. The lens is the critically acclaimed Zuiko Digital ED 50mm f2.0 Macro, which is as optically superb as all of the reviews say it is. The website, which I put a lot of hours into developing, can be viewed here - take a look, and let me know what you think. Picture of the Purple Heart (Tradescantia pallida) above is available for sale as prints. Original photo properties: Olympus E-620 dSLR, Zuiko Digital ED 50mm f2.0 Macro lens (100mm, 35mm equivalent), handheld, image stabilization on, single autofocus, aperture priority, centre-weighted average metering, 1/60s f4.5, ISO 200, 2959 x 2742 pixels (after crop), RAW.

BÅSTAD, SWEDEN. (June 2009). Swedish summer memories. Original photo properties: Olympus E-410 dSLR, Zuiko Digital ED 9-18mm lens at 12mm (24mm, 35mm equivalent), handheld, single autofocus, aperture priority, matrix metering, 1/500s f7.1, ISO 100, 3648 x 2736 pixels, RAW.

VITTORIOSA, MALTA. (March 2008). From the courtyards of the Mediterranean, dreaming of the World Cup. Picture available for sale as prints. Original photo properties: Olympus E-410 dSLR, Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm lens at 27mm (54mm, 35mm equivalent), Hoya 58mm circular polarizing filter, handheld, single autofocus, manual exposure, matrix metering, 1/125s f8, ISO 200, 2736 x 3009 pixels (after crop), RAW.