http://blogs.msdn.com/mswanson/archive/2004/09/06/226208.aspxI've had fun with photography for many years, and I especially enjoy macro photography . Whenever I'm on a trip, I keep my eye out for interesting subjects and textures. You should see some of the strange looks I get when I'm standing about 6 inches fromen-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/mswanson/archive/2004/09/06/226208.aspx#226222Tue, 07 Sep 2004 07:50:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:226222New wallpaper userFantastic work. Out of curiosity, what kind of camera do you use?http://blogs.msdn.com/mswanson/archive/2004/09/06/226208.aspx#226250Tue, 07 Sep 2004 10:30:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:226250notgartner.com: Mitch Denny's Bloghttp://blogs.msdn.com/mswanson/archive/2004/09/06/226208.aspx#226253Tue, 07 Sep 2004 10:51:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:226253Martin's WebLoghttp://blogs.msdn.com/mswanson/archive/2004/09/06/226208.aspx#226261Tue, 07 Sep 2004 11:18:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:226261RavagesJust a little thing. That isn't palm leaf. At-least, I don't think it is. They lok mighty like Banana leaves to me. I have half a dozen of those trees in my house.http://blogs.msdn.com/mswanson/archive/2004/09/06/226208.aspx#226311Tue, 07 Sep 2004 17:21:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:226311RavagesHey! Thanks! Didn't expect the change, nor the trackback. :)http://blogs.msdn.com/mswanson/archive/2004/09/06/226208.aspx#226625Wed, 08 Sep 2004 06:57:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:226625Michael SwansonNew wallpaper user...I currently use a Nikon Coolpix 5700 (<a target="_new" href="http://www.nikonusa.com/template.php?cat=1&amp;grp=2&amp;productNr=25504">http://www.nikonusa.com/template.php?cat=1&amp;grp=2&amp;productNr=25504</a>). It has excellent built-in macro capabilities.http://blogs.msdn.com/mswanson/archive/2004/09/06/226208.aspx#226692Wed, 08 Sep 2004 10:59:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:226692HellsbellboyGood work, I like the photos, never knew they were called Macro photos.. http://blogs.msdn.com/mswanson/archive/2004/09/06/226208.aspx#227107Thu, 09 Sep 2004 02:22:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:227107BeboWonderful backgrounds! I find it difficult to find good high res backgrounds of nature that I like! Since fall is coming, have any good macro shots of fall leaves? Thanks again for the pictures!http://blogs.msdn.com/mswanson/archive/2004/09/06/226208.aspx#228592Mon, 13 Sep 2004 06:26:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:228592Michael Swanson's Bloghttp://blogs.msdn.com/mswanson/archive/2004/09/06/226208.aspx#239576Fri, 08 Oct 2004 04:51:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:239576Michael Swanson's Bloghttp://blogs.msdn.com/mswanson/archive/2004/09/06/226208.aspx#240603Mon, 11 Oct 2004 07:18:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:240603Michael Swanson's Bloghttp://blogs.msdn.com/mswanson/archive/2004/09/06/226208.aspx#346078Tue, 04 Jan 2005 09:02:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:346078Michael Swanson's Bloghttp://blogs.msdn.com/mswanson/archive/2004/09/06/226208.aspx#375192Thu, 17 Feb 2005 14:24:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:375192Martin's Alcoholic Diaryhttp://blogs.msdn.com/mswanson/archive/2004/09/06/226208.aspx#442108Sat, 23 Jul 2005 03:55:26 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:442108Michael Swanson's BlogI've received a few e-mails asking me about the wallpaper that shows up on the laptop in my recent Adobe...http://blogs.msdn.com/mswanson/archive/2004/09/06/226208.aspx#566834Sun, 02 Apr 2006 16:00:18 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:566834marcawesome work! now my desktop's got a brand new look'n'feel. thanks!http://blogs.msdn.com/mswanson/archive/2004/09/06/226208.aspx#851948Sat, 21 Oct 2006 06:44:05 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:851948Ben<P>So, that leaf one ended up in windows vista? Congratulations</P>http://blogs.msdn.com/mswanson/archive/2004/09/06/226208.aspx#8348455Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:09:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:8348455Steve Howe<p>Hello Mike,</p> <p>I particularly like the Gerbera Macro!</p> <p>I'm in the process of putting together a site for a company called 'Gerbera', any chance I can use your image?</p> <p>Steve.</p>http://blogs.msdn.com/mswanson/archive/2004/09/06/226208.aspx#8595021Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:26:32 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:8595021Marcos<P>Beautiful, it´s so great. You need this. Thank you Swanson. You need to visite our City (Natal RN - Brazil). It's like your wallpapers. </P>