[baro-nite]

Don't know what they are but they are as small as a pencil eraser is round.

Hydrangea, perhaps? Was this a garden plant?

[ivoire]

Hydrangea, perhaps? Was this a garden plant?

They were on a bush that was growing along a riverbank

[baro-nite]

They were on a bush that was growing along a riverbank

Hmm. Looks rather like hydrangea but that is just a guess.

Here's another look at False Solmon's Seal, fully open (I think) this time. I shot this with my Sigma 70/2.8 macro at minimum focus, with the lens on an additional 50mm of extension, a combination that gets to about 1.8x. This is about a 70% crop from that image, hence the flower is about 5mm across. Naturally I hadn't noticed the tiny spider (?) while shooting; just lucky to get some with it in focus.

[ivoire]

Hmm. Looks rather like hydrangea but that is just a guess.

Here's another look at False Solmon's Seal, fully open (I think) this time. I shot this with my Sigma 70/2.8 macro at minimum focus, with the lens on an additional 50mm of extension, a combination that gets to about 1.8x. This is about a 70% crop from that image, hence the flower is about 5mm across. Naturally I hadn't noticed the tiny spider (?) while shooting; just lucky to get some with it in focus.

very cool shot and great luck getting the tiny spider. I think you are correct and that this is the flower... Hydrangea arborescens..... Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle'

[crewl1]

I don't get how see-through critters can be alive. Great shot baronite!

[cif]

[hangman43]

Taken with a 50mm reveresed on to a 135mm

[ivoire]

[baro-nite]

Carolina Cranesbill (geranium family), a native weedy wildflower that is widespread in the US. This is a moderate crop of a 1:1 shot with the Sigma 70 macro.

[photolady95]

I got this one down by the river today. I almost stepped on it. If anyone knows what it is, ID would be appreciated. I was laying on the ground to get close enought to photograph it.

[ohce]

Took at Tulip Festival in Ottawa.

[photolady95]

Ohce, I'm sorry but your flowers do not fit the category. See what Pete was talking about when he started this thread:

So I thought it might be interesting to start a thread here devoted to tiny flowers. I wanted to keep it smaller than pencil eraser size, but that would probably limit the scope of the thread a lot, so let's make it no larger than dime size, just over 1/2 inch.

[ohce]

sorry, photolady. I didn't read from the very beginning. Do what you suppose to do. thanks.

[photolady95]

I didn't read from the very beginning.

But the title says it all.

You'll have to edit and remove the photos. I'm not a moderator here, so can't remove them for you.

[Paleo Pete]

I don't normally remove people's posts, I leave that to their discretion and just note that they are outside the guidelines of the thread.

photolady - That looks a lot like Gaura, but the ones I see here are nowhere near tiny flower size. I've shot a few, almost 2 inches across. And I can tell those are nowhere near that large...so I'm not sure, a Wiki page I looked at indicates a number of varieties, could be some small ones there. This page has the best picture I can find, it's a pink one. The two petals per side feature though, is the main characteristic of Gaura...if that's not it, I Have no idea.

Gaura