Ted Kinsman is a scientific photographer that specializes in creating images for books, magazines, and television. His particular areas of interest are in x-ray radiography, high-speed photography, Scanning electron microscopy, and time-lapse cinematography. His work has appeared in numerous books and magazines ranging from Discover Magazine to Forbes. Recently his work has appeared on Gray's Anatomy and CSI New York. In addition to running 
B.N. (Bobbie) Sullivan has a strong affinity for the sea and everything in it. She first learned to dive in 1970 and has since logged thousands of dives. A wish to document the marine life she encountered prompted her to learn underwater photography more than 20 years ago. More recently, she began to write about the marine life she has photographed. A research psychologist by profession, she approaches her subject matter with the mindset of a scientist, but targets her writing to a general readership in whom she hopes to foster an appreciation for the ocean and its inhabitants.
B Jefferson Bolender is Training Coordinator of the State of Arizona's
program for disability awareness and assistive technology. Through
her travels she always has a camera at hand to photograph everything
from people to technology and nature. As a teacher of elementary
education, special education and art, her interests include a wide
array of subject matter with an emphasis on documentation with an
artist's eye.
Steve Jurvetson enjoys rocketry and photography and especially the pursuit of both in the Black Rock Desert. Some action photos and video links can be found 
Alex Wild is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he works on the molecular phylogenetics of various groups of insects. He is also a part-time photographer whose images appear in such venues as Ranger Rick, Smithsonian, BBC Wildlife, and even ScienceBlogs.
Whirligig beetles inhabit the interface between air and water. The series below depicts Dineutes sublineatus, a large species common in the mountain streams of Arizona.
Whirligigs are named for their habit of swimming in frenetic loops along the water's surface, a behavior that makes them difficult to photograph in the field. To get these shots, forgive me, I cheated.
I set up a 10 gallon aquarium in the relative comfort of my living room. This not only confined the beetles to an area small enough that I stood a reasonable chance of capturing one in focus, I was also near both the beer fridge and my stereo system. Not the most uncomfortable of wildlife shoots.
For lighting, I used an off-camera flash bounced off white printer paper to simulate a diffuse, cloudy sky. Improvising with materials at hand, I found that an olive-green office filing folder half-sunk into the back of the tank provided a surprisingly natural-looking backdrop.
Technical details:
Lens: Canon 100mm f2.8 macro lens
Body: Canon EOS 20D
Flash: Canon 550 EX flash, bounced off white paper
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I can appreciate what an achievement these photos are. I once wrote about whirligig beetles for a natural history column I had in The Bellingham Herald. A very capable photographer, Mame Burns, sprawled on a lake boardwalk for half an hour to get an image. She ended up with something in focus, only to have the designer veto it because, as she said, "It looked like a turd."
Posted by: Fiona Cohen | April 12, 2009 11:35 AM
Great shots! I definitely think that a macro lens is my next glass purchase, mostly for just this reason: Bugs!
Posted by: Jonathan Martin | April 12, 2009 1:31 PM
Thanks!
Fiona- I can certainly sympathize. Most of the photos I took to get these few that worked came out a bit like "turds" too.
Posted by: Alex | April 12, 2009 2:56 PM
Wait. You have a fridge solely for beer?
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Posted by: kololo | February 26, 2010 8:09 AM
Thanks!
Fiona- I can certainly sympathize. Most of the photos I took to get these few that worked came out a bit like "turds" too.
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