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No offense was taken at all. I have no problem with folks pointing out things, good or bad in my images. That can be a valuable tool in learning for both myself and others. FTR, I didn't look on your statement as a negative assessment of the image, just commenting on one of the obvious aspects...

Wow, I'm impressed you got a dragonfly in flight. And sharp! I remember growing up in Florida we called them "mosquito hawks".

I swear every time I walk out back, I discover something that catches my interest and have to go get my camera. I have taken to leaving it out with the 105 micro and flash on it. Today I was initially drawn to a wasp. By the time I got back with the Z, it was gone. Then I discovered this delta...

DOF is the 800 lb gorilla in the room when it comes to macro. Often focus stacking is the only way to get exactly what you want. With insects, often stacking is not an option because of subject movement. I've had situations where I thought the insect was rock steady, only to have extra legs, or...

Got a similar shot the other day. Assassin bug vs sweat bee.

I shoot most of my macro with a flash. It solves the issues with needing a tripod, using low ISOs, and small apertures. I can shoot handheld without worrying about camera shake or subject movement. I use the Godox 685. It runs around $130. They have a smaller, less powerful unit for well under...

Thanks, I'm trying to use the opportunities to shoot macro in my backyard to learn and grow. I don't have the variety of subjects that I do going farther afield, but the quick feedback of editing images minutes after taking them may help with the learning process. I've been very pleased with the...

And a few more. I would like to make some trips out and shoot something a little different, but it's just so darned hot. This one would have been much better if the fly had both of his wings back. I guess I'm lucky, as soon as I got focus and hit the shutter, he took off. I think I got him...

Welcome. I fondly remember spending time as a child with my Dad out in the darkroom watching him develop and print B&W film. I went on to have an interest in photography. I would love to be able to spend an afternoon with my dad showing him the wonders of the latest digital cameras. He was a...

I had a tough time getting the green of the grasshopper to look natural in post processing. I have some pastel purple flowers coming on right now. I'm hoping to get a few interesting looking insects on them. Right now, the thistles are drawing the crowds. That is the middle fly pic, as well as...

I have no experience with technical macro photography. My experience is things like insects, flowers etc. I use a standard on camera flash, a Godox 685, and one of several diffusers. The simplest being a small, inexpensive fabric pop up that slips over the front of the lens. The ring flashes may...

Welcome. This is a friendly place and folks are always happy to share their knowledge and experience.

Thanks, I had some good competition.

Yes, MPB is the well known used camera gear outfit. I have ordered equipment from them and was pleased with the experience. Just for info, Fred passed earlier this year, hence the _RIP add on to his screen name.

An assassin bug doing what assassin bugs do. He wasn't happy about me following him around the plant with my camera. The bee wasn't happy for obvious reasons.

Got another couple shots of an ambush bug. There are so many features on this bug, that having a 3/4 (ish) shot will throw a lot of that outside the DOF. Makes for a confusing image at times. I went ahead and set up the tripod, since he is slow moving, and shot a focus stack. Had some wind...

Got out to Cypress Gardens this morning. Macro was the uniform of the day.

I don't think you should always use ISO 100. Just realize that high ISOs make for noisy images. There are definitely times when it is preferable to have a sharp, but noisy image vs a blurry image with little noise. I do believe strongly that it is counterproductive to set your camera to some...

Even more to the point, are there any of those sticks of dynamite with wings on them falling out of the sky?