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Sorry, accidentally clicked the "copyright only" button when saving the jpg.

Why can't these bees spend some time on flowers of a different color? I have a number of nice blue and purple flowers, but no, they have to spend their time on the yellow ones. At least this wasp found something with a little more contrast to light on.

This thread is about a year old. The original poster has not been active here since then. I doubt they will respond. Try doing a "reset all settings" and see if that fixes it. If not, report back and maybe someone else will have an idea. You can also call Nikon customer service. They may be...

4 of the 6 shots were shot at 18mm. If you were at minimum focus distance with these shots, at 18mm you will have far less magnification of the subject than shooting from the same distance and using the maximum focal length of this lens, which is 55mm. Your first jalapeño shot was taken at 18mm...

Firstly, all the shots were sharp (within their depth of field) and had good resolution. This is a good starting point. I notice you choose to shoot many at full wide angle. If you are looking at macro shots, I would choose the longest focal length on a zoom, unless you are using extension...

Well, this one is a little better. Ironically, I got one fly shot this morning. This was it. I assumed it would be out of focus, as the wind was rocking the plant back and forth, and after one shot, a sweat bee came up and scared the fly off. Discovered an ambush bug dining on a sweat bee. I...

Some different plants are starting to bloom. I've been wondering how this plant was going to look after blooming, and what insects it would attract. Since some of the insects that are starting to be attracted to this are very small, I put my extension tubes on my 105 macro. I'm having a little...

The 18-55 was a "kit" lens that was offered with the D3400 and other crop sensor cameras. It was often paired with a 70-300. I purchased a D3400 for my daughter several years ago. It came with both of these lenses, plus a camera bag and memory card, and the kit was on sale, new, for $500. It...

First off, and this is not a criticism, neither of these two images are what I would call closeups. Both pictures have a lot of elements that are in focus. Even with the distance from the subject, and using a wide angle focal length, you are unable to get everything front to back in focus with...

You will also have to hit the down button on the "joystick" pad that surrounds the "OK" button, when you are in playback mode to get the info to come up. I don't see PPT under supported file types in the file upload popup.

Easy one for me.

I didn't measure, but perhaps a little under 1 ft. Nikon says .9 ft min focus distance. Of course that is from the focal plane, so distance from the front of the lens is less. If you want to maximize your magnification, put it on 55mm. If you are using AF, half press the shutter and wait for the...

Great shots. Unfortunately, (no fault of your photography) the images don't convey the size of these guys. They are really small. Even with something like a hand in the shot to give scale, pictures don't just have the small impact of seeing one with the naked eye. Our local raptor rescue center...

I would recommend trying the extension tubes first. The kit lens you have isn't the best candidate for use with extension tubes, but it will do the job. By going the tube route, you will have minimal money invested, to explore macro photography. With some experience under your belt, you will...

Macro photography has it's challenges, but it's not rocket science. The closeup mode they refer to only manages the exposure. That can be important, but focus is also critical. Personally, I would recommend either full manual, or aperture preferred. This will allow you to choose the aperture you...

Well, the tripod arrived yesterday. We unpacked it and set it up. It's a little heavier than I thought it would be in comparison to the flimsy little Manfrotto it's replacing. I believe it's less than a pound difference, but weighs in at 3.6 lbs. This is not going to be the chore to carry...

My daughter has one for her D5600. It seems to be a decent lens from the images I have seen her take with it. I tried it out on my old D3400 and it worked just fine.

Well, I guess that's one way to hold your camera. :oops:

Got a few more insect shots today. I was really happy with this one.