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A is for alligator.

And then there is Auto non capture!

Managed to get a picture of a nice buck in my backyard. Not sure how he got over the fence.

Welcome. Be careful, this hobby can take a big chunk out of your federal retirement, if you let it. But, it's a fun ride. I retired almost 2 years ago after 38 yrs with the USPS. I've been re-bitten by the photobug, but haven't had the electricity cut off yet. There are a lot of good Youtube...

It's OK Fred, that's a GFI circuit! ;)

I thought about doing some B&W macro on small details of this guy. Decided I'd probably better let sleeping gators lie. I did have my snakeproof, waterproof, knee high boots on. The box didn't say anything about gatorproof. I'm jealous of the hummingbird photo. I managed to get one in my...

Had an unusual day at the Swamp this morning. Didn't come home with much. This was one of the very small handful I edited, and I'm still not sure it's worth posting. I kind of like it, and I kind of don't. That should probably tell me something, I guess.

I looked at my daughter's D5600 and couldn't find anything in the menu the would allow you to either switch to LV or program another button to LV. If it is just the tab that has broken off, or the entire ring? If it's just the tab, you may be able to manipulate the switch with something like a...

These assassin bug nymphs are strange looking critters. I've noticed them in the bushes before, but never really paid them much attention until I started trying to shoot macro.

Probably the biggest down side to this flash is the size. It's a rather large and heavy unit. I decided going in that I may need the power it supplies, and didn't want to have to buy twice. Since I got the wireless transmitter when I bought this, I will be able to add other units, if and when I...

Well, I took the trusty old D3400 out this morning and went bug hunting in the yard. Tried a number of different settings after watching a few videos and, more or less, figuring out how to control most of the features. This one I took using full manual on camera, and flash. Figured out the right...

When I was growing up in Florida, we called them "mosquito hawks" rather than dragonflies.

Got a couple more this morning.

Well, I've got a lot to learn using flash with macro. I played around with it at the swamp today. OK, I spent a good bit of my time talking shop with another photographer, and letting him get some hands on with my gimbal head, and Z5. I did use the flash some with the 105 macro, as well as the...

Not for me, but I got the Pup a new normal zoom for her D5600. Since she is likely to stick with DX cameras for the foreseeable future, I decided to upgrade her 18-55 kit lens. I wanted to get her the Nikon 18-200, but the new ones were all out of stock, and no telling when, or if, they will be...

Well, I decided on the Godox 685. It arrived today. I went ahead and got a small softbox and a wireless transmitter for it. I played around a little with it tonight after it came in, but it will require a bit of a learning curve. I can put it in TTL mode and take some shots with it tomorrow, as...

I'm starting to explore macro work. This morning I rolled out of bed before the crack of dawn, purloined my daughter's 105 micro lens, and headed over to the swamp. Had the wrong tripod with me, but made do. Got a couple decent shots. I think I like this macro stuff. It is a nice adjunct to...

The mercury vapors start getting to you?

Camping out on the front porch? I know I would be hanging around listening for the truck. Of course, it probably needs a signature. I would hope they would require one.