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I second that. It seems like every time I bring up the website there is a sea of Cyrillic. I'm sure that ya'll have been dealing with a lot more than each of us see. Hopefully you will be able to get ahead of it. Thanks to all of you.

Works for me. I like to have info on the critters I get images of, but sometimes it's really hard to pin them down with any certainty. I have real trouble trying to distinguish between several species of warblers.

This is the kind of pictures I see when searching for golden bloomed grey longhorn beetle. Maybe the antennae are different at certain developmental stages.

Looks a lot like the beetle I posted yesterday. I believe mine is a rose chafer, a type of scarab beetle. Yours is a little different than mine, but I think it is a type of scarab beetle also. Of course, I'm certainly no entomologist, and I didn't stay in a Holiday Inn Express last night.

I don't think leaving it on while shooting is the issue. It's removing the lens when the camera is on. With a lot of lenses, if you remove it from the camera when it is on, and the VR is on, if you gently shake the lens, you will hear a rattle inside. If you mount it and turn the camera off...

I believe some VR components are much more susceptible to damage from drops and bumps. There are some delicate components that don't take kindly to bumps. Besides being careful not to drop or bump your lens, one thing you can do is to be sure and turn off your camera prior to unmounting the...

Here's one that is not what I usually do. I was out shooting this afternoon when a damsel fly came up. It was a bit skittish, but with care, I could approach close enough. It landed in a place I could get to it and have a decent background, but I had to gradually sneak up on it. There was no way...

I'll post a few here rather than swamp my 365 with macro shots. I will likely be taking a lot of macro in the next few months, and back down a little on the birds. Saw a little more variety in the offerings in the backyard this morning. Despite my resolution to shoot more available light, I...

Good to hear MPB has good customer service. I have had good experiences from MPB, and never had an issue with any of the equipment I've purchased. Based on my experiences, I would rather buy used from MPB than a refurb from Nikon.

Things are starting to buzz around here. I am currently getting lots of native bees. The wasps and shield bugs are also out in force. Later in the season, based on last year's experience, I hope to start getting some more variety, including anoles and tree frogs. I've considered putting in...

Silversnapper, Good job on the insect photos. I think you will be pleased with the flash shots using a decent diffuser. That will take the harsh shadows out. As mentioned, when the subject is in full sun, I normally try and shade it with either the diffuser, or my broad brimmed hat. That seems...

Woody, I found that the inexpensive pop up diffuser that sells on Amazon for $10-12 works very well. The kind that slips over the lens. It also has the advantages of being cheap, and easy to store in your bag, as well as easy to set up. It takes up almost no room in the bag. It doesn't give...

Thought I'd start a thread about this and get some different opinions and perhaps a few techniques from some of you that may be of interest to all. I was out shooting in the backyard today and tried a few different things. Here is a straight shot of some small butterflies using my Godox 685...

I made the move to mirrorless a couple years ago from a D3400. There were no regrets. I did become a little frustrated with the autofocus when I started taking a lot of wildlife photos. I ended up replacing my Z5 with a Z7ii last year when it went on sale with a huge discount. I still was...

Actually, the Z6 may autofocus slower than the D500. I was not happy with the performance of the AF of either the Z5 or Z7ii for moving wildlife, such as birds in flight. Full disclosure, I have no experience with the D500, so I am going by experiences I hear from other users. The D500 has long...

Went out tonight and discovered they are using the same spot.

Went out to check on the wildflowers in the backyard tonight and discovered that the sweat bees were apparently using some of the flower buds to bed down on for the night.

Since the challenge is 21 May through 27 May, I assume you mean Wednesday May 21st.

Glad to help. Keep in mind, if you are using the U1,2 or 3 options on the mode dial, you have to set preview for each one of them and save it to each one of those individually.