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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.

If it's really old, you need a woodworker to repair it, instead of a camera repairman.

I didn't have much hope it would work, but thought I'd give it a try. I was hoping that it might recognize the detail you could see through the grass, but I suppose that's asking too much.

I'll start it off. Edited to add a title. Peeking Duck

I have used it a few times in the last month or so. In general, I am also impressed. Sometimes it doesn't work. Most times it does. This is one that didn't work. It worked pretty well on the jaw and face, but when I got to the eye, no dice. This is one that it worked extremely well. Easily...

The Pup is making noises of interest in macro work. She has the 105mm Nikon macro lens for her D5600. I'm thinking about a flash setup, preferably on camera, with a small soft box. I understand Godox are well thought of without breaking the budget. Obviously I want to get one with enough power...

While not a rare activity among tree rats, I have a squirrel in my backyard that seems to sploot all the time. This is the first time I've managed to catch him on camera. Most of the time I see him through the back door. I happened to be outside today trying to get some bird pics, and saw him...

Well, I only did a quick search, as I'm not planning on getting back into film shooting. Still, since it is more of a niche now, I'm sure it's more expensive, inflation adjusted, than it was a couple decades ago. Of course, the cheap way to go is to process and scan the negatives. Still, it's an...

Maybe it could be stipulated that folks living south of the equator can post winter photos for summer. I'm cool with that (pun intended).

There was no taking several hundred images on a casual outing with film. I spent a couple hours at the Audubon Swamp yesterday and took several hundred pictures. Back in the day, between film and processing it was at least $30 a hundred for color film and processing IIRC. I just looked on Amazon...