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ideas about insect photos

Like many photographers I'm thinking about macro lately, and shooting some insects. The thought came to me that what I...
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Japanese Beetle

I liked this photo for the pose and color, althought I seemed to have missed a bit of sharpness. This was at 1/125 sec...
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Chinese Mantis Nymphs

Some mantises hatched in my bushes. They were really deep in the thick of things so I had to rely on flash a little...
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First try on handheld focus stacking

Just a few days ago I tried handheld focus stacking (or actually focus stacking in general) for the first time. The...
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Profile of the grasshopper

Used two bare flashes and another one to trigger the other two, as I was bored of single diffused light.
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Beetle in the sun

Well this is technically not a "real" macro shot, but I hope you guys still enjoy it. I was at the lake a few weeks...
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Macro of Bee

i've been playing with my macro lens all summer and it's been eye opening. Figuring out composition, locking in a...
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Japanese Beetle

These guys seem to be everywhere this time of year! I tried to include some of the eaten leaf to show the damage these...
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Red dragonfly

Took advantage of the fact that they're quite territorial, so I knew I could just point the camera to the stick it last...
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Tiny Frog on Watch

While trying to kill as many Japanese Beetles as I possibly could I came across this dude. I grabbed him, took some...
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Feeling edgy

A daisy with the main focus on the upright petals showing their purple edges.
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Bee

Another insect saved from drowning.
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Looking for feedback

What do you think of these photos/idea? I would love some feedback and maybe some suggestions? I really want to...
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Fishing Spider

Fishing spider. I found this one dead, but still pretty clean. It's pretty big over 3 inches tip to tip. This is a...
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The drinking ant, the modelling fly and a random bug

I found these three guys on my last walk not even ten meters apart. And all of them were very cooperative. What is your...
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Need help with my gallery photos

For some strange reason all of the photos in my gallery are very soft looking,almost blurry. This is the only site...
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Persistence is key.

I found this little guy as I was hiking up to Pearson's Falls in NC. I stopped for a few minutes to watch him slowly...
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Wet Dragonfly

I rescued a dragonfly from the pool and when I set it down it stayed still. I recently bought a reverse ring and the...
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Leafhopper nymphs

These were had to get because they are very small, and move so much and so quickly. Thoughts?
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A bug on a thistle

Actually I wanted to photograph the thistle, but once I got closer, I recognized the little bug sitting there. Does...
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