insects

  1. M

    Can you focus stack hand held?

    I recently saw a fabulous macro image of an insect that apparently had been captured hand held. I asked how it was done and the op said that he swayed slightly to achieve this capturing approx 20 images to focus stack. Is this possible accepting that the overall size and proportions of the image...
  2. bee in flight

    bee in flight

    Bee in flight
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    • Category: Macro & Close-Up
  3. Claire E

    my passions

    Hi, I thought as my second post, I would share my different areas of passion. I added this in here as it was mixed genre. I hope that was ok. My 1st passion is my work, my bread and butter. I love capturing emotion and relationships. (Taken on canon5D mk III, backlit with 150 octa over...
  4. Claire E

    Hi, I am new here! :)

    Hi everyone. I have just joined this lovely forum as I am looking for an outlet to make my photography as a hobby alongside my studio work, training and mentoring. I was a member of many forums in the OLDEN days (as I would call them) before the likes of FB and other social media platforms took...
  5. sphexx

    “Microsculpture”

    I received this book as a present at Christmas https://www.amazon.co.uk/Microsculpture-Portraits-Insects-Levon-Biss/dp/1419726951/ref=sr_1_1?hvadid=79920783284936&hvbmt=bp&hvdev=c&hvqmt=p&keywords=microsculpture&qid=1579105238&sr=8-1 I would describe this as an interesting curiosity. I haven’t...
  6. dsc_0335.jpg

    dsc_0335.jpg

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    • close up fauna grasshopper insects leaves macro macro insects macro photography nature outdoors
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  7. Hoverfly

    Hoverfly

    Taken with a Olympus EM10 MK2 and the 30mm macro lens
    • Skyline
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    • insects macro small wings
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    • Category: Nature : Wild & Free
  8. orchid-beetle-2-pixelsontherocks.jpg

    orchid-beetle-2-pixelsontherocks.jpg

    • Pixels On The Rocks
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    • beetle bugs close-up insects macro wildlife
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    • Category: Macro & Close-Up
  9. Carpenter-ant-on-chickweed-pixelsontherocks.jpg

    Carpenter-ant-on-chickweed-pixelsontherocks.jpg

    • Pixels On The Rocks
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    • ant close-up derbyshire insects macro spring wildlife woodland
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  10. grasshopper-nymph-pixelsontherocks.jpg

    grasshopper-nymph-pixelsontherocks.jpg

    • Pixels On The Rocks
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    • biodiversity canon 450d close-up environment grasshopper nymph insects macro wildlife
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    • Category: Macro & Close-Up
  11. soldier-beetle-33-pixels-on-the-rocks.jpg

    soldier-beetle-33-pixels-on-the-rocks.jpg

    • Pixels On The Rocks
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    • beetles bugs canon 450d close-up derbyshire insects macro soldier beetle wildlife
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  12. Butterfly

    Butterfly

    Butterfly jungle (well, small room) at Hall Place in Kent. Cost £4. They have many wonderful butterflies in there.
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    • butterflies insects macro olympus 30mm olympus em10 mk2 wings
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    • Category: Nature : Captive, Domesticated & Plants
  13. Caterpillar

    Caterpillar

    Butterfly jungle (well, small room) at Hall Place in Kent
    • Skyline
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    • Category: Nature : Captive, Domesticated & Plants
  14. anisah

    Two Recent Images

    Two recent images. Firstly taken during a trip to Gibraltar Point LWT Nature Reserve where there were a few dragonflies flying around: Common Hawker: The second one was one that I have been trying to get for some time. European Hornets have become much more common over recent years. The...
  15. mjmountain

    Critique Fly, Caterpillar, Ant & Scale

    A few from the office car park. My new flash setup is making this much easier. Fly DSC04738 by mike mountain, on Flickr DSC04735 by mike mountain, on Flickr Caterpillars DSC04730 by mike mountain, on Flickr Ant DSC04756 by mike mountain, on Flickr Ant & Scale insect DSC04741 by mike...
  16. mjmountain

    Ants farming aphids

    Thought this was interesting - tricky to photograph though because of the cylindrical nature of the scene. DSC02275 by mike mountain, on Flickr DSC02279 by mike mountain, on Flickr
  17. mjmountain

    More minibeasts

  18. mjmountain

    Harvestman

    Didn't quite nail the focus, also tricky colours, lot's of beige going on.
  19. mjmountain

    Hoverfly's and more

    Think I'm getting better:
  20. mjmountain

    Testing out my Raynox 250

    First attempts. Taken in my garden with my Sony a77, Minolta 70-300 lens, Raynox 250 and homemade flash diffuser. Handheld, no tripod.
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