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My macro journey

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Re: My macro journey

Post by clovishound » Mon Jul 22, 2024 12:51 pm

I really enjoyed learning some new things, but it was nice to get back to my comfort zone this morning.

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Post by CT_Shooter » Mon Jul 22, 2024 1:58 pm

Thanks for sharing your talent with us again, CH. You never disappoint. The photo of the spider and wasp is awesome. Wow.
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Post by clovishound » Tue Sep 17, 2024 6:32 pm

Well, the wildflower plot in the backyard is winding down. Not many flowers left and fewer and fewer visits by insects.

Here are a few from there and local outings. I'll have to switch to something else to shoot soon.

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Post by CT_Shooter » Tue Sep 17, 2024 7:41 pm

Beautiful shots.

How cool is it to clearly photograph the dust on an insect's antennae? Or the hairs everywhere there's an insect hair.

I love the composition of the sleeping lizard on the dead flower in a field of blossoms and the lighting in the last shot of the wasp's face. Perfect.

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Re: My macro journey

Post by markiver54 » Tue Sep 17, 2024 8:18 pm

Extraordinary Clovis!
Thank you.
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Post by Hatchdog » Wed Sep 18, 2024 9:18 am

Spectacular for sure. Love the sleeping lizard.

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Post by clovishound » Wed Sep 18, 2024 12:50 pm

He's not sleeping, just playing opossum.

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Been getting a lot of anole pics lately, as well as the green tree frogs.

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Despite being on an outing to try out my new flash diffuser, I just had to turn the flash off for this one. Image isn't all that great, but I like the light quality. I need to do more available light shots.

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Another available light the other day. If I had shot this with flash, the background would have been very dark. I really like the colorful background. The down side is I had to open up the aperture which results in shallower depth of field. The right eye of the damselfly could have been sharper. No free lunch.

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Post by clovishound » Tue Oct 01, 2024 6:21 pm

Sometimes you just have to know when to quit. I was out at Cypress this morning, and discovered a wasp's nest that was readily accessible. I got up close and personal and took several pictures. I started to notice that the wasps were beginning to get agitated, so I exercised the better part of valor and moved on. I would have liked to get some more images, as it's really hard to compose when you have a couple dozen small critters all moving around.

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Post by BrokenolMarine » Tue Oct 01, 2024 6:42 pm

Amazing shots my friend, simply amazing.
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Post by clovishound » Sat Oct 05, 2024 8:34 pm

I went out to give the car a quick wash this afternoon and discovered this guy on the roof. I dropped the hose and went and grabbed the camera. I wasn't the best background, but I tried to get some angles that wouldn't advertise where I shot it.
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