#insect

My name is Lee and I started shooting macro photography about a year ago. I don’t have a favorite topic to shoot but I do like subjects with bright colors and a sharp contrast. I’m just starting out with it and happy to learn how to improve my macro shots!

This bubble blowing is an activity that many flies practice. The bubble (actually a droplet) is always sucked in again. There are all kinds of theories about it among fly connoisseurs; for example, it is suggested that it is a way to warm up. It seems that flies always do this with their head to...

For those of you who don't know what I'm talking about when I mention focus stacking, I'll try to explain it here. Working close-up to a subject reduces the depth of field quite a bit, which can be lovely, but sometimes we need a bit more of the subject in focus to do it justice. During a focus...

The photo is taken out of hand again. The Olympus five-axis image stabilization is so incredibly good that you don't actually need a tripod during the day. And I have a steady hand even if I say so myself and that also makes a difference.

Here you see three of the same photos. The original on full frame, one at 50% crop and one at 100% crop, not bad I thought. Original 50% crop 100% crop

No world photo, but this afternoon there was a hornet in the garden. Unfortunately I couldn't take a better picture of it.

Shot RAW with a Canon EOS RP in manual mode with an EF 100mm 1:2.8 L IS USM Macro lens - ISO 100, f/2.8, & 1/640s

Only the front. I think it's like the head is tied with laces on top.

Another attempt to capture a fly nicely.