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Another photo of the Twin-lobed Deerfly. Now between the drops. And did you know that these don't sting but bite. When they bite you, they bite a piece out of your skin and it hurts so much.

This photo was not taken in a studio, but simply in the open air. You can also take good photos with a simple setting (see second photo). Tripod has been replaced by a self-made garden bench. Did use a remote control. How simple can you make it.

This fly is enjoying a pear here.

It's not a world photo, but that's not the point. If you look closely at a Wasp you will see three dots on top of their heads. Do you know what the three dots on the head of a wasp are for? The three dots are extra eyes (ocelli). This allows them to distinguish light and dark and probably also...

Yesterday I found a dead wasp in the garden and it was still very good.

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...

Yesterday I once made a stack with the 300mmf / 4 and that goes very well. If you then look through the viewfinder you think wow that will never work out. Because if I already move a 1 / 10mm, it is 3cm at 5 meters. But when the camera is ready and you look at the stacked photo, I am happy...

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...

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