John K

That paragraph confuses me. With natural light the color you capture depends on how well diffused the light is -the lower the contrast the better the color. But shooting macro (1:1) in good ...

Cool. So much to learn with macro -doesn't end. I'm still learning new things. I use to shoot with a 100mm macro lens + ring flash but eventually out grew it and wanted better light. Had I known ...

That's a really good question Nancy. Maybe a diluted magnesium/potassium solution would work. Oddly enough they don't seem to bother me, and prefer to go after the pollen sources in my yard. If ...

Thanks Fulvio!

That's not too bad, plus you're getting the light quality that you want. Always making trade offs... I wish more macro photographers felt the same way you do. John Q. Public doesn't care how sharp ...

These images range from 2x to 4x, all taken hand held, and uncropped (unless you count the APS-C sensor on my 80D). Honeybee, taken in 2009. 2x. Honeybee taken in 2016. Over 2x. Common Carder Bee. 2x.

Excellent set Kurt!

Amazing what we have to go though to diffuse those twin flashes :) How many stops are you losing compared to the bare flash heads? I'm losing about 2 stops. I'm working with someone in the UK to ...

Sounds like a cool setup! :) The wasps have been robbing me of lethargic subjects -Mrs. found  a nest in one of our trees this morning and yes, I'm gonna remove it. Too close to the house. Won't be ...

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Why would I want to use the same system as you? People have been recognizing my images, without seeing my name next to them, for over a decade. If you want to know what I use, how I use it, etc. ...

I won't argue the ethics of it, but I do think that it sets a bad example. Not sure if you'd find an audience for the images, but rule 34...

To bait trolls... :D

I don't have any experience with Nikon glass, but I know that the Canon EF-S 60mm loses a lot of focal length at minimum focus and is a 37mm lens. So it only takes 37mm of extension to get to 2x. ...

Thanks! Best advice I can give you is to be patient with yourself. Anyone can take a photo of an insect, but very few take images that the general public wants to save to their PC desktop as ...

I know :) Actually you're example is part of my concern. Between Naples and Gaeta (Italy) there is an elevated highway that passes through about 40 kilometers of farmland. About a decade ago while ...

Technique: I injected artificial nectar into a Lavender flower and when the honeybee started feeding on it I grabbed onto the stem of the lavender flower with my left hand, and then rested the ...

Not sure if shooting digital has helped photography more than it has hurt it. On one hand I don't have to wait for the slides to come back and reference the notes I took when I shot them, can get ...