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And another fun in flight

Caught this example in flight and noticed the wing spot was heart shaped..........

An attractive little guy, according to my butterfly buddy (yes, another retired science teacher involved in butterfly counts) , the image showing the blue on the dorsal hind wing is a rare catch.......

I hear ya, ALL of my macro is hand-held. :-)

Nice shots, macro is fun, isn't it?

Got to go to my local stalking grounds (the Freylinghusen Arboretum ) and caught a few keepers. I've never seen a black shelled Lady but this one posed for a bit. Hope you like them.

Thanks to both of you I appreciate the input!-- Enjoy playing with photography...landscape, astronomical, wildlife (especially insects and spiders).

Currently shooting my Macro with both a 5D3 and 80D, considering upgrading but I have not seen much posted about using the 5Ds for Macro. It's quite a deal in refurb right now, has anyone had ...

Well, honestly, using the 180, even with full frame, you can get in pretty tight and not much cropping is necessary so I was thinking about the amount of detail (assuming focus is solid) would be ...

I really enjoy macro (I also enjoy landscape and astronomical) and currently use both a 5D 3 and and 80D mainly with the sigma 180. I'm considering upgrading and passing the 5D3 to my daughter, ...

Placed 81^st in the challenge. A tough morning in NJ for a Mourning Dove......

Who on earth would want this at $2000? Back in the day one of my teammates fathers had a top of the line super-8 that he brought to the 1972 Penn Relays but, the reels were only 3 min long so, even...

Thanks, if you're interested send a PM and I'll send you the full res file, you make a copy for your classroom. Mark-- Enjoy playing with photography...landscape, astronomical, wildlife (especially ...

My first camera? A Polaroid Swinger LOL! I still have some of the shots I took in Washington D.C. in Jan of 1969!

Placed 31^st in the challenge. Just a fun shot of Niagara Falls at night....

I agree, these are some very nice shots! All hand held?

Remarkable shots, wish mine were half this good.-- Enjoy playing with photography...landscape, astronomical, wildlife (especially insects and spiders).

I never get tired of these, this guy was sticking his "tongue" out at me!

Thanks very much.-- Enjoy playing with photography...landscape, astronomical, wildlife (especially insects and spiders).