Trainer grips abstract

A small cold hoverfly, spotted this hoverfly on my Euphorbia blossoms looking a bit miserable. Persuaded it to walk on to my finger to warm up a bit

Hoverfly, Episyrphus balteatus in the "studio". Focus stacked using zerene. Same hoverfly as previous on finger shots. I eventually released the hover into my greenhouse which does at least have frost heating

It's such a spiffing day today so went in the garden getting a few macros as you do.

Found this Lillie on the fairway of the 4th hole of the golf course i was playing at !!

I hit my ball a bit to the right and there they were !!!!

Yes i had my camera in my golf bag..... lol.

The title is a little play on words - spotted this red dragonfly and it reminded me of the Red Baron - so decided on the title above!

Shot during a macro session at the Hunter Botanical Gardens Heatherbrae, NSW; Australia a couple of days ago accompanied by long time friend and fellow flickr photographer Joe Micallef.

Hope you like this one.

Thanks as usual for any comments, views or favorites - much appreciated!!!!

Macro photography

Phintella versicolor (male)

(Panasonic Lumix GX1 with Lumix14-42mm and RaynoxMSN-202 in front of it and a homemade flash diffuser)

Macro

Serie Macros

The mouse had been dead for a long time ... in a field

I hope nobody will be shocked

native plant area. "New" used 180mm macro being tested

The gas mask fly has no gas mask!

HFDF.

A plant bug or something.

First time I've seen one this colour before.

Bluebottle fly

I Feel It Coming...

macro

Photographié à l'aide d'un 50mm inversé sur le boîtier, une technique que j'affectionne et parfaite pour débuter en macro sans se ruiner

Back in May 2017 we visited my parents and I got to use my Dad's old Tamron 100-300mm on my Canon DSLR. Together with a 21mm extension tube I managed to take this shot of a bee approaching a flower. This was the first time I ever used a tele lens for close up photos. A much easier way of stalking bees than using a 50mm. But a 50mm will always give you sharper images, so it's a hard decision which one to use.

Speckled bush cricket nymph on poppy. Natural light

TOGETHER is the topic ~ Took this in -4 today, ready for spring.

Running crab spider in a glass. Focus stacked using zerene

Hinkley Rservation,, Hinkley, OH, Johnson Picnic Area

Movimento Rolex, in primo piano una boccola rifatta da mio papà. Si può notare che non si chiude correttamente perchè la gabbietta è troppo corta.