Please spill your macro secrets!

I have gotten some wonderful advice from a few Flickr friends on macro tips but I am still struggling. My camera is a Nikon D-3100 and the only lenses I have are an 18-55mm and a 70-300mm. I also have an old tripod. Ideally I know a macro lens would be best but not in my budget right now. I want to know what is in your bag of tricks to achieve those amazing shots I’ve seen! Also, to crop or not to crop?

And if anyone has advice on the best butterfly attracting flowers, I’d love to know. I greatly appreciate any tips to help improve on my nemesis, “the macro shot”. LOL

Have a great day Flickr friends! Tina and the Puglets. xo

I would like to thank all of you that have taken the time to view and comment on my photos, it is very much appreciated. Constructive criticism and tips on how to improve my novice photography skills are always welcomed.

HORACIO PATRONE : NIKON D 500 LENS NIKKOR AF-S 300/4 D IF . ED . fotografia Horacio Patrone.. BUENOS AIRES (ARGENTINA ) . -The most striking aspect of the northern barrios (Retiro, Recoleta, Palermo), especially in comparison with their less affluent southern counterpart. .buenosaires.for91days.com/2011/03/10/the-carlos-thays-bot...

-Thanks for your visits and comments ...!

HORACIO PATRONE : NIKON D 500 LENS NIKKOR AF-S 300/4 D IF . ED .f/7.1 1/2000 iso 3.600 fotografia Horacio Patrone.. BUENOS AIRES...( ARGENTINA ) . es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jard%C3%ADn_bot%C3%A1nico_de_Buenos...

- THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR VISITS AND COMMENTS.!

HORACIO PATRONE : NIKON D 500 LENS NIKKOR AF-S 300/4 D IF . ED . fotografia Horacio Patrone.. BUENOS AIRES...( ARGENTINA ) . -The most striking aspect of the northern barrios (Retiro, Recoleta, Palermo), especially in comparison with their less affluent southern counterpart. .buenosaires.for91days.com/2011/03/10/the-carlos-thays-bot...

- THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR VISITS AND COMMENTS.!

- MUCHAS GRACIAS POR SUS VISITAS Y COMENTARIOS.!

HORACIO PATRONE : NIKON D 500 LENS NIKKOR AF-S 300/4 D IF . ED . fotografia Horacio Patrone.. BUENOS AIRES...( ARGENTINA ) . -The most striking aspect of the northern barrios (Retiro, Recoleta, Palermo), especially in comparison with their less affluent southern counterpart. .buenosaires.for91days.com/2011/03/10/the-carlos-thays-bot...

- THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR VISITS AND COMMENTS.!

- MUCHAS GRACIAS POR SUS VISITAS Y COMENTARIOS.!

HORACIO PATRONE : NIKON D 500 LENS NIKKOR AF-S 300/4 D IF . ED . f/7.1 1/2000 ISO 1.200 fotografia Horacio Patrone.. BUENOS AIRES...( ARGENTINA ) . -El jardin botanico THAYS es un paraiso dentro de la city porteña ..El aspecto más llamativo de los barrios del norte (Retiro, Recoleta, Palermo), especialmente en comparación con su contraparte del sur que son menos próspera. ..buenosaires/the-carlos-thays-bot...

- THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR VISITS AND COMMENTS.!

- MUCHAS GRACIAS POR SUS VISITAS Y COMENTARIOS.!

HORACIO PATRONE : NIKON D 500 LENS NIKON 300 mm f:4 . fotografia Horacio Patrone.. BUENOS AIRES...( ARGENTINA ) . -

- THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR VISITS AND COMMENTS.!

HISTORIA ( 3 ) LA DESPEDIDA

LE CURE LA HERIDA DE LA GARRA DEL GAVILAN y por MILAGRO no toco signos vitales hoy sera la cuarta noche que duerma solito en la RECS.!! extrañara el huevo duro,la manzana,la naranja,la lechuga,el pan negro con semillas, la polenta y el girasol...yo lo extraño estos cuatro dias como nunca lo imagine ,fueron dos mese de convivencia pero...TIENE SUS ALAS PARA VOLAR DONDE QUIERA Y UNA SEGUNDA OPORTUNIDAD DE VIDA.! dos meses tardo en crecer su cola completa de timon. ( lo suficiente para encariñarme y adorarlo ) ...sin ella nunca podria tomar ALTURA.! al llevar la caja a la RECS PARA DEVOLVERLE LA LIBERTAD ., no queria salir de la caja que estaba abierta...y tenia miedo de salir...., volque la caja y volo a un arbol...de ahi a otro mas alto.!!! eligio una ramita de percha y desde ahi me miraba....acicalandose ....pase 4 horas despues antes de cerrar la RECS...y seguia en el mismo lugar Ufffff ...con su sonido llamando a alguien de su especie .....LOLO TE DESEO TODA LA SUERTE DEL MUNDO.!

- DE VERDAD...NO QUIERO HACER UN DRAMA CON LA HISTORIA DE " LOLO " ..pero nunca pense que se podia uno encariñar asi y extrañarlo de esta manera...tenerlo 2 meses hablarle todos los dias , darle la comida ,bañarlo con el rociador los dias de calor...- paso algo curioso de casualidad ..JURO QUE ESTA TOMA FUE DEL ULTIMO FOTOGRAMA DE UNA RAFAGA DE 10 ..como dije luego de cuatro horas caminando por la RECS al cierre de ella pase para ver si lo veia..pero suponia que ya no estaba...y me llevo la sorpresa que ahi estaba todavia en su arbolito .....enfoque mi lente como pude para hacerle la ultima toma...y casi no veia nada por las lagrimas...LEVANTE LA MANO SALUDANDO Y LE DIJE EN VOZ ALTA ..CHAU LOLO...CHAU...!! .ahi me quebre mal.,y no repare que enfrente un grupo de familias con chicos que miraron con asombro a ver a quien saludaba entre los arboles y aparte viendome a mi llorando ..me dio hasta verguenza pues no note que ellos estarian mirando....al llegar a casa y al chequear las fotos veo que en las ultimas tomas de LOLO ...no se si sera CAUSALIDAD .. O QUE ..PERO EL INCREIBLEMENTE TAMBIEN SALIO CON LA PATITA LEVANTADA COMO SALUDANDO .! mientras yo llorando tambien levantaba y agitaba la mano al sacar sus ultimas fotos ., no lo podia creer....aparte le vi unos colores en su plumaje que en la jaula no tenia....seguro son los colores que da la LIBERTAD . .!

(Explored June 2, 2020)

#MacroMonday

#FillTheFrame!

Width of the frame: 1,5 cm / 0,59 inches

Please press "Z" (double-zoom recommended) :-)

Last night, I debated with myself whether I fell short of the "Fill the Frame" theme or not. I have not arranged similar-looking things within the frame, and there are some parts of the image that look like free space, but actually aren't, because all of what you see is the surface of an agate "worry stone", the same that I'd captured for the "Patterns in Nature" theme back in July 2019 (please see first comment). So this frame is entirely filled with agate. And especially this agate is full of those fascinating "macro secrets", which is why I keep returning to it for yet another capture. Well, and since I like the outcome, I've decided to risk to add it to the MM group pool ;-) While my photo for "Patterns in Nature" reminded me of storms on Jupiter, this part of the agate to me actually looks like a volcanic deepsea scene, and those super tiny wick-, or even worm-like (giant tube worms! Please see the quote from Wikipedia below) looking "pipes" reminded me of hydrothermal vents (also know as black or white smokers) found around submarine volcanic activity, while those floret-shaped rings all around those "pipes" remind me of some quite intense hot water / lava bubble action ;-)

Here is some very interesting background info on the "smokers" that I'd rather quote (Wikipedia): "Relative to the majority of the deep sea, the areas around submarine hydrothermal vents are biologically more productive, often hosting complex communities fueled by the chemicals dissolved in the vent fluids. Chemosynthetic bacteria and archaea form the base of the food chain, supporting diverse organisms, including giant tube worms, clams, limpets and shrimp. Active hydrothermal vents are thought to exist on Jupiter's moon Europa, and Saturn's moon Enceladus, and it is speculated that ancient hydrothermal vents once existed on Mars."

Like my "Jupiter Weather Report" photo this is a backlit, in-camera focus stack, and I used my Kenko extension tubes (this time the 16 mm extension tube only) and the Raynox DCR-250 Super Macro close-up lens to get closer to the subject. Sharpening and de-noising done in Topaz Sharpen AI and processed in LR and ON1 Photo Raw where I applied the "Natural" HDR filter - ON1's jack of all trades -, and the LUT filters "Keen" and "1975" (each filter with some individual tweaking and sliding).

A Happy Macro Monday, Everyone, and Happy Pentecost Monday to the Flickr friends who celebrate Pentecost :-) !

HORACIO PATRONE: en Reserva Costanera Sur . RECS. - NIKON D 500 lens NIKON MACRO 55 : 2.8 SERIE AIS .BUENOS AIRES -ARGENTINA .es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reserva_ecol%C3%B3gica_de_Buenos_Aires

- THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR VISITS AND COMMENTS.!

an enquiring and an inquisitive mind, these factors outweigh whatever equipment we use :-)

Michael Kenna

HFF!

rose, "Secret', little theater rose garden, raleigh, north carolina

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#macro

#macrophotography

#macro_perfection

#insect

#macro_captures

#macroworld_tr

#closeup

#macroclique

#macro_vision

#macro_freaks

#macromood

#macros

#top_macro

#macro_brilliance

#bns_macro

#igbest_macros

#macroworld

#macro_highlight

#macro_secrets

#macro_spotlight

#macro_holic

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#macrogardener

#macroshot

#dofaddicts

#macrolove

#majestic_macros

#angelgallardophotography

#catalunya

View On Black

Keep your eyes and your heart always open!

Good night!

السوسة الزرقاء أو يوفولوس (الاسم العلمي Eupholus)، هي جنس من الخنافس من فصيلة السوسية الحقيقية، وجدت في بابوا غينيا الجديدة والجزر المجاورة لها. ويتميز هذه النوع بألوانه الرائعة، من الأزرق إلى الفيروزي، ومعظم حشرات السوسة الزرقاء يتغذى على أوراق اليام. قد يكون لونها بمثابة تحذير للحيوانات المفترسة على أنها كريه.

Eupholus is a genus of beetle in the family Curculionidae. The genus includes some of the most colourful of the weevils. The colour may serve as a warning to predators that they are distasteful. Most species feed upon yam leaves, some of which are toxic to other animals. The species occur in New Guinea and adjacent islands. This genus was described by French entomologist Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Dechauffour de Boisduval in 1835.

📷 #sonya7riii

🔭: #Laowa 25mm Ultra macro 2.5-5.0X

💡 : KUANG REN Macro Twin Lite

IOS:160

Exposure time :1/80s

F: 5.6

# of stacked Pics : 3338 in 10 parts

stacked with : #Wemacro using #affinityphoto

#kings_insects

#macroclique

#bns_macro

#macro_mood

#snagnation

#macro_of_our_world

#macro_secrets

#wholelottabugs

#best_macro

#macro_creative_pictures

#macro_highlight

#mat_macro

#Macro_Perfection

#bbcearth

#super_macro_channel

#featured_macros

#macro_attractive

#macro_merahputih

#color_macro_world

#macro_kings

#macro_freaks

#tgif_insects

#macro_captures

#raw_insects

#natgeomagarab

أحد مخالب نوع من انواع خنافس الأيل

تخيل ان يكون هذا المخلب لأحد الحيوانات الأكبر حجماً 👿

ID: Lamprima adolphinae is a species of stag beetle in the family Lucanidae

فصيلة من فصائل خنفساء الأيل

📷 #sonya7riii

🔭: Lomo 8x objective lens

💡 : KUANG REN Macro Twin Lite

IOS:100

Exposure time :1/125 s

# of stacked Pics : 233

Step size : 12um

stacked with : #Wemacro using #affinityphoto

#kings_insects

#macroclique

#bns_macro

#macro_mood

#snagnation

#macro_of_our_world

#macro_secrets

#wholelottabugs

#best_macro

#macro_creative_pictures

#macro_highlight

#mat_macro

#Macro_Perfection

#bbcearth

#super_macro_channel

#featured_macros

#macro_attractive

#macro_merahputih

#color_macro_world

#macro_kings

#macro_freaks

#omphub

#tgif_insects

#macro_captures

#raw_insects

#natgeomagarab

Auf dem Bild ist eine Pardosa lugubris zu sehen welche auf einem Grashalm sitzt.

Das Bild ist ein Stack aus 10 Aufnahmen.

Deerfly ذبابة الغزال

📷 #sonya7riii

stacked Pics

stacked with : #Wemacro using #affinityphoto

#kings_insects

#wemacro

#macroclique

#bns_macro

#macro_mood

#dream_macro

#macro_of_our_world

#macro_secrets

#arabpx

#best_macro

#macrogrammers

#macro_highlight

#witasari77_

#Macro_Perfection

#bbcearth

#super_macro_channel

#featured_macros

#macro_attractive

#macro_merahputih

#color_macro_world

#macro_kings

#macro_holic

#insect_guru

#soulmademacro

Das Bild Zeigt eine Trompetenflechte (Cladonia fimbriata) welche auf der mauer von Burg Frankenstein (Pfalz) Wächst.

Das Bild ist ein Stack aus 14 Aufnahmen mit Luminar Neo.

Fly

📷 #sonya7riii 🔬: 10X Spencer objective lens 💡 : 4 Led lights

stacked: Wemacro using #affinityphoto

#kings_insects

#wemacro

#macroclique

#bns_macro

#macro_mood

#dream_macro

#macro_of_our_world

#macro_secrets

#arabpx

#best_macro

#macrogrammers

#macro_highlight

#witasari77_

#Macro_Perfection

#bbcearth

#super_macro_channel

#featured_macros

#macro_attractive

#macro_merahputih

#color_macro_world

#macro_kings

#macro_holic

#insect_guru

#soulmademacro

#macro_captures

#db_macro

#_macroart

damselfly

📷 #sonya7riii

🔭: 8.7x Lomo objective lens

💡 : KUANG REN Macro Twin Lite

IOS:100

# of stacked Pics : 88

Step size : 20 um

stacked with : #Wemacro using #affinityphoto

#kings_insects

#wemacro

#macroclique

#bns_macro

#macro_mood

#dream_macro

#macro_of_our_world

#macro_secrets

#arabpx

#best_macro

#macrogrammers

#macro_highlight

#witasari77_

#Macro_Perfection

#bbcearth

#super_macro_channel

#featured_macros

#macro_attractive

#macro_merahputih

#color_macro_world

#macro_kings

#macro_holic

#insect_guru

#soulmademacro

#macro_captures

#db_macro

#_macroart

Ameisenkopf, 9-fache Vergrößerung, Sony Alpha 6400 Kamera, Objektiv aus dem LOMO Mikroskop Planachromat 9-X. ISO-100. Belichtung ¼ Sekunden. Stapeln Sie 65 Frames. 3 Lampen, Diffusor. Balgengerät.

Ant head, 9x magnification, Sony Alpha 6400 camera, objective from the LOMO Planachromat 9-X microscope. ISO-100. Exposure ¼ seconds. Stack 65 frames. 3 lamps, diffuser. Bellows device.

taken by my smartphone, I saw them too cute, an awesome things in my little garden.

Peacock feather

ريشة الطاووس مكبرة بمقدار ٢٠ ضعف

مجموع الصور المستخدمة للحصول على هذه النتيجة هي ٣٦١ صورة باستخدام تقنية التكديس

📷 #sonya7riii

🔭: 20x LWD objective lens

💡 : KUANG REN Macro Twin Lite

IOS:200

Exposure time :1/160

# of stacked Pics : 361

Step size : 2um

stacked with : #Wemacro using #affinityphoto

#kings_insects

#macroclique

#bns_macro

#macro_mood

#dream_macro

#macro_of_our_world

#macro_secrets

#wholelottabugs

#best_macro

#macrophotography

#macro_highlight

#mat_macro

#Macro_Perfection

#bbcearth

#super_macro_channel

#featured_macros

#macro_attractive

#macro_merahputih

#color_macro_world

#macro_kings

#macro_freaks

#omphub

#tgif_insects

#macro_captures

#raw_insects

#natgeomagarab

Macro of a spider using my Kit Lens and a little sneaky secret!!! =o)

I don't know what kind of spider this is, but it is definitely one of the biggest spiders I've seen in this part of america. If you figure those flowers are well over an inch in diameter, this spider is pretty large.

Rhinoscapha

is a species of beetle belonging to the family

هو نوع من الخنفساء ينتمي إلى العائلة الخنافس الحقيقة

📷 #sonya7riii

🔭: 🔭: #minolta100mm 2.8 Macro #vintagelens

IOS:160

💡 : KUANG REN Macro Twin Lite Exposure time :1/25s

# of stacked Pics : 115 frame

Step size : 200um

stacked with : #Wemacro using #affinityphoto

Macro picture of spring flowers in Richmond Park.

Lagria hirta

Nikon D500 Sigma 105mm

Lagria hirta is a species of beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. The species name hirta comes from the Latin hirtus meaning rough hair or rough wool, referring to the coarse, fuzzy appearance of the beetle.

8 stack image handheld

Celebesia

📷 #sonya7riii

🔭: #minolta100mm 2.8 Macro #vintagelens

💡 : KUANG REN Macro Twin Lite

Location : #Sulawesi

stacked with : #Wemacro using affinityphoto

#kings_insects

#macroclique

#bns_macro

#macro_mood

#dream_macro

#macro_of_our_world

#macro_secrets

#wholelottabugs

#petapixel

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#Macro_Perfection

#worldcommunitypost

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#worldcommunitypost

#tgif_insects

#macro_captures

#raw_insects

#natgeomagarab

بلاتيكورنوس. Platycorynus

من جنس خنافس الورق - جمعت من لاوس - كمبوديا

طول العينة : ١٤مم

نسبة التكبير ‪.5X‬

الصورة مكونة من ١٧٠٠ صورة على ثلاث أجزاء باستخدام تقنية التكديس

ID: Platycorynus Part of leafs bettle

📷 #sonya7riii

🔭: Lomo 3.7x objective lens

💡 : KUANG REN Macro Twin Lite

IOS:100

Exposure time :1/125 s

# of stacked Pics : 1700 in 3 sets

Step size : 10um

stacked with : #Wemacro using #affinityphoto

#kings_insects

#macroclique

#bns_macro

#macro_mood

#snagnation

#macro_of_our_world

#macro_secrets

#wholelottabugs

#best_macro

#macro_creative_pictures

#macro_highlight

#mat_macro

#Macro_Perfection

#bbcearth

#super_macro_channel

#featured_macros

#macro_attractive

#macro_merahputih

#color_macro_world

#macro_kings

#macro_freaks

#omphub

#tgif_insects

#macro_captures

#raw_insects

#natgeomagarab

Desert fly 📷 #sonya7riii 🔬: 3.7x Lomo objective lens 💡 : 4 Led lights

IOS:250

Number of pictures : 222

Step size : 15 um

stacked: Wemacro using #affinityphoto

#kings_insects

#wemacro

#macroclique

#bns_macro

#macro_mood

#dream_macro

#macro_of_our_world

#macro_secrets

#arabpx

#best_macro

#macrogrammers

#macro_highlight

#witasari77_

#Macro_Perfection

#bbcearth

#super_macro_channel

#featured_macros

#macro_attractive

#macro_merahputih

#color_macro_world

#macro_kings

#macro_holic

#insect_guru

#soulmademacro

#macro_captures

#db_macro

#_macroart

Wasp

📷 #sonya7riii

🔭: 8 x Lomo objective lens

💡 : KUANG REN Macro Twin Lite

IOS:125

Exposure time :3”

# of stacked Pics : 204

Step size : 20 um

stacked with : #Wemacro using #affinityphoto

#kings_insects

#macroclique

#bns_macro

#macro_mood

#dream_macro

#macro_of_our_world

#macro_secrets

#arabpx

#best_macro

#macrogrammers

#macro_highlight

#witasari77_

#Macro_Perfection

#bbcearth

#super_macro_channel

#featured_macros

#macro_attractive

#macro_merahputih

#color_macro_world

#macro_kings

#macro_holic

#insect_guru

#soulmademacro

#macro_captures

#raw_insects

Graphium monticolus, the Sulawesi blue triangle, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae that is found in Sulawesi in Indonesia.

📷 #sonya7riii

🔭: Minolta AF 100mm f/2.8 Macro

💡 : KUANG REN Macro Twin Lite

IOS:320

F: 5.6

Exposure time :1/60s

# of stacked Pics : 525 in 12 group

Step size : 300um

stacked with : #Wemacro using #affinityphoto

Фрагмент сухого цветка гортензии. Объектив от увеличителя, Schneider Kreuznach Componon 4/50 mm,диафрагма 5,6, Стек 97 фото,ISO-100, выдержка 1/20 секунды ISO-100,увеличение в 1,3 раза. Освещение 3 ЛЕД лампы, диффузор.

Ein Fragment einer trockenen Hortensienblüte. Vergrößerung Objektiv, Schneider Kreuznach Componon 4/50 mm, Blende 5,6, Stapel 97 Fotos, ISO-100, Verschlusszeit 1/20 Sekunde ISO-100, 1,3-fache Vergrößerung. Beleuchtung 3 LED-Lampen, Diffusor. Balgengerät.

A fragment of a dry hydrangea flower. Magnifying lens, Schneider Kreuznach Componon 4/50 mm, aperture 5.6, batch 97 photos, ISO-100, shutter speed 1/20 second ISO-100, 1.3x magnification. Lighting 3 LED lamps, diffuser, bellows device.