hereticzero Posted June 17, 2014 Author Share Posted June 17, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hereticzero Posted June 17, 2014 Author Share Posted June 17, 2014 Lady beetle larvae eating aphids Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hereticzero Posted June 19, 2014 Author Share Posted June 19, 2014 A very big wasp getting a drink of water off a hosta leaf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pratt Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 the ladybird is simply charming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hereticzero Posted June 24, 2014 Author Share Posted June 24, 2014 A new Asian Lady Beetle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hereticzero Posted June 26, 2014 Author Share Posted June 26, 2014 Dunno what kind of monster this is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hereticzero Posted June 27, 2014 Author Share Posted June 27, 2014 Mantis hatchlings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hereticzero Posted June 27, 2014 Author Share Posted June 27, 2014 Bleeding lily. Reflection of lily bed in rain drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hereticzero Posted June 27, 2014 Author Share Posted June 27, 2014 Asian Lady Beetle resting on a cherry after a rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hereticzero Posted June 27, 2014 Author Share Posted June 27, 2014 The 'monster' in a post above turns into one of these bugs: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hereticzero Posted July 1, 2014 Author Share Posted July 1, 2014 Ant dragging a grasshopper wing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hereticzero Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 Anise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Moderator buffettphan Posted July 9, 2014 Super Moderator Share Posted July 9, 2014 Thanks for posting these gorgeous pix, HZ. Whenever I check the new posts, and see you've posted something here, it puts a big smile on my face and brightens my day! Your photography really is breathtaking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hereticzero Posted July 14, 2014 Author Share Posted July 14, 2014 These are lovely! I have always wanted to get into macro, but haven't ever gotten a lens capable of doing it decently. I've seen people do it by reversing the lenses but I've never tried it. I love the ones with the ants! Lens reversing is easy and fun. You need any size lens and a reversing lens that fits the filter size of the lens you want to use and a small but sturdy tripod, and a light source. My lens is in the cheap range and the reverse lens keeps the fun affordable, it's only around $20 or less. A little patience and practice can pay off in good to excellent quality of the photo. Sorry, that should have been you need a reversing ring that fits the filter size of your camera lens to reverse your camera lens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hereticzero Posted July 14, 2014 Author Share Posted July 14, 2014 Cicada Buffalo tree hopper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hereticzero Posted July 27, 2014 Author Share Posted July 27, 2014 Dew drop shows a reflection of my round camera lens and the side of my house, early morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hereticzero Posted July 27, 2014 Author Share Posted July 27, 2014 Assorted bugs on anise flowers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hereticzero Posted July 27, 2014 Author Share Posted July 27, 2014 A green bee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hereticzero Posted July 27, 2014 Author Share Posted July 27, 2014 Cicada shell. I've seen more cicada this year than the last nine years I've lived in Nebraska. I have also seen more praying mantis and cicada killers too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xeneverus Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Amazing! I do things like that, but my photos never turn our as good as yours! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hereticzero Posted July 29, 2014 Author Share Posted July 29, 2014 Amazing! I do things like that, but my photos never turn our as good as yours! If you have a smart phone, Amazon sells attachments to produce a macro lens for the cell phone camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hereticzero Posted July 29, 2014 Author Share Posted July 29, 2014 HereticZero , These are all incredible, so vivid and lifelike, and with such depth. The bees appear to be emerging from the backgrounds and out of the photos. Your techniques are very impressive. You must be doing this professional, right? If not, I think you should. I started out as a photographer years ago, in the 1970s but hard luck, poverty, and bad health forced me to sell my gear, including a dark room. Over the last few years I have been able to learn to do this all over again. I've been in digital photography for about two years now and macro for about three months. The learning curve is learning how to make a digital camera perform like a 35 mm. I have the time now and don't have to buy film. It takes patience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xeneverus Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Amazing! I do things like that, but my photos never turn our as good as yours! If you have a smart phone, Amazon sells attachments to produce a macro lens for the cell phone camera. I actually use a canon camera, but I'm very bad at photography. I've taken SOME good photos, but that is rare. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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