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Needed to catch up. Really like the mushroom photos!

troutinCO wrote: ↑

Mon Aug 07, 2023 8:54 am

Needed to catch up. Really like the mushroom photos!

Thanks! lol

More mushroom stuff lol

Mushrooms!

As usual I love these mushroom pictures!

troutinCO wrote: ↑

Mon Aug 14, 2023 4:00 pm

As usual I love these mushroom pictures!

Thanks! Been running into a lot of them when I go out lately.

The crazy purple and that really funky one with the little red/white mushroom at the bottom of the last post are super cool!

troutinCO wrote: ↑

Mon Aug 14, 2023 5:27 pm

The crazy purple and that really funky one with the little red/white mushroom at the bottom of the last post are super cool!

Really appreciate it! Still looking for a blue one lol

Pitcher Plant


Sundew


Ghost Pipes


Common Puffball


Crown Tipped Coral Mushroom






European Mantis


Greenbottle Fly


Horse Fly

Dude, you need to submit these to a publisher and I’m not even kidding…it would definitely have a permanent place on many a coffee table…unbelievable!!!

SaltyCaribbeanDfly wrote: ↑

Mon Aug 21, 2023 7:21 am

Dude, you need to submit these to a publisher and I’m not even kidding…it would definitely have a permanent place on many a coffee table…unbelievable!!!

Thanks! I am considering trying to sell some prints and stuff this winter to try to start making some extra cash with this hobby.

Fly Fishing Rick wrote: ↑

Mon Aug 21, 2023 8:34 am

SaltyCaribbeanDfly wrote: ↑

Mon Aug 21, 2023 7:21 am

Dude, you need to submit these to a publisher and I’m not even kidding…it would definitely have a permanent place on many a coffee table…unbelievable!!!

Thanks! I am considering trying to sell some prints and stuff this winter to try to start making some extra cash with this hobby.

Let us know

Pennsylvania Ambush Bug


Snail


Tan Jumper


European Mantis


Garlic Chives

Great batch of photos there!

troutinCO wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 24, 2023 8:23 pm

Great batch of photos there!

Thanks! Been pretty busy lately and haven't got to spend as much time behind the camera as I would like so I went out and made up for it today lol.

European Mantis


Amanita Muscaria var. Guessowii

Ant-mimic Jumping Spider - Male


Ant-mimic Jumping Spider - Female


Ergot


Candy Striped Leafhopper


No ID

Ant-mimic Jumping Spider - Male


Milkweed Leaf Beetle


Millipede


Yellow-shouldered Slug Moth Larva


Northern Crab Spider


Thread Waisted Wasp

Bear's Head



Eastern Newt - Red Eft Stage




Bear's Head after a slug attack lol


Mapleleaf Viburnum


Ergot


Monarch Butterfly

Perhaps these are silly images to post, but you did ask for examples of macro and close-up photography.

In these two images, I used a Nikon 105mm, 1:2.8G ED, AF-S Micro Nikkor VR on a Nikon D3 (a full-frame DSLR). I shot both images handheld and with a flash. The VR (Vibration Reduction) feature of the lens made handheld photography possible.

I had ordered a 1/72 scale model of the M1A2 Abrams tank, and when I received it, one bottom corner of the clear plastic cover was damaged with a piece of plastic chipped out of it. I contacted the seller about the damage... the seller requested pictures of the damage...

- Display Case Damage01: This image was taken with the 105mm so as to show both the display case and damaged bottom corner. You can see the chipped piece of plastic to the left of the case...
- Display Case Damage02: This image is a close-up of that damaged bottom corner with the chipped piece of plastic placed next to it. This was as close of a close-up as I could get...
I originally bought this particular Nikon 105mm lens more for bringing distant subjects in closer without having to get too close (such as right in someone's face). I later learned that a 105mm lens could be used as a portrait lens, so I thought that was cool. But, when I finally figured out I could use this lens for macro photography, I found that VERY cool. These two images are my first attempt at macro photography.