Post your critters & plants under the macro lens

**jon.oman** · 10-Apr-2021, 08:16

Nice images Randy.

**Randy** · 13-Apr-2021, 16:54

Thanks Jon - they were all shot with an old Nikon AI 55mm macro on a slightly less old Nikon D200. I greatly enjoy the combination.

**maltfalc** · 13-Apr-2021, 17:33

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shot with assorted pentax dslrs and lenses.

**maltfalc** · 13-Apr-2021, 17:38

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**Heroique** · 29-Apr-2021, 09:33

Maltfalc, I think all your nice insect images qualify you as an entomologist!

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Beetles love to eat pollen, and it appears this fellow licked-up more than he could swallow. ;^)

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This may look like a midnight snack, but I took this photo at lunchtime, illuminated 100% with flash, 0% with ambient light. A reminder of how fast light falls-off with distance!

Nikon N90s (hand-held)
Tamron 180mm/3.5 macro lens (close to 1:1)
Nikon SB-22s on bracket (w/ TTL cord)
Velvia-50
1/250th @ f/22-32
Nikon Coolscan V ED

**MultiFormat Shooter** · 1-Jul-2021, 20:44

Here's an obligatory shot of a cicada/17-year locust (Magicicada septendecim) that I took in the middle of last month. They've since "died-off" for another 17 years. This is the first time I've really been able to photograph them, as I didn't have a proper macro lens 17 years ago.

Taken with expired Provia 400X film (35mm)