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The Amazing and Magical World of Macro Photography.
I’ve been a photographer for almost two decades and only recently purchased a macro lens to try it out. Had I known what I was missing, I would have bought one long ago. Having this lens has opened up a whole new and amazing world for me, a world that’s literally right under our feet but that we seldom notice. Have you ever seen the Disney film "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids!"? Well, that’s a pretty good comparison!
When you look at a normal photo you see it, appreciate it, and may even hang it in your home. When you look at an image photographed with a macro lens, it draws you in, making you feel like you’re a part of that world instead of just an observer. Everything from ants and spiders to flowers and plants (and the bees that pollinate them) takes on an entirely new dimension. Even a tiny mushroom such as the one below looks much larger and more detailed than what you would notice in an image photographed with a different lens.
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A Mystical Glowing Mushroom
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those are street lights for the little bugs crawling around
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What is a macro lens? A macro lens is a special kind of lens that allows you to photograph your subject from as close as an inch away. Although you can get a pretty tight image of any subject with a telephoto lens, you must stand further away and zoom in. Getting to within mere inches of your subject makes it appear larger and brings out much more detail and clarity. So the next time you’re walking through a nature park, or even your own backyard, just remember that there is an amazing world right under your nose!
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Honey Bee
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Deborah Harris2 Deborah Harris2 Community Member
So beautiful x
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A Gorgeous Blue Damselfly
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Damselfly? Is that somekind of Dragonfly?
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My journey as a photographer began about 20 years ago when I was filming nature videos. My camera had the ability to take stills and out of that grew my love for moments captured in time. I bought a DSLR camera a couple of years later and the rest is history.
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Monarch Butterfly
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I love this for a whole weird set of reasons.
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A Green Darner Dragonfly Hovers Over Our Pond For A Split Second Before Darting Away Again
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Stunning colour x
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Macro photography is incrediblyexciting to me because it allows you to see details that aren't readily visible or noticeable. I like to think of it as a passport to a strange and wonderful world that is equalparts fascinating, beautiful, and even a little creepy at times. I also love that you can do macro photography anywhere; during the pandemic, I was able to get hundreds of shots without ever leaving my backyard.
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Worker Ants Prepare A Future Queen For Her Inaugural Flight
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Gotta get the wings just perfect!
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An Orange Spotted Flower Moth
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I kind of want to pet it, its body looks so soft. Of course I'd never touch the wings.
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The most challenging part of macro photography for me is when I'm photographing insects. Using a macro lens requires you to get within mere inches of your subject, you have to move very slowly and make sure you don't scare away what you're trying to photograph.
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A Little Leaf Notcher
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Made me think of disco shoes for some reason.
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No Matter What You Might Think Of Them, Ya Gotta Admit Even Flies Look Awesome Up Close
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The mouth tho...
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What I enjoy most about macro photography is sharing it with other people. In this busy and crazy world, I think it's important to remind people that there are amazing things to see in nature if we take the time to look for them. I hope to foster a deeper appreciation for nature, insects, wildlife, and our planet ingeneral. ADVERTIsem*nT In terms of the future, I see macro photography being a big part of my life because the worldis full of tiny wonders. I never travel without my macro lens, just the other day I saw a brilliantly colored tiny moth at my office window and was able to take a photo because I had my macro lens on my desk.
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A Gorgeous Damselfly
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So many colors!! So pretty,
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A Beautiful Monarch Stopped By For A Visit In My Garden Today And Another Reason I Always Keep My Camera At The Ready
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Beautiful lighting!
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“The Dragonfly That Loved Sunset”
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Beautiful lighting!
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Happy Halloween!
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Ugh. I truly HATE spiders. Always have. Although at a national park, a ranger had me hold a tarantula; it was a weird experience. He (the spider, not the ranger) was very gentle and curious. Still, I had to stifle a scream.
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Ladybugs Doing The Deed
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oh my…
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A Tiny Arabesque Orb Weaver
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NOPE NOPE NOPE
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Raindrops
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So pretty!!,
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Super neat angle!!
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A Green Lynx Spider Enjoys Its Fly Juice Box
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Staring at its head trying to figure out what is what. Looks like it has a tiny kitten face at the very top.
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A Drone Fly
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They also called these H-Bees
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Moth
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He sploot!
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Damselfly
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Kinda looks like it's smiling to me. 😀
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A Green Bottle Fly
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Because of the extraction I've watched I think I'd unalive right them and there pulling a botfly larva out of a hole it buried itself in my body... I'm woosey typing this. oh God it's so weird
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A Tropical Orb Weaver Spider Enjoys A Late-Night Beetle Snack
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Nom nom nom >:)
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Carpenter Ant
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I'm sure that all of those tiny hairs on it are vital to sensing what's around him.
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My name is Mark Andrew Thomas and I’m a photographer and filmmaker based in Ft. Lauderdale.I've been lucky enough to have my work featured on Science Channel, Animal Planet, and National Geographic. I’m currently hard at work filming and producing the wildlife documentary feature “Birth of a Predator” for release in 2017.
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My name is Mark Andrew Thomas and I’m a photographer and filmmaker based in Ft. Lauderdale.I've been lucky enough to have my work featured on Science Channel, Animal Planet, and National Geographic. I’m currently hard at work filming and producing the wildlife documentary feature “Birth of a Predator” for release in 2017.
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I never realised how beautiful damselflies are
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Kathy Rayborn Kathy Rayborn Community Member Follow
I loved these photographs!! We clumsy humans miss so many tiny wonders. These pictures made my day.
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I see insect and arachnid photography, I upvote!
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I never realised how beautiful damselflies are
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Kathy Rayborn Kathy Rayborn Community Member Follow
I loved these photographs!! We clumsy humans miss so many tiny wonders. These pictures made my day.
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I see insect and arachnid photography, I upvote!
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