r/macrophotography

📷 OM-5 MARK II
M.Zuiko 60mm f2.8 + raynox 250
Flash Yongnuo 560 IV
DIY diffuser

SS 1/50
F 5.6
ISO 200
Handheld focus bracketing

I have a very basic Canon R100 macro that came with a kit, i'm not too sure how to use it but i'm taking quality camera classes over the summer. I probably should have watched a tut before using it lol. Any tips?? (i've sinced watched a few tuts but have yet to use it again)

A few little lady beetle friends I found hanging out last night 🐞🌿
Couldn’t pick just one shot so I threw a little collage together. The tiny details on these guys are insane once you get close enough …. especially that weird little “M” shape on their faces 😅

Shot handheld on the Sony A7R III + Laowa 90mm 2x Ultra Macro
Lit with the Neewer Z2 Pro and AK diffuser. Mostly around f/8 at 1/160–1/250.

Macro photography has me noticing stuff I’d normally walk right past.💜

Been a few days since we had quite a few storms roll through high winds and colder temps but I did manage to get out last night and find mostly moths but also a lady bug larva and a weevil face to face haha

Due to my vision degrading I haven't been able to use my actual camera in years and have been using my phone instead. I'm debating getting a newer camera that I can hook up to my phone for a larger screen, but that's another discussion.

I've been using Apexel's 2in 12x/24x Macro Lens to get up close to buggies, but the focus field on it is suuuuper short. For example, I can get a bug's head in focus but not it's legs. I'm a complete noob when it comes to camera settings and what they do, so I have a few questions I hope y'all can answer:

Is "focus field" even the right term?

Does the lens itself impact focus field at all?

If it does, do y'all have any recommendations for a phone lens that would increase it?

Should I just bite the bullet and go with a camera that I can hook my phone up to?

Small animals in the forest

A few years back, I inherited a nikon 60mm this was one of my first macro shots. bees make me think of astronauts, exploring strange new worlds, after taking this.

Dicyrtomina minuta.. Habitat
damp area, leaf litter, vegetation. And they jump so high..

Nigma puella.. This is one of the cutest spiders.. 1mm in size.

I hope you enjoyed in these.. More to come!

Credit Macro day 9 by anitahorvatirl

I found this bug in a forest of Việt Nam. don't know if it is defending or hunting??

Fujifilm Xt2 + laowa 65mm

Godox v860ii + diffuser

stacked many images

Close enough to feel the texture. Any idea what species this butterfly is?

Credit: Erick Calderón