Macro Photography

[BluTuna]

While you hold down the shutter button halfway, the subject will be focused continuously.

Google and try "Back Button Focus" - gives control over when you want the camera to focus, not every time you press the shutter release half way.

Especially useful when shooting birds that return to a perch, e.g. Swallows, Bee-eaters and Kingfishers.

Personally, I use a monopod for macro, helps keep the camera steady while AF-C compensates for me swaying back and forth. Tripods take too long to set up.

[Dindingwe]

Thanks for the tip BluTuna. The new cameras have so many functions that it is almost impossible to know them all. And my instruction manual is not very precise on this particular function... I found more on google as you suggested. I will try this next time.

[Michele Nel]

Fancy!

most cameras have a focussing mode for moving subjects.....probably under different names according to different cameras. :)

[Michele Nel]

awesome macro shots here..:)

[ExFmem]

Aphids have many predators, such as ladybird beetles,








but they are also in a protective relationship with certain ants that feed on the excess water and sugar (honeydew) they secrete, staving off predators.







Florida also has a very fashion forward dazzling dung beetle







A not-so-fashion-forward horsefly, but its eyes are still cool






I love young katydids! This one is on a Peace Lily bloom against a poinsettia leaf.

[Richprins]

Ex!

Dung beetles in America??? Wow!

[Lisbeth]

The Macro Photography is a real eye opener. Not only does one see all the tiny details, but you also get informations along with stunning pics

[Flutterby]

Stunning Ex!!

[ExFmem]

Sis, the "dazzling dung beetle" was on a leaf of my caladiums.

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There are more species of weevil than any other beetle. In Florida alone, we have about 575 species.

Their jaws are located at the end of their snout, which allows them to bore through the protective, hardened coatings of plants and feed on the tissue beneath. They can be agricultural pests, though most do not fall into this category.

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This spider constructed its web just above my bed of ground orchids (Epidendrum radicans).

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Another katydid pic - this one on my hibiscus.

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[Richprins]