Great shot! That background is really appealing, it works well to bring out the detail in the leaf.
I like how it is just a little bit darker than the leaf on the left-hand side before it lightens up.

wasp on marigold.jpg Canon T3I and Sigma 18-250mm lens zoomed to 250mm with a Raynox 250. Flash is a Yongnuo YN560-II with a DIY diffuser. -My diffuser is still a work in progress but is slowly evolving towards my vision of what it could be. -I lost a bit of depth of field in the left mandible area...

All of the shots are great.
I really like the tortoise-shell beetle shot. The hole in the leaf next to the beetle adds a lot of interest to the photograph.

Your shots are amazing! The level of detail that you are able to achieve is incredible. Nice work.

The fact that you were able to capture the whole process is just too cool! Very interesting.

All of them are excellent and interesting shots.

Normally I enjoy getting outside and shooting my subjects in their natural environment, but Fred was a different story. I had my eyes on Fred for a few weeks, I had been stalking him daily, and would find him every so often in the same general location. Unfortunately, it was in a place that was not ...

A very interesting collection. I really like that you describe each insect and its unique characteristics.
My favorite is the broad headed bug nymph, I never knew that these existed.

Thank you both for the helpful information, and also for identifying the species for me.

Moldy bee.jpg Moldy bee back view.jpg We have had a long rainy stretch of weather here lately and many of the insects haven't had a chance to get out and feed. Today the sun came out for the first time and there was a flurry of activity as everything emerged from their hideouts. I noticed that seve...

Great shot of such a small fly! You really managed to maximize the depth of field on this one.

Thank you so much for your help, I didn't realize that my settings weren't set to sRGB that made all the difference!

Thank you for your comment. I am trying to figure out why my picture looks so strangely orange on this forum? Please forgive me as I am new to posting on forums but I am not sure what I did wrong. I have a calibrated monitor on my PC and the picture does not look like that. I have posted a full-size...

Hi, this is my first post. Thanks for having me in the forum. I am inspired by the quality of images I have seen here and am looking forward to learning any tips and tricks that may be offered. This shot was taken with a Canon T3I and Sigma 18-250mm lens zoomed to 250mm with a Raynox 250. Flash is a...