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by MarkSturtevant
Fri Apr 10, 2020 6:48 pm
Forum: Technical and Studio Photography -- Macro and Close-up
Topic: Eye of the green weevil 10x
Replies: 7
Views: 2786

Phenomenally good!
by MarkSturtevant
Fri Apr 10, 2020 6:40 pm
Forum: Nature Photography -- Macro and Close-up
Topic: Macros from the archives
Replies: 6
Views: 2678

All excellent!
by MarkSturtevant
Fri Apr 10, 2020 6:37 pm
Forum: Nature Photography -- Macro and Close-up
Topic: Study in Chironomus
Replies: 1
Views: 1993

Very good!
by MarkSturtevant
Fri Apr 10, 2020 6:36 pm
Forum: Nature Photography -- Macro and Close-up
Topic: Sweat Bees in Sourgrass Flowers
Replies: 4
Views: 2224

Excellent!
by MarkSturtevant
Fri Apr 10, 2020 6:35 pm
Forum: Nature Photography -- Macro and Close-up
Topic: Flowering Bog Algae
Replies: 4
Views: 2319

I would call it duckweed, which includes the smallest flowering plants. But I don't know what the red ones are.
by MarkSturtevant
Fri Apr 10, 2020 6:33 pm
Forum: Nature Photography -- Macro and Close-up
Topic: Bon appetite !
Replies: 5
Views: 2230

This is great! Wonderful composition.
by MarkSturtevant
Fri Apr 10, 2020 6:31 pm
Forum: Nature Photography -- Macro and Close-up
Topic: Crab Spider Feeding on a Honeybee
Replies: 6
Views: 2912

A fantastic image. I am always so impressed with your work!
by MarkSturtevant
Mon Mar 30, 2020 7:46 am
Forum: Nature Photography -- Macro and Close-up
Topic: Fun in the sun before the lockdown
Replies: 2
Views: 2276

Very nice! I figure once the weather permits we should be able to at least go out into local parks. No risk of crowds.
by MarkSturtevant
Fri Mar 27, 2020 6:47 am
Forum: Equipment Discussions
Topic: My new 1:1-1:4 LED studio rig
Replies: 5
Views: 5561

Very nice work! That ought to shed some light on things!
by MarkSturtevant
Fri Mar 27, 2020 6:44 am
Forum: Technical and Studio Photography -- Macro and Close-up
Topic: The last coil
Replies: 2
Views: 1536

No idea why it is deceased either. Nice picture!
by MarkSturtevant
Fri Mar 27, 2020 6:43 am
Forum: Technical and Studio Photography -- Macro and Close-up
Topic: Spider portrait at 4.5x - focus stacking - pixelshift
Replies: 5
Views: 2131

Wow! That really is lovely.
by MarkSturtevant
Fri Mar 27, 2020 6:40 am
Forum: Nature Photography -- Macro and Close-up
Topic: More Mason Bees
Replies: 2
Views: 1809

Very good pictures. I like your technique very much.
by MarkSturtevant
Fri Mar 27, 2020 6:34 am
Forum: Nature Photography -- Macro and Close-up
Topic: A special solitary bee
Replies: 7
Views: 2465

Very nice and interesting pictures. We have a cuckoo bee that has a similar abdomen, but yours is more colorful. Kleptoparasitism, as the beehavior is called, is pretty widespread in bees. There are "cuckoo" bumble bees, which I have not knowingly seen, but we also have a cuckoo leaf cutter bee. Tho...
by MarkSturtevant
Fri Mar 27, 2020 6:25 am
Forum: Nature Photography -- Macro and Close-up
Topic: Hairy Footed Bee
Replies: 4
Views: 2372

Excellent picture!
by MarkSturtevant
Fri Mar 27, 2020 6:24 am
Forum: Nature Photography -- Macro and Close-up
Topic: Ants copulating
Replies: 3
Views: 2541

Very nice! I have never seen this either. I think the copulation is pretty brief, so you were indeed fortunate to catch the moment with the camera.