Category Archives: Macro

Frosty Pine Needles

Frosty Pine Needles

Exif / Equipment

Nikon D850 & Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM Macro
ISO 64, 1/250 sec @ 105 mm, ƒ/3.5
Blue Ice Bubbles

Blue Ice Bubbles

Air bubbles and autumn leaf under the ice.

Exif / Equipment

Nikon D850 & Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM Macro
ISO 2000, 1/160 sec @ 105 mm, ƒ/8
Autumn Drops

Autumn Drops

Water drops on autumn leaves after a rainy day.

Exif / Equipment

Nikon D850 & Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM Macro
ISO 1600, 1/320 sec @ 105 mm, ƒ/8
Puffball

Puffball

Nikon D850 & Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II
ISO 400, 1/500 sec @ 195 mm, ƒ/5.6
Aethereal

Aethereal

Seeds of Dandelion.

Exif / Equipment

Nikon D850 & Laowa 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5X Ultra Macro
ISO 200, 1/160 sec @ 25mm, ƒ/4 (3:1 magnification)
Blue Damselfly

Blue Damselfly

Common blue damselfly resting on a straw.
This was shot almost at the water level which isolates the subject nicely.

Exif / Equipment

Nikon D850 & Nikon AF-S 300mm f/4D IF-ED
ISO 64, 1/640 sec @ 300 mm, ƒ/4
Tentacles

Tentacles

Tentacles of Sundew.

Exif / Equipment

Nikon D850 & Laowa 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5X Ultra Macro
ISO 100, 1/160 sec @ 25mm, ƒ/4 (4:1 magnification)

Icebound

Icebound

Exif / Equipment

Nikon D850 & Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM Macro
ISO 200, 1/160 sec @ 105 mm, ƒ/9



Frozen Waterdrops

Frozen Waterdrops

Exif / Equipment

Nikon D850 & Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM Macro
ISO 640, 1/200 sec @ 105 mm, ƒ/9
Seed

Seed

Closeup of seed of a plant.

Exif / Equipment

Nikon D850 & Laowa 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5X Ultra Macro
ISO 64, 1/100 sec @ 25 mm, ƒ/5.6



Autumn Calluna

Autumn Calluna

Exif / Equipment

Nikon D850 & Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM Macro
ISO 640, 1/200 sec @ 105 mm, ƒ/3.3

Wild Buttercup

Wild Buttercup

Wild Buttercup flower photographed with shallow depth of field.
This was shot with a normal 70-200mm lens using a NiSi Close Up Lens attached to it. Close up lens allows you to focus much closer.
Click here to read my review of this close up lens.

Exif / Equipment

Nikon D800 & Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II with NiSi Close-Up Lens
ISO 100, 1/400 sec @ 200 mm, ƒ/4



Connected

Connected

Close up of Dandelion seeds.
This was shot with a 100mm macro lens using a NiSi Close Up Lens attached to it. Close up lens allows you to focus much closer.
Click here to read my review of this close up lens.

Exif / Equipment

Pentax K-3 & SMC Pentax-D FA 100mm F2.8 Macro WR with NiSi Close-Up Lens
ISO 100, 1/320 sec @ 100 mm, ƒ/4



Ant On A Willow Branch

Ant On A Willow Branch

Ant walking on a thin Willow branch. This was shot with a normal 70-200mm lens using a NiSi Close Up Lens attached to it. Close up lens allows you to focus much closer.
Click here to read my review of this close up lens.

Exif / Equipment

Nikon D800 & Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II with NiSi Close-Up Lens
ISO 800, 1/500 sec @ 200 mm, ƒ/9



Lure

Lure

Sundew luring its preys.

Exif / Equipment

Nikon D800 & Laowa 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5X Ultra Macro
ISO 100, 1/100 sec @ 25mm, ƒ/4 (5:1 magnification)



Gravity

Gravity

Drops on a Dandelion seed. This is about 4:1 magnification.

Exif / Equipment

Nikon D800 & Laowa 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5X Ultra Macro
ISO 100, 1/200 sec @ 25mm, ƒ/5.6 (4:1 magnification)



Cliffhanger

Cliffhanger

Ant hanging from a blade of grass.

Exif / Equipment

Nikon D800 & Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM Macro
ISO 100, 1/500 sec @ 105 mm, ƒ/3.8

Eye Of The Frog

Eye Of The Frog

Exif / Equipment

Nikon D800 & Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM Macro
ISO 500, 1/125 sec @ 105 mm, ƒ/8
Red Bilberry Leaves

Red Bilberry Leaves

 

Set of images of autumn colored Bilberry leaves.

Exif / Equipment

Nikon D800 & Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM Macro
Pentax K-3 & Pentax SMCP-DA* 300mm f/4 ED (IF) SDM &
Autumn Heathers

Autumn Heathers

Heathers surrounded by autumn colors.

Exif / Equipment

Pentax K-3
Pentax SMCP-DA* 300mm f/4 ED (IF) SDM
ISO 100, 1/250 sec, ƒ/4
Droseras

Droseras

Closeup of Sundews also known as Drosera.

Exif / Equipment

Nikon D800 & Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM Macro + reversed Nikon El-Nikkor 50 mm f/2.8N
Vivitar Zoom Thyristor 3500 flash with diffuser
ISO 200, 1/200 sec @ 105 mm, ƒ/2.8 (El-Nikkor @ ƒ/5.6)
Riverside Ferns

Riverside Ferns

Ferns photographed against riverbed.

Exif / Equipment

Nikon D800 & Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM Macro
ISO 125, 1/200 sec @ 105 mm, ƒ/3.3
Flake Of Snow

Flake Of Snow

Details of tiny snowflake.

Exif / Equipment

Pentax K-3
Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro + reverse attached SMC Pentax-M 50mm F1.4
ISO 200, 1/180 sec