Lets see those macro portraits.

[Tom in Arizona]

A little moth:
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Incredible photograph Michael...Tom

 

[Michael456]

Incredible photograph Michael...Tom

Thank you very much!

 

[Michael456]

Another bee shot (I know, I do a lot of those...):

 

[rojam1000]

2024-10-08 16-50-51 (B,R8,S4) by Tony Manttan, on Flickr

2024-10-02 15-33-33 (B,R8,S4) by Tony Manttan, on Flickr

 

[West Coast Birder]

2024-10-08 16-50-51 (B,R8,S4) by Tony Manttan, on Flickr

2024-10-02 15-33-33 (B,R8,S4) by Tony Manttan, on Flickr

Wow, what is this wee beastie?

 

[Michael456]

 

[Lester Wareham]

insec 7D wolf spider F_15-06-03_001-03 by Lester W, on Flickr

 

[Michael456]

Wasp on black-eyed Susan:

 

[Lester Wareham]

Wasp on black-eyed Susan:
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Superb shot

 

[Lester Wareham]

Hornet (Vespa crabro) trying to warm up in the autumn sun the other day [stk 6 frms]
insect Hornet A01_11-11-24-0001-06 by Lester W, on Flickr

 

[West Coast Birder]

Wow, there are some killer shots on this thread!

 

[strobemonkey]

insec 7D wolf spider F_15-06-03_001-03 by Lester W, on Flickr

Nice shot, this one gave me goosebumps LOL

 

[Keith]

I found this little assassin bug nymph hiding under a red sweetgum leaf.

 

[Keith]

2024-10-08 16-50-51 (B,R8,S4) by Tony Manttan, on Flickr

2024-10-02 15-33-33 (B,R8,S4) by Tony Manttan, on Flickr

Wow, Tony, whatever that first creature is with the red background, I think it’s destined for a movie role. And what was the set up? Is that on a flower?

 

[rojam1000]

Wow, Tony, whatever that first creature is with the red background, I think it’s destined for a movie role. And what was the set up? Is that on a flower?

its a beetle with a red holographic paper back ground shot in a puluz photo light box using a ultra macro 1 : 5 x mag lens

 

[Dennis]

A Paper Wasp tending the nest in our back garden.

Tripod mounted using Focus Bracketing and Continuous Flash Modes with Canon's Macro Twin Lite MT-26EX-RT.

The 15 frames were Aligned and Blended in PS CC.

Dennis.

 

[Lester Wareham]

Flower Bee (Anthophora bimaculata)
insect Bee B A02_001-03_23-06-18 by Lester W, on Flickr

 

[Lester Wareham]

Bee Wolf (Philanthus triangulum)
insect Bee Wolf A01_001-08_17-06-20 by Lester W, on Flickr

 

[Michael456]

Lots of ladies around at the moment. I came home with a whole lot of shots today. Hope I'm not boring everybody with ladybird shots...

 

[Michael456]

Magnification on this one is about 7:1. Bit of an extreme close-up, but it didn't mind me shoving my lens almost into it's face.