Macro, Or Close-Up Photography Of A Damselfly in Calgary Alberta.

I found this damselfly resting near a local pond in Calgary and moved in with the tripod and 300mm f/4 with extensions tubes.

I liked this photo, dark and moody with a great background. The colors on this damselfly almost made it look like armour.

Up-Close Photography Of A Dragonfly.

This photo of a dragonfly was handheld using the Nikon 300mm f/4, a very sharp lens as you can see here.

The colours pop, the light was perfect!

This species is a libelulla quadrimaculata, four-spotted skimmer.

Macro Of A Ladybug On A Leaf.

The lighting and the colours go hand in hand in this photo of a ladybug. Lots of contrast, lights and darks made this work out nicely.

Shot on an overcast day (perfect light for macro photography work!) with the 105mm f/2.8 macro lens.

Macro Of A Hoverfly On A Flower.

Although it looks like a bee, this is a hover fly and is much smaller at less than 1/4" long.

If you rotate this image 90 degrees to the right, you can see my silhouette (head and shoulders) on his shinny back.

Macro Shot Of A Fly.

Not sure what kind of fly this is, but its very small and up-close, very ugly!

Some things you just don't need to see up close and personal, and this fly is one of them!

Whats that behind the fly on the leaf? YIKES!

A Pair Of Unknown Insects.

These two stood out for me because of the interesting light. These are very tiny insects and I am not sure what species they are.

Cool looking little insects with lots of colour.

Purple Flowers, An Overcast Day.

Perfect light for macro photography, nice and overcast! Overcast days I find work best when shooting macro due to the nice even light.