Some macros from a few weeks back, hand held K-5 and F100mm F2.8, with a Metz 58 AF-2 And a Gary Fong Lightsphere Cloud IIThis one and the next one are staring each other downHere is the stare down

Mike - Great shots! Like all of them. Amazing these were hand held and I believe you mentioned at f2.8 too.Thanks for posting.

Wow! Amazing shots Mike. You've got that macro lens dialed in!Peteo

Beautiful pictures of beautiful creatures.Njáll

Actually Jim, one was at F11 and the rest were at F16 -- Mike from Canada"I am not a great photographer! God is a great creator! All I do is capture His creation with the tools He has provided me."'I like to think so far outside the box that it would require a telephoto lens just to see the box!' ~ 'My Quote :)'http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?sort_order=views%20DESC&first_this_page=0&page_limit=180&&emailsearch=mighty_mike88%40hotmail.com&thumbnails=

Looks real good Mike.Ron

Supreme output Mike! Thanks for showing! -- Arijit

Thanks Peteo -- Mike from Canada"I am not a great photographer! God is a great creator! All I do is capture His creation with the tools He has provided me."'I like to think so far outside the box that it would require a telephoto lens just to see the box!' ~ 'My Quote :)'http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?sort_order=views%20DESC&first_this_page=0&page_limit=180&&emailsearch=mighty_mike88%40hotmail.com&thumbnails=

Thanks Njáll -- Mike from Canada"I am not a great photographer! God is a great creator! All I do is capture His creation with the tools He has provided me."'I like to think so far outside the box that it would require a telephoto lens just to see the box!' ~ 'My Quote :)'http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?sort_order=views%20DESC&first_this_page=0&page_limit=180&&emailsearch=mighty_mike88%40hotmail.com&thumbnails=

Thanks Ron -- Mike from Canada"I am not a great photographer! God is a great creator! All I do is capture His creation with the tools He has provided me."'I like to think so far outside the box that it would require a telephoto lens just to see the box!' ~ 'My Quote :)'http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?sort_order=views%20DESC&first_this_page=0&page_limit=180&&emailsearch=mighty_mike88%40hotmail.com&thumbnails=

Thanks Arijit -- Mike from Canada"I am not a great photographer! God is a great creator! All I do is capture His creation with the tools He has provided me."'I like to think so far outside the box that it would require a telephoto lens just to see the box!' ~ 'My Quote :)'http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?sort_order=views%20DESC&first_this_page=0&page_limit=180&&emailsearch=mighty_mike88%40hotmail.com&thumbnails=

nice shots mike, i havnt been taking any for a while but since ive just brought a fz150 ive been on the panasonic site a bit and have noticed some nice macros over their as well. http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1033&message=42388399cheers don

Well done. I like the first one best.Joe

MikeNice series of photos and i know that everytime you post something in this forum, its sure always beautiful.I need to find another place where i can find more insects for macro.Thank you for posting.

Thanks Don, nice shots in that post -- Mike from Canada"I am not a great photographer! God is a great creator! All I do is capture His creation with the tools He has provided me."'I like to think so far outside the box that it would require a telephoto lens just to see the box!' ~ 'My Quote :)'http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?sort_order=views%20DESC&first_this_page=0&page_limit=180&&emailsearch=mighty_mike88%40hotmail.com&thumbnails=

Thanks Joe -- Mike from Canada"I am not a great photographer! God is a great creator! All I do is capture His creation with the tools He has provided me."'I like to think so far outside the box that it would require a telephoto lens just to see the box!' ~ 'My Quote :)'http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?sort_order=views%20DESC&first_this_page=0&page_limit=180&&emailsearch=mighty_mike88%40hotmail.com&thumbnails=

That is very high praise, not sure i can truly live up to that... anyhow with regards to finding a place for bugs, any overgrown field or marsh area should do, or even a public gardens with lots of flowers. -- Mike from Canada"I am not a great photographer! God is a great creator! All I do is capture His creation with the tools He has provided me."'I like to think so far outside the box that it would require a telephoto lens just to see the box!' ~ 'My Quote :)'http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?sort_order=views%20DESC&first_this_page=0&page_limit=180&&emailsearch=mighty_mike88%40hotmail.com&thumbnails=

Awesome! Beautiful photographs; you have great technique and must know just how to use that combination of equipment.Thanks for posting. -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/52664228@N04/

Well it does come with practice but usually when set right everything goes off without a hitch. -- Mike from Canada"I am not a great photographer! God is a great creator! All I do is capture His creation with the tools He has provided me."'I like to think so far outside the box that it would require a telephoto lens just to see the box!' ~ 'My Quote :)'http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?sort_order=views%20DESC&first_this_page=0&page_limit=180&&emailsearch=mighty_mike88%40hotmail.com&thumbnails=

Great shots, Mike!I haven't tried shooting mine with my Metz -- just mostly using the pop-up or my new ring light, but you can't beat that DFA WR 100mm F2.8I'm curious, though... does yours have the "whiny autofocus" mine does (that Popular Photography said was the only thing they could criticize), and does it sometimes really HUNT when it's focusing? Those are my only two criticisms on this lens. Once it's focused, you CAN'T beat it. Jeff -- A word is worth 1/1000th of a picture... Maybe that's why I use so many words!