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    A natural-light macro shooting experiment Lighting Techniques
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    Using a polarizing filter in natural light Accesories
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    Macro photography with a Canon microfilm lens Lenses
    Macro photography with a Canon microfilm lens 10/7/2025
    Let's turn the camera lens into a telescope/monocular Accesories
    Let's turn the camera lens into a telescope/monocular 10/6/2025
    Macro photography with a cheap zoom lens Lenses
    Macro photography with a cheap zoom lens 10/5/2025
    Macro close-up filters - Raynox DCR-250, MSN-202 Accesories
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    Natural light and focus stacking in cold weather Accesories
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    Field macro shooting – Comfort and safety Accesories
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    Macro photography using cross-polarized filter technique Accesories
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    Rodagon WA 40mm enlarger lens Lenses
    Rodagon WA 40mm enlarger lens 9/21/2025
    Macro photography with an enlarger lens Lenses
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    Macro photography using the reverse lens mounting technique Lenses
    Macro photography using the reverse lens mounting technique 9/19/2025
    Lomo 8X 0.20 microscope lens Lenses
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    Shooting macro with extension tubes (standard mount) Lenses
    Shooting macro with extension tubes (standard mount) 9/16/2025
    If you don't have a macro lens, use a daily lense for close-up shots Accesories
    If you don't have a macro lens, use a daily lense for close-up shots 9/15/2025
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    Natural light and a day of failure Shooting Diaries & Location Notes
    Natural light and a day of failure 9/30/2025
    A natural-light macro shooting experiment Shooting Diaries & Location Notes
    A natural-light macro shooting experiment 9/29/2025
    Field macro shooting – Comfort and safety Comfort & Ethics & Safety
    Field macro shooting – Comfort and safety 9/29/2025
    Open field – Natural light – Hands-on macro Shooting Diaries & Location Notes
    Open field – Natural light – Hands-on macro 9/23/2025
    Getting Started with Macro: A Personal Journey Field Notes
    Getting Started with Macro: A Personal Journey 9/14/2025
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    Wide-angle macro photography with daily lenses 10/14/2025
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    Wide-angle macro photography and Laowa 15mm f4.0 10/13/2025
    Macro photography with a 20X microscope lens Lens Tests
    Macro photography with a 20X microscope lens 10/11/2025
    Macro photography with a Canon microfilm lens Lens Tests
    Macro photography with a Canon microfilm lens 10/7/2025
    Aperture setting in macro photography and the diffraction effect Lens Tests
    Aperture setting in macro photography and the diffraction effect 10/5/2025
    Macro photography with a cheap zoom lens Lens Tests
    Macro photography with a cheap zoom lens 10/5/2025
    Mitutoyo microscope lenses Lens Tests
    Mitutoyo microscope lenses 10/3/2025
    Carl Zeiss 2.5X 0.08 microscope lens Lens Tests
    Carl Zeiss 2.5X 0.08 microscope lens 9/29/2025
    Lomo 20X 0.40 microscope lens Lens Tests
    Lomo 20X 0.40 microscope lens 9/29/2025
    Microscope lens Lomo 3.7x 0.11 Lens Tests
    Microscope lens Lomo 3.7x 0.11 9/28/2025
    Book - The Insects: An Outline of Entomology Books
    Book - The Insects: An Outline of Entomology 9/27/2025
    Dual-lens – Reversed lens on lens Lens Tests
    Dual-lens – Reversed lens on lens 9/26/2025
    Lomo 8X 0.20 microscope lens Lens Tests
    Lomo 8X 0.20 microscope lens 9/17/2025
    Shooting macro with extension tubes (standard mount) Lens Tests
    Shooting macro with extension tubes (standard mount) 9/16/2025
  • Non-macro ▾
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    Raynox as a portrait lens Experimental Photography
    Raynox as a portrait lens 10/18/2025
    Let's make a camera lens from a magnifying glass Experimental Photography
    Let's make a camera lens from a magnifying glass 10/16/2025
    Photography with a projection lens Experimental Photography
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Which macro lens should I buy?
Focusing/Shooting Techniques ◇ Lenses

Which macro lens should I buy?

10/10/2025
Mitutoyo microscope lenses
Accesories ◇ Focus & Depth of Field ◇ Focusing/Shooting Techniques ◇ Lens Tests ◇ Lenses

Mitutoyo microscope lenses

10/3/2025
Preparing dead insects for photography - Coloring and cleaning
Specimen Preparation

Preparing dead insects for photography - Coloring and cleaning

10/15/2025
Wide-angle macro photography with daily lenses
Lens Tests ◇ Lenses ◇ Shooting Mode

Wide-angle macro photography with daily lenses

10/14/2025
Field macro shooting – Comfort and safety
Accesories ◇ Comfort & Ethics & Safety

Field macro shooting – Comfort and safety

9/29/2025

How it works

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Raynox as a portrait lens
Experimental Photography

Raynox as a portrait lens

Güray Dere | October 18, 2025

Experiment converting the Raynox DCR-250 macro filter into a sharp 125mm f/2.9 portrait lens. Optical calculations on the bellows, setup, and sample photos.

Let's make a camera lens from a magnifying glass
Experimental Photography

Let's make a camera lens from a magnifying glass

Güray Dere | October 16, 2025

Have you ever thought about making your own lens? Learn how to take photos with a simple magnifying glass at home. Join this fun DIY project filled with optical basics, lens imperfections, and practical solutions!

Wide-angle macro photography and Laowa 15mm f4.0

Wide-angle macro photography and Laowa 15mm f4.0

Güray Dere | 10/13/2025
Taming the light - Internal reflection and contrast issues in macro photography

Taming the light - Internal reflection and contrast issues in macro photography

Güray Dere | 10/7/2025
Aperture setting in macro photography and the diffraction effect

Aperture setting in macro photography and the diffraction effect

Güray Dere | 10/5/2025
Macro close-up filters - Raynox DCR-250, MSN-202

Macro close-up filters - Raynox DCR-250, MSN-202

Güray Dere | 10/4/2025

Techniques

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Preparing dead insects for photography - Coloring and cleaning
Specimen Preparation

Preparing dead insects for photography - Coloring and cleaning

Murat Öztürk & Güray Dere | October 15, 2025

Discover the secret to preparing dead insects for macro photography. Learn how to clean dried insects using lens solution, revive them, and restore their faded eye colors.

Staging in macro photography
Specimen Preparation

Staging in macro photography

Güray Dere | October 14, 2025

How to create impressive macro scenes? Learn techniques for softening dried-out dead insects, posing them with needles, and creating realistic scenes from A to Z.

Wide-angle macro photography with daily lenses

Wide-angle macro photography with daily lenses

Güray Dere | 10/14/2025
Which macro lens should I buy?

Which macro lens should I buy?

Güray Dere | 10/10/2025
Macro photography with the 18-55 kit lens

Macro photography with the 18-55 kit lens

Güray Dere | 10/9/2025
Using a polarizing filter in natural light

Using a polarizing filter in natural light

Güray Dere | 10/8/2025

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Diptera

Diptera

Tamron 90mm + Raynox DCR-250
Crane Fly - Rodagon WA 40mm

Crane Fly - Rodagon WA 40mm

Reverse Rodagon WA 40mm on bellows.
Meal moth

Meal moth

5.5X magnification with Otamat101 20mm f2.8 microfilm lens. Continuous lighting with 2 Ikea Jansjö led lamps I think Pentax K-x curtain vibration caused some detail loss.
Melolontha - ventral view

Melolontha - ventral view

Componon-S 80mm View large 4000px
Melolontha - dorsal view

Melolontha - dorsal view

Componon-S 80mm View large 4000px
Without the bee

Without the bee

I tried to shot a bee. I was late but the result is not bad
Orb weaver

Orb weaver

A tiny one. View large 2048px Actually it was just on top of the grass, like an eagle on its nest. But while i was attaching a clamp to the grass to prevent swinging in the wind, it scared the spider, and it changed position. Natural light field stack. Componon-S 50mm, 35 images used.
Dragonfly

Dragonfly

Tamron 90mm + Raynox DCR-250, handheld with flash and annoying highlights.
Peygamberdevesi (Mantis - Empusa)

Peygamberdevesi (Mantis - Empusa)

This is the most fascinating mantis i have ever seen. Tamron 90mm + Raynox DCR-250
Relay lens tests

Relay lens tests

M12 CCTV lens
Tarantula Fangs

Tarantula Fangs

Tamron 90mm ~ 0.5X 50 frames at f7.1, 4s exposure + 4 frames at f13, 15s exposure Actually it's not the body, just the exoskeleton. Thanks to my friend Sefa Kaya for sending this to me. I've had some worrries about such long exposures. Pentax K-x has serious vibration problems. But mirror locking with 3s delay time seems to make a good job. Vew original size: Original image
Little friend

Little friend

She is becoming an expert :)
The first macro of 2014

The first macro of 2014

January 1st, 2014 Natural light field stack under a light rain. Not much species around.
Beautiful Demoiselle - 10X details

Beautiful Demoiselle - 10X details

Dorsal and wing joint details. Edmund Optics Plan Apo 10X microscope lens, 300 images stacked. View large 4000px
Pollen Kingdom

Pollen Kingdom

Classical Japanese design! :) It's name should be "kawasaki", "suzuki" or something like that
Trichodes

Trichodes

View large 2048px Componon-S 80mm, Natural light, 18 images stacked.
Relay lens tests

Relay lens tests

M12 CCTV lens
Sleeping horse fly

Sleeping horse fly

Early morning shot Tamron 90mm + Raynox DCR-250

Equipment

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Wide-angle macro photography with daily lenses
Lens Tests

Wide-angle macro photography with daily lenses

Güray Dere | October 14, 2025

Looking for an alternative to Laowa lenses? Discover how to use everyday lenses like the Samyang 14mm, Pentax 28mm, and Nikon 20mm for wide-angle macro photography with helicoid adapters and extension tubes.

Wide-angle macro photography and Laowa 15mm f4.0
Lens Tests

Wide-angle macro photography and Laowa 15mm f4.0

Güray Dere | October 13, 2025

Take a wide-angle look at the world of insects! Capture macro photos that feel real with the Laowa 15mm f/4 1:1 Macro lens. A comprehensive guide to perspective, lighting, and shooting challenges.

Macro photography with a 20X microscope lens

Macro photography with a 20X microscope lens

Güray Dere | 10/11/2025
Macro photography with a cellphone

Macro photography with a cellphone

Güray Dere | 10/10/2025
Which macro lens should I buy?

Which macro lens should I buy?

Güray Dere | 10/10/2025
Macro photography with the 18-55 kit lens

Macro photography with the 18-55 kit lens

Güray Dere | 10/9/2025

Field Notes

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Natural light and focus stacking in cold weather
Accesories

Natural light and focus stacking in cold weather

Güray Dere | October 3, 2025

Discover the secrets of taking macro photos with focus stacking in natural light during winter. Techniques for capturing motionless insects, outdoor studio setup, and equipment recommendations.

Handheld focus stacking
Shooting Diaries & Location Notes

Handheld focus stacking

Güray Dere | September 30, 2025

Discover step by step how a photo is created using the focus stack technique at 3X magnification. All the details of the shooting moment, frame selection, sorting, and merging process.

Natural light and a day of failure

Natural light and a day of failure

Güray Dere | 9/30/2025
A natural-light macro shooting experiment

A natural-light macro shooting experiment

Güray Dere | 9/29/2025
Field macro shooting – Comfort and safety

Field macro shooting – Comfort and safety

Güray Dere | 9/29/2025
Open field – Natural light – Hands-on macro

Open field – Natural light – Hands-on macro

Güray Dere | 9/23/2025

Tests & Reviews

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Book: Bugs Up Close
Books

Book: Bugs Up Close

Güray Dere | October 21, 2025

A closer look at macro photography legend John Hallmén's book ‘Bugs Up Close’. Discover the amazing details and photographs inside this massive 1.5kg work.

Photography with a projection lens
Experimental Photography

Photography with a projection lens

Güray Dere | October 15, 2025

Discover how to adapt old projection lenses like Meyer Diaplan and Zettar to modern cameras and how to achieve unique effects like “soap bubble bokeh.”

Wide-angle macro photography with daily lenses

Wide-angle macro photography with daily lenses

Güray Dere | 10/14/2025
Wide-angle macro photography and Laowa 15mm f4.0

Wide-angle macro photography and Laowa 15mm f4.0

Güray Dere | 10/13/2025
Macro photography with a 20X microscope lens

Macro photography with a 20X microscope lens

Güray Dere | 10/11/2025
Macro photography with a Canon microfilm lens

Macro photography with a Canon microfilm lens

Güray Dere | 10/7/2025

Non-macro

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Raynox as a portrait lens
Experimental Photography

Raynox as a portrait lens

Güray Dere | October 18, 2025

Experiment converting the Raynox DCR-250 macro filter into a sharp 125mm f/2.9 portrait lens. Optical calculations on the bellows, setup, and sample photos.

Let's make a camera lens from a magnifying glass
Experimental Photography

Let's make a camera lens from a magnifying glass

Güray Dere | October 16, 2025

Have you ever thought about making your own lens? Learn how to take photos with a simple magnifying glass at home. Join this fun DIY project filled with optical basics, lens imperfections, and practical solutions!

Photography with a projection lens

Photography with a projection lens

Güray Dere | 10/15/2025
Let's turn the camera lens into a telescope/monocular

Let's turn the camera lens into a telescope/monocular

Güray Dere | 10/6/2025
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