Photographing Captive Butterflies

Photographing captive butterflies can be a very different experience when compared to photographing their counterparts in the wild. Since captive butterflies are usually acclimatized to people we can get much closer to them. This can also lead to them being more comfortable staying in a specific perched position for longer durations of time.

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Pushing Handheld Macro Photography

Pushing handheld macro photography tests the limitations of both ourselves and our camera gear. As regular readers know I’ve always loved experimenting with my camera gear to learn what can be accomplished with it. This article features a good selection of macro images of flowers captured handheld using Handheld Hi Res technology (HHHR).

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Jumping Spider in Mid-Air

This article features some images of a jumping spider in mid-air, captured handheld in my backyard using Pro Capture H. The photographs are the result of a quick, spur-of-the-moment attempt… so they aren’t the best… but there was some good learning to be gained from this experience. The photographs that follow are six consecutive images taken with the same Pro Capture H run.

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Macro Treasures

Often we can find macro treasures to photograph while exploring the flower beds in the yards around our own homes. This article features a selection of images captured using handheld in-camera focus stacking in combination with the M.Zuiko 90 mm f/3.5 PRO IS Macro lens and M.Zuiko MC-14 teleconverter.

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Beauty and the Beach

Beauty and the beach is something that we can experience during our meanderings through life. Sometimes in obvious ways… and sometimes unexpectedly. During our trip to New Zealand in late 2024 we had the opportunity to do some exploring at Kaka Point.

This remote hamlet captures much of what my wife and I love about New Zealand in terms of its rugged beauty, quiet location, and friendly people.

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1680 EFOV Handheld Technique

This article discusses how I adjusted my 1680 mm efov handheld technique when using the M.Zuiko 150-600 mm f/5-6.3 IS zoom lens with the M.Zuiko MC-14 teleconverter. While I wouldn’t normally use this set-up for birds in free flight, there are times when it comes in handy when photographing birds or insects taking flight from a distant perched position.

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