Take5Macro

08/27/2025

After trying to run two separate pages, I found it to be difficult and an inconvenience. I will only be posting to my main page, which shares all my photos, not just macro ones. Please go to that page and follow me there. LINK BELOW. Feel free to let me know if you have any questions.

Macro, Nature, and Wildlife Photographer plus Vlogger. Watch at YouTube.com/

07/03/2025

The abdomen of this crab spider would suggest it hasn't eaten in a while. They rely on their great camouflage and speed to catch their prey, while typically perched on the end of flowers.
Sirui Jupiter 100mm Macro Cine
1/200, F/8, ISO 100

07/03/2025

I don't like roaches, and I don't like photographing them. It was there, and therefore got photographed. LOL
Sirui Jupiter 100mm Macro Cine
1/200, F/8, ISO 100

07/03/2025

These close-up and abstract photos of various plants created some dreamy and painterly images. This is the kind of photo I take when I can't find insects.
Sirui Jupiter 100mm Macro Cine Lens
1/200, F/2.8, ISO 100

06/29/2025

Watch me take my latest photos in this video.

YouTube is saturated with macro lens reviews. I decided to ignore them and go a different way. Watch me use a less conventional lens. The SIRUI Jupiter Serie...

06/28/2025

Damselflies have widely separated eyes, while dragonflies have eyes that nearly touch. Each is incredibly important to Florida's ecosystem. These photos are of Florida's Damselflies.
Sirui Jupiter 100mm Macro
1/200, F/8, ISO 400

06/28/2025

Typically found on flowers or around decomposing material. Here are two different fly species in Florida.
Sirui Jupiter 100mm Macro
1/200, F/8, ISO 400

06/28/2025

These Florida Grasshoppers are an important food source to many Florida reptile and bird species. They are also known for commonly carrying the horsehair worm and grasshopper nematode parasites.
Sirui Jupiter 100mm Macro
1/200, F/8, ISO 400

06/28/2025

The Florida Carpenter Ant gets its name due to its extraordinary wood-excavating skills.
Sirui Jupiter 100mm Macro
1/200, F/8, ISO 400

06/28/2025

This Green Lacewing's see-through net-patterned wings and green body make it one of the best camouflaged insects around. Difficult to see, especially in dense grass, making it one of my favorite insects to photograph.
Sirui Jupiter 100mm Macro
1/200, F/8, ISO 400

06/21/2025

One is stacked, and the other is not of this baby crab spider. Which do you prefer?
1/200, F/8, ISO 400
Sirui Jupiter 100mm Macro Cine Lens
Canon R8

06/21/2025

I get so tired of photographing these assassin bugs, but they make for good practice.
1/400, F/8, ISO 10000, no flash
Sirui Jupiter 100mm Macro Cine Lens
Canon R8