What a fantastic shot!

I use an OM System (Olympus) OM-1 with an Olympus 60mm macro lens. The majority of my macro shots are focus stacked using Helicon Focus software and range from as little as three images to over 100. In the field I also use a Godox flash with an AK diffuser.

A macro photo of a brown click beetle on the edge of a green leaf. Photo info: OM System OM-1 Olympus 60mm f2.8 Macro Godox V350o AK Diffuser Helicon focus for stacking Adobe Lightroom for edits

A click beetle peering over the edge of a leaf.

#photography #nature #macro #om1 #omsystem #macrophotography #insect #bug #beetle #photographersofbluesky

Translucent green spider with large black eyes and orange/red and white crown is hanging to the underside of a leaf that is almost the same color as it. It appears to be looking directly into the camera. Shot info: OM System OM-1 Olympus 60mm f2.8 Macro AK Diffuser Godox V350o Flash 5 image stack 1/100 sec f/8 ISO 200

Lyssomanes viridis, commonly known as the magnolia green jumper. This one was waiting in ambush on the underside of a leaf.

#photography #macro #macrophotography #spider #jumpingspider #spooder #nature #OMSystems #Olympus

Thanks! It’s definitely on the mend.

A single water drop sits on top of a white feather. Wisps of feather cast shadows in the background. Photo info: OM-Systems OM-1 Olympus 60mm f2.8 Macro iPhone 14 for lighting Stack of 53 images 1/20 sec f/8.0 ISO 200

Injured my back so I was unable to capture live subjects in the field. Revisited the feather instead.

#photography #feather #macro #macrophotography #waterdrop #monochrome #omsystem #textures #photographersofbluesky #photo

Picture of a small spider on its web. The picture is taken from underneath and show brilliant orange markings on its abdomen that resemble a smiley face. Shot info: Camera: OM-1 Lens: Olympus 60mm f2.8 Macro Flash: Godox V350o AK Diffuser 1/60 sec f8.0 ISO 200 Brooker Creek Nature Preserve Tarpon Springs, Florida

Smile! The week is half over.

I thought the markings on this spider were just too cute to not share.

#photography #macro #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #spider #smile #nature #omsystem #pinellas #brookercreek

Thank you!

I’m glad you like it!

Black and white macro closeup detail of a simple white feather against a black background. In between the individual vanes of the feather are nearly microscopic bubbles. OM System OM-1 Olympus 60mm f2.8 Macro 1/6 sec f2.8 40 image stack

Details of a feather.

#photography #art #feather #b&w #macro #macrophotography #blackandwhite #monomonday #omsystem #om1 #photo #photographersofbluesky

The brown exuviae or husk of a juvenile cicada is clinging upside down on a fuzzy green leaf. It is highlighted against a brilliant blue background. Cicadas split the back of the old exoskeleton to emerge after molting, leaving their old one behind. Photo info: Camera: OM System OM-1 Lens: Olympus 60mm f2.8 Macro Flash: Godox V350o AK Diffuser 8 images stacked in Helicon Focus 1/100 sec f/8 ISO 200 Brooker Creek Preserve, Tarpon Springs, Florida, USA.

Cicada exuviae (molt) found clinging to the underside of a leaf.

#photography #macrophotography #macro #cicada #bug #insect #OMSystem #olympus #OM1 #nature

Macro photo of a brown bufo toad. It has golden eyes with horizontal pupils, white warts behind its mouth, and speckled brown spots. Image info: OM System OM-1 Olympus 60mm f2.8 Macro Godox V350o flash AK diffuser 9 image stack in Helicon Focus Edit in Adobe Lightroom

Bufo Toad

Tarpon Springs, Florida

#photography #macro #macrophotography #nature #wildlife #toad #amphibians #omsystem #om1 #olympus

Close up picture of a metallic brown grasshopper clinging to the gray bark of a tree. When zoomed in there are dozens of spots on its eye resembling a galaxy. The grasshopper is well camouflaged with the brown background. Image Details: Amblytropidia mysteca Live wild specimen OM System OM-1 Olympus 60mm f2.8 macro Godox V350o AK diffuser 3 shots stacked

A well camouflaged Brown Winter Grasshopper with eyes that look like a galaxy.

Tarpon Springs, Florida

#photography #macromonday #macro #grasshopper #nature #insect #bug #OMSystem #OM1 #photographersofbluesky #closeup

Extreme closeup of a yellow dragonfly perched on a twig. The detail in its four wings includes scratches on the clear membrane. Also the hairs on its body and even the texture of its compound eyes. Shot info: Camera: OM System OM-1 Lens: Olympus M. Zuiko 60mm f2.8 Macro Flash: Godox V350o Diffuser: AK Diffuser 4 image stack

This dragonfly was nice enough to pose for me on my afternoon walk.

Brooker Creek Nature Preserve, Tarpon Springs, Florida.

#photography #macro #macrophotography #dragonfly #photographersofbluesky #omsystem #om1 #olympus #bug #photo #closeup

Several pink flamingos are foraging a shallow stream for food.

A flock of flamingos.

Homosassa Springs, Florida

#photography #birds #nature #flamingo #wildlife

Macro photo of a red carpenter ant and a gray slender springtail on a tiny plant. Shot info: OM-1 Olympus M. Zuiko 60mm f2.8 Macro Godox V350o AK diffuser Single shot

Red Carpenter ant and a slender springtail in my backyard.

Tarpon Springs, Florida

#photography #macro #ant #insect #OMSystem #Olympus #springtail #nature #wildlife

I believe you’re most likely correct. I think that I mislabeled it in the alt text.

That is one clean reflection! Great shot!

A picture of a wild rooster in the tall grass. Its neck is orange and its body mostly black. Its feathers have an opalescent quality to them.

A wild chicken scrounging around the parking area of a nearby nature park.

Pasco County, Florida

#birds #chicken #photo #photography #nature #wildlife #photographersofbluesky #pasco #florida #rooster

Picture of a metal dock jutting into a small body of water at sunset. Palm trees are overhanging the left side.

A dock in the park. Eagle Point Park, Holiday, Florida.

#photography #travel #florida #sunset #dock

A black and white snake looks out of the glass of its enclosure.

Captivity.

#photography #snake #animals #reptiles #zoo #captivity #photographersofbluesky

Closeup shot of a honey bee gathering nectar from a flower.

Dusting off the macro setup. Just missed the focus on this shot. Guess I’m a little rusty. Time to practice.

#photography #macro #macrophotography #bee #flower

Fantastic photo!

Picture looking down at a Roseate Spoonbill standing in some gravel. The bird is preening itself with its oddly shaped beak.

Roseate Spoonbill, Homosassa Florida.

#birds #spoonbill #photo #photography #nature #wildlife

Profile picture of a hippo with its head out of the water. The lighting is harsh but it appears to be sleeping and its eyes are closed.

Meet Lu, at 65 he is a retired movie star and the oldest living hippo. Here he is napping in the midday sun.

Ellie Schiller State Park, Homosassa FL.

#photography #hippo #animal #nature #wildlife #photo #photographersofbluesky

Mural of an octopus on the side of a bar in Tarpon Springs, Florida. A string of lights runs along the top of the wall near the roof. The octopus, seems to be moving around the windows in the wall. Additionally there is an AC unit that has been painted to look beat up like it has been under water.

Street art in Tarpon Springs, Florida. I adore that they took the time to paint the AC as well. The octopus is one of several reoccurring underwater themes throughout the town.

#photography #art #streetart #octopus #travel #omsystem #murals #florida #tarponsprings

Portrait of a black vulture. It has black feathers, a bald and bumpy black head, and a black beak with a yellow tip. Its eye is a striking red color.

Black Vulture

#bird #photography #nature #wildlife #vulture #raptors #photographersofbluesky

A heron stalks fish in the shallow water near shore. In the background two men are fishing by some rocks.

The fishermen

Pasco County, Florida.

#photography #birds #water #fishing #nature #wildlife #florida #photographersofbluesky #heron #omsystem

Close up portrait of an American white pelican. This bird may be a juvenile or adolescent judging by the gray spots on its head. Adults tend to be a vibrant white. This bird has a gray, almost blue/white eye as well

Portrait of a American white pelican.

#birds #photography #portrait #pelican #om1 #omsystem #wildlife #nature #photographersofbluesky #florida

A closeup of a section of wrought iron fencing with many rusty locks attached to it.

A fence full of locks in the winery garden.

Tarpon Springs Castle Winery,
Tarpon Springs, Florida.

#photography #travel #detail #closeup #locks #tarponsprings #OM1 #OMSystem