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A tiny moth. I saw exactly where it landed but when I went there to take a closer look, I couldn't tell if what I saw was a living thing or just a bit of dirt. Until I saw it magnified in my camera's rangefinder.

Sony α7R II / ILCE-7RM2 • Sigma 70mm F2.8 DG Macro Art @70mm • 1/200 • f/2.8 • ISO 100

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Dun skipper.

Sony α7R II / ILCE-7RM2 • Sigma 70mm F2.8 DG Macro Art @70mm • 1/6400 • f/2.8 • ISO 3200

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monarch aloft

Canon EOS 7D Mark II • Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM @400mm • 1/4000 • f/5.6 • ISO 2000

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2mgG​NoE monarch aloft by James Stewart, on Flickr

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A little moth about the size of a fingernail in my forest.

Sony α7R II / ILCE-7RM2 • Sigma 70mm F2.8 DG Macro Art @70mm • 1/100 • f/4.4 • ISO 3200

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Monarch Butterfly & blurred Nearctic Blue Mud-dauber Wasp

Canon EOS 7D Mark II • Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM @400mm • 1/4000 • f/5.6 • ISO 1000

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A few shots using the built-in focus bracketing option on some butterflies

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2mgu​MLQ R5__6979-STK-Edit-08-10 by Jay Cline, on Flickr

Canon EOS R5 • Canon RF 100-500mm f/4-7.1L IS USM @599mm • 1/200 • f/9 • ISO 1600

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2mgr​1UE R5__7017-STK-Edit-08-10 by Jay Cline, on Flickr

Canon EOS R5 • Canon RF 100-500mm f/4-7.1L IS USM @661mm • 1/160 • f/10 • ISO 1000

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2mgv​U1v R5__6113-STK-Edit-08-10 by Jay Cline, on Flickr

Canon EOS R5 • 1/125 • f/6.3 • ISO 2000

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A few shots using the built-in focus bracketing option on some butterflies

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IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2mgr​1UE R5__7017-STK-Edit-08-10 by Jay Cline, on Flickr

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IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2mgv​Uad R5__5049-STK-Edit-08-10 by Jay Cline, on Flickr

Stunning set -well done!

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Pearl Crescent

Canon EOS 7D Mark II • Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM @400mm • 1/3200 • f/5.6 • ISO 1000

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Large White

Canon EOS 7D Mark II • Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM @400mm • 1/4000 • f/5.6 • ISO 1250

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A few years ago I bought a kit so I could raise some Swallowtail Butterflies (Papilio machaon) and this is a frame with the Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens set to about 2x.

Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F11, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (set to 2x) + a diffused MT-26EX-RT with a Kaiser adjustable flash shoe on the "A" head (the key), E-TTL metering, -1/3 FEC). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held. In post I used Topaz Sharpen AI and Clarity in that order.

Canon EOS 80D • Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro Photo @65mm • 1/250 • f/11 • ISO 100

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2miQ​rPQ Swallowtail Portrait by John Kimbler, on Flickr

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Pale Phalaenostola moth.

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Canon EOS 7D Mark II • Canon EF 180mm f/3.5L Macro USM @180mm • 1/400 • f/6.3 • ISO 800

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2miq​fy5 insect Totshl But A02_001 02 04 -06_14-07-21 by Lester W, on Flickr

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Six-spot Burnet moth

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2mik​416 insect Burnet Moth A02_001-02 04-07_14-07-21 by Lester W, on Flickr

Meadow Browns's making more.

Canon EOS 7D Mark II • Canon EF 180mm f/3.5L Macro USM @180mm • 1/400 • f/7.1 • ISO 800

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2miq​fyL insect Buterfly A01_001-04_14-07-21 by Lester W, on Flickr

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