Up Close with Nature

Merry Christmas and a Happy New year to you and your family! Now a muack from the fly :D (front a couple of years ago :D) Hover fly Santa and giraffe weevils reindeer :D..recycled from last year, or maybe 2 years ago:D. Remind me to do a new one next year! Oh I couldn't resist adding the red nosed lanternfly in :D...that was last year :D If you want to see more lanternflies, click

2011 is almost over and as usual, I spent some time going through the images I have taken this year to come out with this mosaic. Created using BigHugeLabs' Mosaic Maker. It's been a good year. I only realized I found 5 new species (to me) of lantern bugs this year after going through the whole year's images. I had also managed to cross off a few insects/arthropods from my wish list, such as

This is an alternative to the FMMB and it is also wireless! No ETTL cord (CANON OC-E3 OFF CAMERA SHOE CORD ) needed! If you really like the FMMB (Front Mounted Macro Bracket) but don't know how to DIY one for yourself, fret not. There's an easy way out, and it won't really cost you a lot! Items like extension tubes and Canon Speedlite 270EX II Flash  are items that will come in really handy in