~April 2014 Photo of the Month Winner~ - Wildlife Gardeners

Sage · 05-08-2014, 06:41 PM

Congratulations to MILTA for his spectacular macro!

Thank you to all entrants for your wonderful photos!

EllenW · 05-08-2014, 07:10 PM

congratulations milta. You submitted some great photos

kchd · 05-08-2014, 07:26 PM

Awesome, MILTA! Can't wait to see it on next year's calendar

sprucetree · 05-08-2014, 09:56 PM

Great Macro MILTA- I want to reach in the screen and pet him

MrILoveTheAnts · 05-09-2014, 03:39 PM

Thanks, I owe it all to Alex Wild. He's a professional photographer, though his primary career is a professor at an Illinois college. He recommended I get a Raynox DCR-250 Super Macro Snap-On Lens. Since I've started using it, it's made my photos look so much more professional. The best part is that it snaps right on the lens to pretty much any camera that has a lens cap. As a downside, you have to zoom in a little bit more or else you'll have a black ring around all your photos, also my camera strap isn't long enough for me to keep the camera around my neck when photographing some insects. Your camera needs to be closer to the subject than typical macro but the results are worth it.

dapjwy · 05-09-2014, 04:17 PM

Congratulations, MrILoveTheAnts. Great macro shot...and great subject.

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Originally Posted by MrILoveTheAnts

Thanks, I owe it all to Alex Wild...He recommended I get a Raynox DCR-250 Super Macro Snap-On Lens...The best part is that it snaps right on the lens to pretty much any camera that has a lens cap...

...and thank you for the info. I'll have to look into it. I used to love taking macro shots of wildflowers in bloom...way back when I was at the Art Institute; I invested in three screw on macro lenses that could be used alone or in combination--of course this was back with regular film. I'd love to take those shots now with digital where mistakes only cost the time to delete them.

Sage · 05-09-2014, 04:18 PM

I've got that Raynox too! It's not good out in the field unless it's a calm day though. I have to see if it fits the camera I'm using now as the bugs have just started appearing again! It's great for a macro set-up inside.

havalotta · 05-10-2014, 09:45 PM

Nice win MrILove... I miss what my previous camera could do as far as the macro department. This camera just does not have what it takes.

wildwatcher · 05-11-2014, 08:34 AM

The apple flower is amazing to see upclose there is a lot of pollen there for the insects. Congrats MILTA.

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sprucetree · 05-11-2014, 09:40 PM

It's a shame the city has adopted the street tree Bradford Pear- They are striking with their white blooms massed along the boulavard but no pollen for the bees.

05-08-2014, 06:41 PM	#1
Sage POM Judge & Official Non Gardener Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Buffalo, NY, USA	~April 2014 Photo of the Month Winner~ Congratulations to MILTA for his spectacular macro! Thank you to all entrants for your wonderful photos! __________________ *~Facebook~ ~Peregrine Place~ ~Flickr~ ~Instagram Pix~*

05-08-2014, 07:10 PM	#2
EllenW Alternate POM Judge Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Maryland	congratulations milta. You submitted some great photos __________________ In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous. Aristotle

05-08-2014, 07:26 PM	#3
kchd Heron Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: c. Mississippi	Awesome, MILTA! Can't wait to see it on next year's calendar __________________ "That land is a community is the basic concept of ecology, but that land is to be loved and respected is an extension of ethics." — Aldo Leopold

05-08-2014, 09:56 PM	#4
sprucetree Heron Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Michigan/detroit	Great Macro MILTA- I want to reach in the screen and pet him __________________ Prairie Plants First year they sleep Second year they creep Third year they leap; So plant some today

05-09-2014, 03:39 PM	#5
MrILoveTheAnts 1st Place Winner Winner Butterfly/Moth Contest & Official Ant Man Join Date: May 2009 Location: New Jersey	Thanks, I owe it all to Alex Wild. He's a professional photographer, though his primary career is a professor at an Illinois college. He recommended I get a Raynox DCR-250 Super Macro Snap-On Lens. Since I've started using it, it's made my photos look so much more professional. The best part is that it snaps right on the lens to pretty much any camera that has a lens cap. As a downside, you have to zoom in a little bit more or else you'll have a black ring around all your photos, also my camera strap isn't long enough for me to keep the camera around my neck when photographing some insects. Your camera needs to be closer to the subject than typical macro but the results are worth it. __________________ MrILoveTheAnt's Blog, Ant Chat, & Native Plants for Honeybees

05-09-2014, 04:18 PM	#7
Sage POM Judge & Official Non Gardener Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Buffalo, NY, USA	I've got that Raynox too! It's not good out in the field unless it's a calm day though. I have to see if it fits the camera I'm using now as the bugs have just started appearing again! It's great for a macro set-up inside. __________________ *~Facebook~ ~Peregrine Place~ ~Flickr~ ~Instagram Pix~*

05-10-2014, 09:45 PM	#8
havalotta WG Prize & Gift Coordinator Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Michigan	Nice win MrILove... I miss what my previous camera could do as far as the macro department. This camera just does not have what it takes. __________________ The successful woman is the woman that had the chance and took it! A walk among the elusive Whitetail Deer

05-11-2014, 08:34 AM	#9
wildwatcher Fox Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Northcentral rural Arkansas, usa	The apple flower is amazing to see upclose there is a lot of pollen there for the insects. Congrats MILTA. ww __________________ "Actuality, be what you are" -Charlie Parks

05-11-2014, 09:40 PM	#10
sprucetree Heron Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Michigan/detroit	It's a shame the city has adopted the street tree Bradford Pear- They are striking with their white blooms massed along the boulavard but no pollen for the bees. __________________ Prairie Plants First year they sleep Second year they creep Third year they leap; So plant some today

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