Insect Photographer's Journey

This time I will share about our trip yesterday as insect photographers, where we tried to get some pictures of insects and see some of the uniqueness of various small insects that we didn't know about.

We only went to the forest in our village and we only needed to cross the village border river using the available bridge. Actually we don't have to go far to get pictures of insects, because we are in a village that has green forests. Arriving at our destination at 16:15 we immediately took out our cellphones and macros and immediately looked for some insects that were visible to our eyes, we walked slowly to get them and searched various young leaves, because insects really like young leaves .

we don't have much time here because we got here at 16:15 so we need to get some pictures of the insects here. Because this is a place for insects to gather, this time I got a dragonfly that has a color like tea water. And we find this kind of dragonfly very much here, actually there are several other insects that I meet here, such as small spiders and beetles, but all of them are in vain, because before I take pictures they always fly away and keep me away.

The insects that we can photograph using macro are only small insects but if we zoom in on them in the photo, we will see them more clearly and will amaze us with the details of these creatures. We can see the loudness in the eyeball of this dragonfly. Which is so loud that it makes the dragonfly sharper in its eyesight, and even before we can photograph this dragonfly flying first, it is due to the dragonfly's very detailed eyes on its prey. Even I was overwhelmed by it. that's what photographers always experience, to become photographers we must have maximum patience and focus.

And here I will tell a little story while providing an experience for myself and for all, if we become little insect photographers, we will start with calm and assume we are visiting an insect garden.

Be curious and approach all surfaces to try and find these other little creatures. There are some of the insects may be disguised by their surroundings, so we have to be careful to find them, because there are many insects that resemble dry leaves and young leaves and some even resemble wooden twigs.

And we are just here to watch and look for harmless insects ladybugs, dragonflies, small spiders and even butterflies. There are some of these insects some are aggressive and some are tame unless we scare them, so what we do to be able to take pictures is not to make big noises and movements that will startle them.

Why is the picture I took only the front and head of the dragonfly.....?? You must be asking and here too I will answer it. Dragonflies are very famous and unique in being on the head not on the dragonfly tail, and that's what I admire. Like spiders, we can see the uniqueness of spiders on the front, because we can see some sharp fangs and a face filled with hair and spiders look very unique in their eyes, that's what I think....!!

If we had a better macro lens, it would definitely offer a higher magnification and more focus, and on the camera side of the phone we should choose the highest shutter speed so as to minimize blur caused by shaking hands. Because Macrophotography photographers will definitely experience the same thing with shaking hands when taking pictures of insects. Here we also have to activate the existing image stabilizer on your camera, it is to further reduce the blur in the image and to increase our chances of getting better and sharper images.

Insect photographers also depend on the lighting conditions, we have to adjust the exposure on the cellphone, so that we can capture more details on the insects. And will give you a greater chance of getting super sharp insect photos. As an insect photographer, I have never gotten a picture of an insect like an ant, because ants will always move and never calm down.

It is important to have basic knowledge in the photographer's field of which insects can bite or sting will be useful. And if we want to photograph such a creature, we approach it very carefully. like bees...!! They will not sting unless they are disturbed and irritated. And even if you want to take pictures, be careful and never hit them if they fly towards you, besides destroying their habitat, we will also get a reward because they have antennae that can call their family to punish you.

Here I will close from my quick and simple guide for photographers like me and for all and I hope this helps us all and thank you.

Maybe this looks silly but this is one of our hobbies and art in marophotography, we all love to do it without any obstacles, yes even though I rarely post my macro photos here but I like macrophotography and photography, I really enjoy it.

We don't have full time here to look for insects to photograph, because all humans must have their own busyness that many people may not know about. But I will try to give the best for all of you here.

this is a bridge in our village and we have to cross it to go home and on this bridge we can also see the river that is here. And that's all I can give this one for all, I hope you are happy and always in happiness. Warm greetings to all.