A decent shot of a Rhagio lineola snipe fly, photographed last week in upstate NY:
The slow triangulation of composition and exposure required to get there (#104, in the series below):
MYRMECOS
Little Things Matter
Little Things Matter
Took about 10 minutes and a stunningly cooperative fly.
Awesome
Cooperative fly, indeed!
Great picture, glad to see you’re still posting here.
I always looked at your photography workshops as a bucket list item, and one of the most fascinating things to me about your macro photography technique was the needed patience level while handling the medium the subject is on. Because of my lack of success, I am amazed that you can move the medium and subject around as required and that you can consistently get your equipment close enough snap to off 100 images.
Well said. And I can attest as you get older, the patience diminishes, unfortunately. Seems illogical as retired people have more time, but it just does not work that way.