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Beautiful Nature

I am an eighty-year-old Retired US Navy photographer (21 Years). I shoot photos under the name Microdac. I love Canon equipment for many reasons. I use the Canon 90D as my primary Camera. It is a 4K camera that uses both EF and EFS lenses, which is a...

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Microdac by Contributor
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macro-roni

The Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve in Southern California is blooming with purple, pink, and yellow wildflowers right now.  I'm not familiar with the individual varieties. I can get good macro shots with my wide angle lens but find myself using the...

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Springtime Orchid

Yellow Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium parviflorum) Marlborough Forest, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.  Canon EOS R7  RF100mm F2.8 L MACRO IS USM  ƒ/3.2  100.0 mm  1/200  100  Flash (off, did not fire)  

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gmspanek by Enthusiast
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Happy World Bee Day 2025

Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee (Agapostemon virescens) on a Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) at the Dominion Arboretum in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Canon EOS M100  EF-M28mm f/3.5 MACRO IS STM  ƒ/3.5  28.0 mm  1/250  250  Flash (off, did not fire)  

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gmspanek by Enthusiast
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White Flower

Canada Anemone (Anemone canadensis) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.  Canon EOS R7  RF100mm F2.8 L MACRO IS USM  ƒ/8.0  100.0 mm  1/400  640  Flash (off, did not fire)  

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gmspanek by Enthusiast
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I Have an Eye on You

American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) Bill Mason Centre, Dunrobin, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.  Canon EOS M100  EF-M28mm f/3.5 MACRO IS STM  ƒ/5.6  28.0 mm  1/160  100  Flash (off, did not fire)  

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gmspanek by Enthusiast
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Tongue Action

Eastern Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis) Bill Mason Centre, Dunrobin, Ontario, Canada. Eastern Garter SnakeCanon EOS R7  RF100mm F2.8 L MACRO IS USM  ƒ/8.0  100.0 mm  1/400  500  Flash (off, did not fire)  

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gmspanek by Enthusiast
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Loving the Milkweed

Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris) on Milkweed at Kaz Station, Quebec, Canada. Canon EOS R7  RF100mm F2.8 L MACRO IS USM  ƒ/4.0  100.0 mm  1/320  100  Flash (off, did not fire) 

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gmspanek by Enthusiast
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This is a Moth

Hummingbird Clearwing Moth (Hemaris thysbe) Alleyn-et-Cawood, Québec, Canada.  Canon EOS M100  EF-M28mm f/3.5 MACRO IS STM  ƒ/7.1  28.0 mm  1/200  100  Flash (off, did not fire)  

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gmspanek by Enthusiast
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On Milkweed

European Skipper (Thymelicus lineola) Chapman Mills Conservation Area, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Canon EOS R7  RF100mm F2.8 L MACRO IS USM  ƒ/5.0  100.0 mm  1/500  1000  Flash (off, did not fire) 

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gmspanek by Enthusiast
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