The other day, my coworker
Eric showed me a video of how to take an incredibly detailed photo without owning an exceedingly expensive macro lens. At lunch today we took over the conference room and had a grand experiment. Using my lens, his nifty digital camera, several 'borrowed' desk lamps, and my collection of bugs and butterflies, we created the following photos.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW5qPQdBKlSG1Sw8sFp-YGGYNdWxq9aCHrsyfI6wvGPHZQMAbMjbrg4R4o-a-B3rmx6Q2LSw4vh5grfKi19nNkzMqBx-vC39Qs-uzEltA463KhnDw3wcfFcl2CLkYiuOxsBIGR/s400/DSC_0141.JPG)
Butterfly eyes and tongue
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDCAmJ3_e39ZPYeFn0WX_KoCfUteOQ3HYta1cixAxoMS2aWshAZIEmhWgZBm2mwEf0zVkCqq10sSkIogDte5B7soNbrU0Qdv7Ib19M7dUD2Eu9_PA2OSh0hNOBSDyUnMto4yBv/s400/DSC_0165.JPG)
Unidentified insect
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiemwi9-MjglnOrxi8SRgr8C38UbB6w_7DQGV8jWi-j11oUvogcTAyROzH8xc7QcYaaG4HXJjHn6VXtJMsKsOXQmOCajn67FvxSH84Hpzw96Jh40NET-g_EwpFk1zaJ81mY_qCU/s400/DSC_0166.JPG)
Double click on photo for close up
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8iA6TgLwLLBG3YraYlbQcxBjGRP42-1g6ZLHd4paFGM3dKjstiEzK0M9qdSKg29_eFmupDNPnteV-3GnIojkNeL38LdsGNOfzQt_3a2KRv-ZOhvCuiIDn6xuD8RostuLpdAwm/s400/DSC_0167.JPG)
Hibiscus Flower
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJH2skNaDg8vkjhD-pZ0GkzmUNxt5_rfUXCA5QTCXQGHpqKYjaVH-bQKIrAXqe8wveyVpV0TZyhhoMxKIILyAu_ygTjzxUEZ-bkMSQmcPqP8-8R_KQzisrfdeyFqgfLMbsiKY0/s400/DSC_0148.JPG)
More butterfly close-ups
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu96BrmT5_w0fJJuE63A6_u9ChEmcyAv-Lv8pgu5B2lDMjC8_s_mBFXfacZ5U9ecrhxjDnWuIIkjCY3cDEyPz2MkIwWthrfJffTiKwjrwBzyDxkIvZ1HzHO5KY1MRsCzGGzeSA/s400/DSC_0169.JPG)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIyo73jEy-EHpdrTK5pCY-eiiIMBaDQc-OPiTe78_k0bfhGpuivG4OPvMTCJ9A1agmc87Gl5v2Z3fOGIE5d8b3ULaOi_tMouZVf0QI2kMQOCIfhjnjH0MNhhzR_DIeGuXdD0Bb/s400/DSC_0170.JPG)
Photo credit:
Eric LangInterested in learning to create your own awesome, fabulous macro shots? Click
here for the tutorial.