As I was admiring the beautiful tulips in my neighbors’ garden, I noticed this fly perched on the edge of one of them. In a different setting he might have gone unnoticed, but here the details of the fly provide a nice contrast with the wonderful primary colors of the tulips in the background.
With spring here in full force, I am reacquainting myself with my macro lens, causing me to look more closely at details like the red compound eyes of this fly and his hairy back legs. It’s fun too to note the details of his tiny little feet.
I am now remembering how much I have to pay attention to lighting, depth of field, and shutter speed when shooting macro shots, particularly because my macro lens is not image stabilized. Very minor problems can really be magnified when I try to get in this close, especially with an animate subject.
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Mike Powell 
Seems to me that you handle that macro lens really well!
Thanks. Trying to remain steady and maintaining the focus is definitely a challenge. You don’t get to see all of the blurry shots!
Whenever I dabble in macro it seems blurry shots are the order of the day and I’m often using a tripod. It’s tough to get it right and I must confess to a little love/hate relationship with macro right now. Good for you to keep at it.
Looks like you are doing quite well with the macro Mike!