Recently I started practicing with a Nikon 85mm macro lens. It has shallow depth of field and forget about auto-focus. When it comes to insects flitting about, the auto focus is too slow! I found the secret is to take 50 to 100 shots to get the one single photo I wanted!
A green dragonfly basks on a backyard deck. Incredible wing venation!
Red Admiral butterfly readies its proboscus for nectar
Interrupted a private moment between Japanese beetles
A honeybee makes a lacecap landing (hydrangea)
Walfred Photography 