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Thanks. I actually shot that with a 140-600mm tele with extension tube.

Hi from Singapore. I spent the afternoon at Singapore Botanical Gardens. Hope I got a few good ones. I came across this dragon. This photo is with iphone. All I had with me was the macro lens. What would you have done? Would you have gotten close? I went around the other side and got within a meter! Hope the photo turns out.

http://flic.kr/p/p61qzV

I know it's not a bug but I shot this while I was shooting bugs in Singapore.

Here is the komodo dragon that I ran across in the Singapore Botanic Gardens. All I had with me was my macro lens, so I had to get very close. My heart was racing, and after I took the photos and stepped away I was out of breath. I have no idea if dragons bite, but ignorance breeds fear!

Andy

Wide Jaw Viciria jumping spider - Singapore Botanic Gardens



Female Mangrove St. Andrew's Cross Spider - Singapore Botanic Gardens



Maroon Darter Dragonfly with parasites - Singapore Botanic Gardens



Andy

well.... that scares me away from visiting any gardens in Singapore


That spider is freaky!


Here's another non-scary garden spider
And a bumblebee

Trapped

Wow! All amazing and sharp!
What are you using for lighting?

Matt, I use a Meike MK-14 EXT ring flash. It is essentially a copy of the Canon model but a fraction of the price. I have been using it in TTL mode but from what I understand I might get better results in manual. I shoot in the camera's M mode at F18 and 1/125 second at iso200.

A cool feature is that the flash has LED lights as well as the strobe. You can flip on the LED to help with focus.

What do you use for light?

Andy