2021

New Discovery

2021 was the year things slowly came together — photographically speaking, that is. I got more comfortable with the gear and started experimenting with getting more than 1:1 magnification using the Raynox DCR-250 and the reverse lens technique. I also messed around a lot with flash and diffusers. Lots of hits and misses, but there were plenty of a-ha moments.

A couple of highlights from the year. For the first time, I finally got to photograph male Amegilla sp. roosting at night. I also discovered a nesting site for the Lasioglossum (Homalictus) sp. right next to the house.

On the gear front, the used Nikon D7200 became my new best friend after the Nikon D5200 stopped working. I also learned how to use Lightroom for making minor adjustments and enhancements to raw images. And lastly, I had to say goodbye to my broken Tamron 90mm f/2.8 and replaced it with the manual focus Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/4.