Macro doesn't always require a macro lens.
Just look at this tiny mushroom growing from a mossy log in the forest.
Taken shortly before our encounter with the Eurasian eagle-owl at Surea Dorst, this little scene was almost easy to overlook. The Canon 5D Mark IV with the Sigma 100–400mm managed to isolate the mushroom beautifully, with the forest falling away into a soft blur behind it.
I love these little moments. You can walk through a forest looking for something spectacular and still end up stopping for something barely noticed by anyone else.
Sometimes you just have to look a little closer.
#WonderingLens #ByMaikeldeBakker #MaikeldeBakkerPhotography #MacroPhotography #CloseUpPhotography #MushroomPhotography #FungiPhotography #Mushroom #Fungi #ForestPhotography #Forest #Moss #MossyLog #NaturePhotography #Nature #Woodland #WildMushrooms #TinyWorld #SmallThings #NatureLovers #ExploreNature #IntoTheForest #Canon5DMarkIV #Sigma100400 #DepthOfField #Bokeh #ForestFloor #WildlifePhotography #NatureIsEverywhere #MaikyNisute
Mushroom #1 from my forest walk today 🍄🤩
I'm not a mushroom expert but my app says, it's probably a coprinus comatus
#forest #forestpictures #forestphotography #forestlovers #pictureoftheday #mushroom #fungi #fungiPhotography #mushroomPhotography #saisons #fall #autumn #nature #closeup #closeupphoto #closeupphotography
„Mondays at the Gym“
#Photomonday #Fotomontag #MondayMotivation #MondaysAtTheGym #MonochromeMonday #Minimalism #blackandwhite #schwarzweiss #photography #leicaapp #pixelfed #fediverse #photoseries #locker #lockerroom #bnwphotography #blackandwhitephotography #monochrome #texture #details #closeupphotography #doorsofinstagram #woodtexture
Close-up of a thin dried plant stem in sharp focus, with a blurred tall tower and treetops in the background against a clear blue sky.
#WildGrass #ShallowDepthOfField #SereneScenes #Bokeh #NatureLovers #OutdoorPhotography #MeadowVibes #CloseUpPhotography #LandscapeDetails #NaturePhotography #MinimalPhotography #CalmVibes #OMSystem #OM1
Thomas Garden 26-09 XXXI
#Botanical #Wildflower #Dahlia #Photography #Blossom #CloseUpPhotography #FloralPhotography #SoftFocus #Bokeh #NaturePhotography #FlowerLovers #FlowerPhotography #GardenPhotography
Photo Thomas Garden 26-09 XXXI by Kristof ZerbeKristof Zerbe (kiko.io)
Jewels of Water on Delicate Petals
#wildrose #multiflorarose #raindrops #naturephotography #botanicalart #macroflower #raindropbeauty #wabi_sabi #flowerintherain #closeupphotography
We've started cutting back our wild flower meadow now but here's one of the oxeye daisies from earlier in the summer.
#oxeyedaisy #oxeyedaisies #flower #closeup #closeupphotography #photography
Woodland Fungal Giant. 20 Sep 2026. Tidewater, Mid-Atlantic.
#mushroom #mushrooms #fungi #fungus #forestfungi #forest #woodland #forestfloor #mycology #mycologyphotography #fungalphotography #mushroomphotography #macrophotography #closeupphotography #naturephotography #nature #woodlandphotography #forestphotography #tidewater #midatlantic #autumn #forestfloor
Die Unermüdlich Blühende.
Seit Wochen schon, ach was – gefühlt Monate! - verwöhnt die Farbenpracht zahlreicher Blüten der Cosmea bipinnata nicht nur ‘Meine Wissende Ehefrau‘ sondern auch mich und natürlich viele Bestäuber. Turbulente Wetter-Capriolen scheinen ihr nichts auszumachen. Sie erholt sich auch von vorübergehender Hitze und Trockenheit und zeigt sich dann von ihrer allerschönsten Seite.
#closeup #nahaufnahme
#CloseupPhotography
#BloomScrolling #Blüte #Natur
#nature #colourful #garden
#flower #Sommer #summer
#Blüte #Blütenzauber
#Blütenpracht #color #Cosmea
#colors #Garten #Gartenliebe
#blütenfotografie #Lebenskraft
#Gartenfreude #blossom
#blossomscrolling
Daylilies after a rain shower near the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois, USA. July 3rd, 2026.
#Daylily #FlowerPhotography #CloseUpPhotography #AfterTheRain #Nature #SonyAlpha #SonyAlpha7IV #SEL2070G
Gondola
#analog #analogfilm #analogphotography #believeinfilm #blackandwhite #bnw #bnwphotography #closeupphotography #film #filmisnotdead #filmphotography #germany #ishootfilm #kodak #nature #photography #35mm #35mmfilm
Yellow (Zinnia)
Critiques welcome. Thank you for taking the time to look at my photo.
Date and time: 2026-06-29 13:59:44
Camera: Canon R7
Lens: EF180mm f/3.5L Macro USM
Exposure: 1/60s @ f/11
Focal length: 180mm
35mm equivalent focal length: 288mm
ISO: 800
Flash: no
Tripod: yes
#Photography #AmateurPhotography #MyPhoto #PhotoOfTheDay #CloseupPhotography #Flower #BloomScrolling #Garden #GardenPhotography #MacroPhotography #CanonPhotography #PhotoCritique
Mating Wasps on Flowering Thyme
Not a great shot in photographic terms, but a very interesting subject.
Critiques welcome. Thank you for taking the time to look at my photo.
Date and time: 2026-07-14 10:03:41
Camera: Canon R7
Lens: EF180mm f/3.5L Macro USM
Exposure: 1/200s @ f/11
Focal length: 180mm
35mm equivalent focal length: 288mm
ISO: 400
Flash: no
Tripod: yes
#Photography #AmateurPhotography #MyPhoto #PhotoOfTheDay #CloseupPhotography #Flower #BloomScrolling #Garden #GardenPhotography #BugScrolling #MacroPhotography #MacroMonday #Nature #NaturePhotography #CanonPhotography #PhotoMonday #FotoMontag #PhotoCritique
A crab spider lurks, perfectly hidden, in the beautiful blossoms. Unfortunately, I only had my 75mm lens with me.
#Spider #crabspider #blossoms #naturephotography #closeupphotography #farbfotografie #colorphotography #colourphotography #fotografie #photography #colorful #color #naturephotography #amateurphotography #insectphotography
Fiddlehead with Ants
Critiques welcome. Thank you for taking the time to look at my photo.
Date and time: 2026-07-03 17:14:09
Camera: Canon R7
Lens: EF180mm f/3.5L Macro USM
Exposure: 1/25s @ f/11
Focal length: 180mm
35mm equivalent focal length: 288mm
ISO: 800
Flash: no
Tripod: yes
#Photography #AmateurPhotography #MyPhoto #PhotoOfTheDay #CloseupPhotography #Farnsehen #FernsOnFriday #BugScrolling #MacroPhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #CanonPhotography #PhotoCritique
Foxglove - Digitalis purpurea
Wareham, Massachusetts, United States
Taken on 2026-06-05 14:50:36 with EF180mm f/3.5L Macro USM on Canon R7 with exposure 1/40s @ f/11 @ 180mm @ 200 ISO
Critiques welcome. Thank you for taking the time to look at my photo.
#Photography #AmateurPhotography #MyPhoto #PhotoOfTheDay #CloseupPhotography #Flower #BloomScrolling #MacroPhotography #CanonPhotography #BuzzardsBay #Massachusetts #PhotoCritique
Starflower - Lysimachia borealis
'Nahaufnahme Natur' #FotoVorschlag
Taken on 2026-05-18 14:29:44 with EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM on Canon R7 with exposure 1/200s @ f/8 @ 100mm @ 400 ISO
Critiques welcome. Thank you for taking the time to look at my photo.
#Photography #AmateurPhotography #MyPhoto #PhotoOfTheDay #CloseupPhotography #Flower #BloomScrolling #MacroPhotography #Spring #CanonPhotography #PhotoCritique #NaturePhotography
Silent Sunday
#leaves #leaf #waterdroplets #closeup #closeupphoto #closeupphotography #nature #naturephotography #picoftheday #moody #moodyphotos #bnw #bnwphoto
An autumn memory
#leaves #autumn #autumnmood
#nature #natureshots #closeup #closeupphotography
The cherry trees in Vancouver think it's spring...
We had one of the less-snowy winters in the last 20 years... but this week we actually have (very little) snow.. it seems not enough to prevent cherry trees from blossoming ..
#CherryBlossom #SpringFlowers #WaterDroplets #CloseUpPhotography #NatureBeauty #Sakura #macro #photo #photography
