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Now That's a Tiny Landscape

Dec 14, 2025

Now that's a tiny landscape. This little offshoot of a poison ivy vine on a tree trunk is as small as my thumb nail. Added a NiSi close-up filter onto the front of my Tamron 90mm macro lens to shoot in that close. January 2nd, sign up for my new online Flower Photography Club. For more info about this new club, click the link below.FLOWER PHOTO CLUB - Mike Moats - Award Winning Macro Photographer

Minimalist Macro

Dec 12, 2025

I guess you could call these images of grass in sand on a beach as minimalist photos. I saw the flow for the grasses as interesting, but they are not subjects that most people would view as all that interesting and go, wow great subject. January 2nd, sign up for my new online Flower Photography Club. For more info about this new club, click the link below.FLOWER PHOTO CLUB - Mike Moats - Award Winning Macro Photographer

Nature Smarts

Dec 10, 2025

Do You Have Nature SmartsClick the link above to view the video. January 2nd, sign up for my new online Flower Photography Club. For more info about this new club, click the link below.FLOWER PHOTO CLUB - Mike Moats - Award Winning Macro Photographer

I Shoot JPEG T-Shirt

Dec 09, 2025

Yesterday I got a small package from Amazon, but I didn't oreder anything, so why am I getting a package. I opened it to find this t-shirt that says, "I Shoot JPEG" LOL. and it's true, all my images are Jpegs. I'm thinking one of the camera clubs I presented to recently that knew I shoot Jpegs probably ordered this for me. The also ordered in in the correct size and my favorite color. So, to whoever sent this, thank you.Since I posted this, I found the mystery sender, it was from my good friend ...

Dead of Winter

Dec 08, 2025

Now that we are in full winter mode in the northern regions, we lose all the vibrant colors of the Spring, Summer, and Fall seasons.Doesn't mean we have nothing to shoot, just need to change our thought process.Even the dead colorless plants in the winter months still have an artistic feel to them.I still find beauty in these winter subjects, so I still have fun getting out to search out these subjects.Because the colors are a little bland on most subjects, I tend to add some creative post ...

Time to Visit the Icey Streams

Dec 07, 2025

In the month of December, we start to get some very cold temperatures here in Southeast Michigan.Those cold days and nights will start to form a thin layer of ice at the edges of the small stream and creeks at one of the parks near my home.During that first formation of the ice, I will find very cool abstract designs happening in the ice.I'll stand at the edge of the streams/creeks with my camera and zoom lens and photograph these amazing patterns. The very first formation of the ice ...

How to be in the right place at the right time

Dec 04, 2025

Sometimes we get an amazing shot, and when people ask how it happened, your answer could be, I was just in the right place at the right time. So how do we get to that place. Simple, by spending more time out shooting. The more time we spend out in the field, the better the chances we'll end up in the right place at the right time. I was shooting this Chicory flower, and as I was viewing the flower though the camera's viewfinder, I see the Hoverfly enter the frame, and I ...

What I Really Like About Macro

Dec 03, 2025

Even through there are so many benefits to being a macro/close-up photographer, my favorite one is that all my images are originals. All my images shot in nature are of subjects that only lasted for a short time, and I was the only one to photograph it. Unlike landscape photographers that line up day after day to shoot the same iconic scenes at the national parks, nobody has photographed the exact subjects that I have.See the image below, no other photographer has that ...

December Macro Club News

Nov 30, 2025

December - Macro Photo Club NewsDecember monthly theme - Post close-up images that are holiday related.Members, post your images in the Mike Moats Macro Photo Club Facebook group.For those who are lifetime members, when you signed up you were sent a welcome email. That email has the links to access the instructional videos so make sure to save that email. If you lost the welcome email contact me and I'll send you a new one. macrogeekmike@yahoo.com January 2nd, sign up for my new ...

So Many Great Experiences

Nov 30, 2025

Prior to the pandemic I would travel all over the country even to Alaska to teach my two-day Macro Boot Camps.When I was traveling through the different states, I was very fortunate to get to shoot at the botanical gardens and parks in the different states and got so many great images and saw so many interesting places.One of the most interesting experiences I had was visiting the Sequoia National Park in California. The Sequia trees were the most amazing thing I have ever seen. The ...