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Mike's Photo Quote

Jul 12, 2020

No one beats Mother Nature for creating artwork.It's up to the photographer to find it.

Ask A Question, Macro or Equipment

Jul 02, 2020

Hunt's Photo and I are thinking about doing a live facebook session, to answer any questions about macro photography, and photography equipment. Noah from Hunt's will be on hand with me to help answer questions about equipment. We are asking photographers to send in their questions, and if we get enough responses, we'll schedule a facebook live session. Send questions to me at, macrogeekmike@yahoo.com

Macro Photo Club - July News

Jun 30, 2020

July - Macro Photo Club NewsJuly is the month for our Macro Photo Club's annual contest to win a Tamron 90mm macro lens. This years contest will be a challenge to find the most interesting and unique composition of "Plant Life" (tropical, desert, woodland, field, mushrooms, plants accepted).. But, no flowers or bugs should appear in your plant images. Post your "Plant Life" images in our Macro Photo Club facebook group, and I will choose the winning image on August 1st.For Macro Club Members, ...

Even in these tough times, we can still shoot macro in our yards

Jun 29, 2020

With all the stay at home going on, macro photographers can still keep shooting. I have lots of flowers around my home to shoot. All images shot at the smallest f/stop numbers. Join my online Macro Photo Club, and learn all about macro photography. Over 220 instructional videos. https://www.tinylandscapes.com/macro-photo-club

Father's Day Morning With Black Swallowtail Caterpillars

Jun 21, 2020

My wife is growing some dill in small pots. My step daughter was looking the plants over, and discovered these little Black Swallowtail Caterpillars. So I of course had to photograph them. One of the benefits of macro is shooting at home, so I set up the plants on our porch table, and used the green grass as my background. Not going to be any dill left for us after they're done. Join my Macro Photo Club. Over 220 instructional macro videos. Over 1900 members ...

Macro Desert World at Tanque Verde Ranch - 5 Day Workshop

Jun 11, 2020

Class #: FMMTVR010421Dates: 01/04/21 to 01/08/21Level: All LevelsTuition: $1,195.00Accommodations: Lodging and Meals are separate [ Click here ]Availability: Spaces Still AvailableMaterials: $0.00 [ View Material List ]Instructor: Mike Moats | View Instructor's: Bio | Other Classes Class Description: In this 4-day workshop with the 5th day for self-exploration come capture the ...

Ask Me Anything - Today Only

May 29, 2020

I will be answering macro related questions today a NaturePhotographers.Net. It's for the members of NPN, but anybody can ask a question, they just need to sign up for a free account. https://bit.ly/mikemoatsama

Mike's Excellent Adventure for Macro

May 24, 2020

Check out my bike adventure for macro photography.

Live Online Creative Macro Photography

May 18, 2020

This weekend on May 23, I will be teaching a live, online class, Creative Macro Photography, at Visual Wilderness.If you are more into, still life, black & white, Travel, or would like to learn more about composition and post-processing, there's a lot to choose from and with instructors like Kate Silvia Photography, Alan Shapiro Photography, Ugo Cei Photography, Dreamscapes by Ian Plant, and others you can hardly go wrong.A few things to remember:If you cant make the live event it is not a ...

Test Driving my New BikePacking for Macro System

May 12, 2020

Going out to test my new BikePacking for Macro System. I've done some blog posts in the past about biking to spots that were to far away to hike to, but with only one bag carrying limited equipment. This system will carry all my gear, plus video gear. I'll be doing a video on all the equipment and how it is stored in the bags, hopefully soon, as the weather is starting to warm up.