Looking through a macro lens you will discover a whole new world of weird, colorful and fascinating creatures, that you often miss by naked eye: it is like exploring another planet! Macro photography is not particularly difficult, but you need to master the technique and a lot of patience.

The new article, completely updated and re-written, is now online! Macro and Flora Photography

I've published new photos in the galleries!

New photos: Macro World 3! Feel free to post comments, critiques and questions :-)

Other than that, you can post your photos in the Comments and Critiques section! I have just published a short article that explains how to post photos: How To Post A photo.

I've published new photos in the galleries!

New photos: Macro World 2!

Feel free to post comments, critiques and questions :-)

I was crawling around between the bushes with the tripod in front of me, trying to get close to an elusive dragonfly, when I've seen a green thing few meters from me....

I've published the new essay in the forum, where you can post comments and questions:

Direct Light VS Backlight 

I've added the Nature Photos Gallery - Comments and Critiques section to the forum!

In this gallery you can show your photos to receive comments and critiques, and you can comment the photos of other photographers :-D
 

What it the difference in real world between 10 and 12mm? How does a 300+1.4x, 500 f/4 and 600 f/4 compare? 

You can see these and other field of view comparisions in the Focal Length Comparisions page!

Every photo in the galleries  has a detailed caption that lists camera, lens, shutter speed and other useful info. If you are curios to know the statics about my photos (cameras, lenses and ISO that I most often use), I've just created a the statistics page for the galleries!

I'd added new photos to the gallery Macro - Trebbia Valley II.

They are all taken with the Sigma 180 + 2x...I love this lens! :-)

The butterflies covered by dew are one of my favorite subjects. I've taken this photo in early morning, and the butterfly was in shade: ad I expected, the photo had a slight blue cast. Removing the blue cast is quite easy: open the color balance window and move the sliders towards Red and Yellow, both in midtones and highlights. On the other hand...

I've published the new essay in the forum, where you can post comments and questions: Playing With Colors

I've added new photos to the galleries: Macro - Trebbia Valley and Macro - Trebbia Valley II.

Some of these photos had been taken with Sigma 180 Macro + stacked 1.4x and 2.0x teleconverters!

There are truly few lenses that gives good results with stacked teleconverters. Even the $8,000 Canon 600 f/4 L IS USM gives poor image quality with stacked TCs - I've tried many times, but I've never been satisfied by the results. Until now, the only lens that I've tried with good results with 2x + 1.4x was the Canon 300 2.8 IS, that gives a good...

I've published the new essay in the forum, where you can post comments and questions: The Amazing "Sigma 500mm Macro" 

The new english-language forum is online! This forum is meant to be a place to discuss about cameras, lenses, post-processing and other technical topics. From now, if you have a technical question, please  send it in the forum, rather than by e-mail ;-)

Juza Nature Photography Forum

I've added new photos to the galleries: Macro - other places, Macro - Trebbia Valley and Macro - Trebbia Valley II.

The Nikkor 105 VR is currently the only macro lens with image stabilization: accoding to Nikon, the VR II offers up to 4 stop of stabilization. Other than that, this lens has the ultrasonic motor - this is the same AF motor used in the professional superteles as the 300 2.8 AFS VR, even though it is not as fast. But...

The short review of this interesting lens is online in the Sigma, Nikkor and other lenses review page.