{"id":18678,"date":"2021-11-11T09:00:06","date_gmt":"2021-11-10T22:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bendigocameraclub.org.au\/?p=18678"},"modified":"2021-11-11T09:00:10","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T22:00:10","slug":"challenge-insects-and-spiders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bendigocameraclub.org.au\/?p=18678","title":{"rendered":"Challenge &#8211; Insects and Spiders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The world of bugs is a fascinating one. It is certainly easier to photography these tiny animals if you have a macro lens, but you can achieve good results with extension tubes or a zoom lens. (Some extreme cropping and sharpening with Topaz SharpenAI can help too!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more Read m-->\n\n\n\n<p>View some tips on Photographing tiny critters<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-entomology-today wp-block-embed-entomology-today\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"7A5wI1Ik85\"><a href=\"https:\/\/entomologytoday.org\/2020\/04\/02\/photographing-insects-field-basic-tips-success-macrophotography\/\">Photographing Insects in the Field: Basic Tips for Success<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Photographing Insects in the Field: Basic Tips for Success&#8221; &#8212; Entomology Today\" src=\"https:\/\/entomologytoday.org\/2020\/04\/02\/photographing-insects-field-basic-tips-success-macrophotography\/embed\/#?secret=ZPz4yb5YUC#?secret=7A5wI1Ik85\" data-secret=\"7A5wI1Ik85\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-exposureguide-com wp-block-embed-exposureguide-com\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"bXAguS51qc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exposureguide.com\/insect-photography-tips\/\">Insect Photography Tips<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Insect Photography Tips&#8221; &#8212; ExposureGuide.com\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exposureguide.com\/insect-photography-tips\/embed\/#?secret=T1sjBXpLzj#?secret=bXAguS51qc\" data-secret=\"bXAguS51qc\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>(Heads up &#8211; next week&#8217;s challenge will be <strong><em>Stairs<\/em><\/strong>)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some examples from our cluster gallery.:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/TOckVJSO8E5EouAgquDuGLUYpgTkVx8cZ61ovZKkVVrTMG42cf7DJT23IHS_eIz3GUTpvRhWN998jw6rLGBZRxbOFQWhhPkRDuk3V9o=s1280\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>by Dave T<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/J-kRSoJ0tDGJf4_OsSrGHd6e0WvpIIgEsGM5xg0sgKDrYRb23Ig9x191amwzhvsBuH7puxLaFB7V5EkLoSTwGYKm34jvtSDSRdq6-vw9CNLfkm7JgpE=s1280\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>by  Alan Battye<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/OFoiHDxdVYd10Mf8d0_Tkl5Nd2LWeZl5tBu7bGBaEiBc8q4LnCXQYCNlZNsdzJITKcLNFT590h6OJXhL8cY5ecYpvL5E97N44tPJse13EYFgE_4LGHfL=s1280\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>also by Marie B<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to Will for this suggestion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You have until next Tuesday to upload your image to <a href=\"https:\/\/cluster.co\/\">Cluster<\/a>. 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