A bit of macro photography taken in the summer of 2009 at the arboretum of the I.A. Lisavenko Institute of Horticulture. All photos were taken with a Nikkor 50/1.8 lens with Kenko extension tubes. A total of 40 photos featuring plants and insects.

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Macro nikkor 50/1.8 with Kenko Tube Set Macro nikkor 50/1.8 with Kenko Tube Set Macro nikkor 50/1.8 with Kenko Tube Set Macro nikkor 50/1.8 with Kenko Tube Set

Macro nikkor 50/1.8 with Kenko Tube Set Macro nikkor 50/1.8 with Kenko Tube Set Macro nikkor 50/1.8 with Kenko Tube Set Macro nikkor 50/1.8 with Kenko Tube Set

Macro nikkor 50/1.8 with Kenko Tube Set Macro nikkor 50/1.8 with Kenko Tube Set Macro nikkor 50/1.8 with Kenko Tube Set Macro nikkor 50/1.8 with Kenko Tube Set

01 - Just a giant rosehip, berry diameter 3-4cm
02 - The same in profile
03 - This is some kind of firebug
04 - Unidentified flower
05 - Firebug, firebug in English
06 - Someone is hiding in the flowers
07 - Just a leaf
08 - Unidentified beetle
09 - Young tree. (bokeh test f:1.8)
10 - Mega spider
11 - Thistle flower
12 - Acacia leaf
13 - Elm seed
14 - Strange raspberry]
15 - Another strange raspberry, larger
16 - Something is blooming 🙂
17 - Blue berry
18 - This is how they grow
19 - Actually, there are many of them
20 - Ant in a defensive pose
21 - Bug, blinking eyes
22 - I'm a stick, not a butterfly, pass by, I'm pooping
23 - Citizen, show your documents
![](https://pub-c8350e0a387045ab92e107c9404ee59d.r2.dev/2009/12/DSC_5905.jpg “24 - Almost «pig and oranges»)
25 - Flower
26 - Hairy fly
27 - Bokeh test
28 - Three maple leaves and bokeh in the lead role
29 - Peach rose
30 - Red rose
31 - White rose
32 - Daisies did not hide anywhere, but posed for photos
33 - Rose with stem
34 - Bug on a crabapple
35 - Fly, thoughtfully looking at the sky
36 - This bug did not run away
37 - It's called <<robber fly>>
38 - Snail inside
39 - Bokeh test at 1.8
40 - Flower as a farewell, come again!