Always love Kristi's enthusiasm, knowledge, and talent - great content!

Thank you. Much appreciated.

Shout out to that Z9 autofocus for actually being able to track a tiny bee in flight. With a 1 second exposure I wonder how many bees still managed to fly out of focus before the flash went. A cool technique when it did succeed through! I love pope shields and things like that, but always think that a more dynamic and creative lighting setup is the best way to go for macro, even if you've just got a couple of lights.

Super cool images! Thanks for sharing!!

What an incredible technique using a second flash to freeze the action in a long shutter that also captures a trail. My head hurts.

Loved it!

Very nice video

Neat

No live footage?

Way too much talking…..

You mentioned that flash can harm insects, so what about those Instagram photos of insects where they use focus stacking with multiple flashes? With 20-30 or at least 10 flashes fired, do you think it can harm the insects? Despite taking macro pictures for the last three years, I've always been concerned about this and avoided trying focus stacking. I asked many Instagram and KZfaq vloggers about it, and they assured me it wouldn't harm them. However, last week, I attempted focus stacking for the first time, and after taking 3 or 4 shots of a bee that had just flown to a flower, it froze and ultimately died. Witnessing this traumatized me, leading me to decide never to use continuous flash on insects or animals again. When I shared my experience in a macro photography channel, many argued that flash doesn't harm insects, while you're saying it can. Nevertheless, I've decided to refrain from using the focus stacking method on live insects anymore due to the risk it poses. It's puzzling why platforms like Instagram allow such photos, and I've searched websites without finding any biologists discussing it. If I recall correctly, B&H had posted videos on how to take pictures of live insects using focus stacking.