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Macro photography of the Philippines Biodiversity...Join me on a journey of Macro photography in the Philippines with the Laowa 100mm 2x Dreamer Macro lens and AK Diffuser of insects, amphibians, moths, butterflies and other "bugs" of the Philippines.

Macro in the Philippines....Watch now at the YouTube link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY1etnlJAYQ

Join me on a hike along the Deep Creek Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Bryson City, North Carolina, USA. 3 beautiful waterfalls plus scenery and more.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Deep Creek Trail with 3 waterfalls
https://youtu.be/cxo_7bBZ4es

The creature under the surface of the water. An Eastern Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis ssp. alleganiensis) observed in it's natural underwater habitat in a clear mountain stream.
The Hellbender is North Americas largest salamander.

Underwater Video of Eastern Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis ssp. alleganiensis)
https://youtu.be/Vizq41Q8Sfw

If you are a DIY type macro photographer you might be interested in the FREE flash diffusion material that I use in my DIY flash diffusers for my macro photography.
Learn more at my journal post at the following link.

https://www.inaturalist.org/journal/t7iguy/65008-diffusion-for-macro-flash-photography

More sample images using this diffusion material are shown in the observations below

I have a video version at the following link...
https://youtu.be/Ji_0Lrr3S-0