I see the question has been answered.
However ... do you know where the Hummingbird Moth comes from?
They are from the Tomato Hornworm!
I think ...
There are a couple of other Hornworms out there that could also produce something very similar, like the Tobacco Hornworm.
I had the same problem until I realized I was giving up too quickly. I think my upload speed is slow and by waiting longer, it will eventually load.
As soon as it's uploaded, the image appears.
I have a 3 meg connection and had to wait over a minute for it to upload one image.
I see the MM question has been thoroughly explained.
The question about the extreme differences between the prices of identical MM lenses is about quality.
A very pricey lens will have a higher quality of lens body materials used, number of aperature blades and better glass. These determine clarity, longevity and the seemingly very important Bokeh.
Bokeh is Japanese for blur.
When tightly focusing on a subject it is considered very good Bokeh for the subject to be very well focused while other things on the image are blurred.
When it comes to blur, some can be distracting and some is a welcome feature which complements the sharp in-focus subject of the picture.
An inexpensive lens will show some dots of light which will have a hexagon shape due to the blades of the aperature in the lens, while a more expensive lens will have a greater number of blades which makes the dots of blurred light appear to be more round.
That's my understanding, but I know very little other than if you can afford the pricier lens, in time you will appreciate it much more than the less expensive lens.
I'm sure there are experts here who will disagree, because I too am a beginner.
I've been struggling with this same decision.
I like the size and looks of the Canon SD4500.
It is tiny, and has 10 mp and a 10X optical zoom.
Beach Camera has them on eBay for $179 and free shipping. I've been using a 6 mp Canon SD600 for the last 6 years and been very impressed. My last 5 cameras have been Canon digital ELPH powershots and I've never had any problems.
My current SD600 has passed the 100,000 actuation mark and it's time to upgrade.
Here's a sample of the lowly SD600 just taken.
I can assure you that if I try this again I'll find a much trickier image. The pasta was a fantastic image that had me baffled.
This is the head of a long lag-bolt looking thing to hold down the wooden planks on a railroad crossing. There were many laying about not used. These huge bolts were around 15" long and as large around as my thumb.
Maybe I should have photo-shopped the image to make it a little tougher.
I guess I suck at this, the head could be used for many applications, but this one isn't in concrete.
WOW! That's a fantastic picture.
Yeah, your turtle would win. Mine's only a mouthful.
Great idea ... I'll keep the camera ready!
I took a walk yesterday and found this.
Can you guess what it is?
Nah, I love my old 108 year old house AND all it's inhabitants. I relocated the little turtle to the pond and left the spider alone. It's in a good spot for the coming Winter.
I found this baby snapping turtle caught in my sump pump hole.
One day I noticed a spider web in my kitchen w/ this gruesome looking spider deep inside it.
I'm in no position to offer any criticism,
but I think you've created some masterpieces here.
I envy your ability w/ the Macro on the bugs and the bottom pic looks like something worth framing.
I'm a sucker for spider webs too.
If you told me you were a pro that sells your work I'd totally believe you.
Well done my friend.
Must have been a double yolk! lol
Cute.
I've seen people debate this about images from the internet. Many stated that since the image was posted for anyone on the internet, it was public domain.
The truth may be very different.
I've seen many Art prints on-line and they included a "watermark?" across the image, and the owner of the work stated a higher resolution image could be purchased of the image that wouldn't have the watermark which basically ruins the pic.