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. . .the lens, that is. My late birthday present, the upgraded Canon 100mm Macro IS USM. I have loved my old Canon 100mm Macro lens within an inch of its everloving life, but my sweet husband thought it was time to offer up the new glass with the image stabilization. It just arrived this afternoon and OH MY. . . please view large!

Thank you all for being here and being so supportive - your comments mean the world to me in this growing obsession.

PP 8-2-12

[beachradish]

Oooh! Congrats on the new toy - the detail in this is PHENOMENAL! Looking forward to more ... fabulous composition as well. :)

[Yvonne]

Fantastic shot, lyn. A def fav. Envious of the IS. Enjoy--I know you will!

[Linda Lorraine]

Lyn - fabulous capture. You are going to LOVE this lens. I bought one after my lenses were stolen back end of May, and it almost made the theft worthwhile.... heheh

[Danny G.]

Congrats on your new lens - image stabilization rocks! Lovely shot!

[Peter]

Amazing! Enjoy the new acquisition...

[Amanda L.]

Wowie...I love how you put your lens to good use, Lyn. Awesome macro shot and a fav for sure!!

[ladyjane]

Wow! Viewed it large and I'm amazed at the detail, especially on the wings. Great capture!

[ShanneW]

wonderful details - lovely macro, and great new lens to play with

[KWind]

Wow... super details and colour. I'm so happy for you. You must be super excited!! Was the gift a surprise??

[Leslie]

Superb detail! So well done - congrats on the new lens!

[Jennifer C]

great present! happy birthday! beautiful light and detail in the capture

[Rob]

Love the details! Congrats on the new lens!

[Amy Spada]

What a beauty!

[Helen Davies]

Fantastic macro! Well done. Enjoy the new lens. X

[elkehochban]

Fabulous shot! You're going to love this lens so much - mine rarely leaves my camera.

[Deb]

Awesome! Great detail and ficus! Can't wait to see more :)

[Joyce Wells]

Wow, Lyn! Amazing shot - you can see every little detail on the bee! Give hubby a big kiss! A fav for me!

[marlboromaam]

What a nice lens! Wow! Great, great capture, Lyn! I am so envious!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Wow- that's spectacular! Great one to fav- so I did!

[☠northy]

suh-weet shot! really nicely done :) enjoy the new glass!

[Robin]

Oh wow, Lyn! Very nice. What a great husband to do that for you!

[Caryn]

Hooray for a new lens! Great detail here...must fav!

[Sue Wilde]

Fabulous shot Lyn. I'd love image stabilization on my macro lens...I am usually blowing in the wind...

[Lisa]

Fave just gorgeous!

[tinmaddog]

perfect :)

[Karen bable]

Awesome....your husband has fab ideas!!! Love the detail and compostion on this one

[Bobbyj]

wonderful macro Lyn!

[Fanny Brogden]

Lucky girl!! what a fab husband!! fabulous macro...........it works!!

[Jolly]

Love that fabulous yellow! Great macro shot! I shall get a macro lens someday ... should start dropping subtle hints to hubby :)

[Dana]

Wonderful macro and composition.

[Carole Imes]

How thoughtful and what a fantastic shot. FAV! Hmmmmmm....with my birthday coming around in a couple wks I will need to hint to my hubby for some kind of camera accessory contraption ;-) I have no idea what....will need to take a look see in my manual.

[Deb]

PP ! That was fast! Super shot!

[Cromwell]

He looks exhausted!

[hettie]

FAV! lucky you! this is awesome :)

[Humphrey Hippo]

What an amazing gift! This is a fantastic shot! Can't believe I can see the texture of his wings. :)

[Vicki Dixon]

pretty amazing macro when you can see the veins in his wings and count the hairs on his legs!!!

[santina]

fantastic macro, i like the color, the details are fantastic

[Ann Stenson]

Aww Lyn!......This is just fantastic!.....Amazing capture & Fav : )

[Al Perry]

Great shot Lyn your husband is a good man you better hold on to him.

[Lyn]

@cromwell So the magic formula worked! Yellow + prop = Cromwell comment on a flower shot! ;-> (I know, I know. . .the bee was the subject!)

[Carolyn White]

Awesome macro!!! Congratulations on the new lens!

[☯ Sarah ☁]

Great new toy & wonderful macro :)

[Ruth Lueth]

Fantastic focus, Lyn. And the colors and composition is awesome as well. BTW you're on the PP with this, congratulation

[Bankmann]

I'm amazed by the details in this. It got me to compare your lens to my own 90mm Tamron... looks like you got the better deal... ;-p

[Michael Elliott]

Wow fabulous macro. A belated Fav Lyn and a belated very Happy Birthday!

[Betsie's Pinto Pony]

Great shot Lyn!!

[Kass]

You are going to love this lens, Lyn! This was the first lens i purchased when I bought my camera and have produced some great results! Enjoy! :)

[Kim]

Love the details of the bee! Nice work!

[Linda Agne]

Great shot - congrats on your new lens. I got a new lens for christmas last year so know how happy and excited you are

[Phil]

Wow what a shot!! I'm hoping for some new camera stuff (=new camera!) for my birthday... this gives me such enthusiasm for it! Cracking shot!

[Nadira]

Viewed it large. Those wings look so delicate and lovely. Great capture.

[Sanda Z.Fajfaric]

Great shot...

[Lesley Chisholm]

You have so many wonderful macros. I would love a macro lens... unfortunately I have other things on my wish list a little higher up. Do you take all your macros handheld or do you use a tripod? I'm guessing handheld as it would take too long to set them up with a tripod... but I always wonder how people get such clear macro shots.