alameth,
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The macro lens has forced me to rethink pretty much everything about photography. Which at my age is a Good Thing. I will learn patience, even if it takes me forever.

Today's lesson: what qualifies as “ideal” shooting conditions. I didn't even notice there was a breeze until I set up the camera. And no, the boxes didn't help much. It was tempting to look for a cardboard tube and stand that up around the flower. (Canon 70D, Tamron 105mm macro with a 31mm extension, ⅟400 f/7.1. And literally everything was moving.)

A camera mounted on a tripod and pointing straight down, surrounded by boxes and a wooden shelf in an attempt to block the wind.
A rather out-of-focus picture of a bright yellow flower. The flower was about 1cm across.
A rather out-of-focus picture of a bright yellow flower. The flower was about 1cm across.

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