A couple of days ago my compatriot @stresskiller created a new community focussed on macro photography.
I like many sorts of photography, but I actually dug into macro photography in the last one-and-a-half year after seeing some wonderful insect macro's on here.
I started out buying a cheap macro clip-on lens for my phone. The magnification was amazing, but I really had to get very close to the subjects to het them sharp. And with insects this isn't possible most of the times.

So I checked out what options I had for my Canon M50. It only has a few lenses I can mount (without extra rings or adapters that is). I did already own the kit lens and the 200mm zoom lens which happens to do some macro too.
Instead of buying an expensive macro lens I decided to buy some cheaper macro extension rings.
You loose some light, but it was a cheaper way to see if I could make better macro's.
And I almost always shoot during sunny days since there are more flying insects then as well.

Here are some examples of what I shot in the past few days:

Yesterday I spotted this hornet mimic hoverfly. I hadn't seen this species before. It's also the biggest hoverfly I've seen. In Dutch it's called the city giant hoverfly.
It really liked the flower of my snowberry bush.

I've planted a 'bees-and-butterflies-mix' in spring which results in quite a lot of colourful flowers. And they really seem to do their job. This bumblebee is collecting pollen from one.

Shooting with the extension rings and the kit lens is a bit more difficult since I need to get in closer. It's a bit harder to get a clear and sharp shot, but when you manage to do so, the detail of the images is great. Just look at the pollen all over the body of this bee.

I hope you like my shots 😊