DIY: How I built my own super macro rig for less than $250

Last year I bought a macro lens for the summer--just a normal one with 1x magnification--and I immediately found myself in a beautiful and mesmerizing world of minuscule flowers and bugs. I found that in macro photography, you don't have to travel to beautiful places to take beautiful photos--you can just walk around in your backyard, and discover a whole new world. Also, you don't have to wake up at 4 AM to catch the golden hour... This year, however, I decided I wanted to take things to the ne...