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- I've been taking macro photography from 2004. I use both Canon film and digital cameras.
About Author: Chris
Posts by Chris
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Blue Monday
Posted on May 9, 2012 | No CommentsAfter a very wet morning on the Bank Holiday Monday 7th May, the weather brightened up, with even the sun making some fleeting appearances. I decided to visit Garston Wood to see how the poor weather had been affecting the spring flowers. The cold weather had damaged some of the... -
Martins Down – Skipper Time
Posted on May 9, 2012 | No CommentsThe weather was brighter on the Bank Holiday Sunday, but still far from warm. I went on a hopeful first visit to Martins Down, in the hope of seeing some Skippers. However the first thing I found was a Ruby Tiger moth which zoomed past me and then landed on... -
Fiddleford Manor
Posted on May 9, 2012 | No CommentsOn the Saturday 5th May I took a visit to Fiddleford Manor near Sturminster Newton. I walked round the Manor and across the Mill stream to some fields alongside the river. This time last year the fields were full of flying Mayflies, but the only one that I saw on... -
Bugs on a Wet Weekend – and a first Damselfly of 2012
Posted on April 29, 2012 | No CommentsAnother wet weekend. Only out on the Saturday this weekend. The wet weather is continuing, so thought of going to Troublefield Nature Reserve, however a visit there showed it water logged, and not worth visiting this year – as they’ve got cows grazing there again. So no spring flowers as... -
More Bees at White Mill.
Posted on April 29, 2012 | 2 CommentsTook another visit to White Mill on the Sunday, following the initial play with the card and liking the results went out with it again. The weather was cold again with thundery showers. Taking a time in between the showers I found the odd sheltering and sometimes wet solitary bee... -
A Play with Pink Card
Posted on April 25, 2012 | No CommentsTook another visit to White Mill on the weekend, visiting first on the Saturday (21 April). I decided to take some pink card for proping up in the background, to give a different coloured effect to the insect shots. I was hoping for some bees, but the cold damp weather... -
Bees, Butterfly & Flies Up Close
Posted on April 16, 2012 | 2 CommentsOver the Easter break I visited White Mill a few times to shoot with my Canon MPE-65mm Macro lens, mainly aiming to shoot Bees and Flies up close with my new diffusion setup. I had spotted several Solitary Bees on the previous visit and was hoping to get up close... -
White Mill
Posted on April 13, 2012 | No CommentsTook a visit on Saturday the 7th April to try out my latest dome diffuser and vellum paper setup in the field. Had a very pleasing visit and will be using the setup for a while I think now. Seems to really work with the added vellum paper. My favourite... -
MT-24ex Macro Flash Diffusion experiments for MPE-65mm
Posted on April 13, 2012 | 4 CommentsThis year I have been experimenting with some diffusion setups for my Canon MT-24ex Twin Macro Flash with the Canon MPE-65mm. In the past I have been unsatisfied with the harsh highlights that the flash gun can give with this lens mounted, even with some Stofen diffusers attached. So a... -
Cold afternoon at Garston Wood.
Posted on April 6, 2012 | 1 CommentSpent a very cold Good Friday Afternoon at Garston Wood today. Early promise as exiting the car of patch sunlight, soon turned to dull cloud. I took a few landscapes of the bluebells before it fully clouded over, and then went to try out my new diffuser setup on some...