Bees, Butterfly & Flies Up Close
Over 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…
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Early Spring at Garston Wood.
Posted on April 3, 2012 | No CommentsA pre Easter weekend visit to Garston Wood on a sunny, but still fairly cold Sunday afternoon was an enjoyable walk and produced several opportunities to shoot some early spring wildlife and flora. I took my Canon 50D armed with my Canon MPE-65mm Macro Lens, with yet another home made... -
Weevil on log
Posted on March 31, 2012 | 1 CommentWhilst on a visit to Roydon Woods last Sunday for a root around in the leaves, and a play with MPE-65mm diffusion setup testing, I found this weevil on a log. I used a set of “Dove Invisible Dry” tops to diffuse the light, and had a A5 Book Cover... -
Strange Early Season Bugs.
Posted on March 30, 2012 | No CommentsIn recent visits I’ve come across some strange and small bugs. I’ve not identified all of them yet – but now have a couple thank to people on photography-on-the.net forum. All were taken on my MPE-65mm lens. I often think you can find many sci-fi monster inspirations in the insect... -
Firsts of 2012
Posted on March 26, 2012 | 1 CommentTook a visit at the weekend to Garston Wood. I had a new flash homemade diffuser setup on my MPE-65mm to play with – more of that in a later post. The visit saw a couple of firsts in the photography year of 2012 for me, as spring starts to... -
Butterflies of the South of England 2011
Posted on March 9, 2012 | No CommentsI have created a YouTube video of the better photographs that I took in 2011 of butterflies in the south of England. I hope you enjoy it. -
Snowdrops & Springtails.
Posted on February 18, 2012 | No CommentsOn a wet Saturday afternoon today, I visited a known patch of Snowdrops at Garston Wood. I fancied that the overcast and damp conditions would make it good to take these flowers. I took along my mat to keep dry on the ground my self while I framed the shots... -
Dancing Paint 2012
Posted on January 26, 2012 | No CommentsI finally managed to get equipped for taking some Dancing Paint images, after experimenting last winter time. I completed my build of a HiViz MultiTrigger, purchased an additional Speedlite ( I now have two), and an ST-E2 controller for the camera. This allows me to trigger the camera when the... -
More Fungi from Blashford
Posted on November 28, 2011 | No CommentsManaged to fit another trip in to Blashford this weekend, and was able to get some more fungi shots in. This time I remembered to take my quick release plate with me, so I was able to use my tripod and live view on the Canon 50D. Makes the taking... -
Fungi at Blashford Lakes
Posted on November 20, 2011 | No CommentsI visited Blashford Lakes (a Hampshire Wildlife Trust wildlife reserve) last weekend to take a look at the wild birds that are starting to winter at the lakes, walking round the lakes I regretted not taking my macro lens with me as there was a great display of fresh Shaggy... -
A play with Topaz Adjust
Posted on October 27, 2011 | No CommentsI recently purchase Topaz Adjust (A photoshop plugin) after trialling the software for some landscape shots. After taking a shot of a spider on some fungi, I decided to have a quick go with Topaz Adjust on a macro shot. Now whilst it may not suit many macro shots, I...