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Paint on a Speaker

November 9, 2019 ChrisA 0
Pair of Common Blues
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Martin Down

October 4, 2019October 2, 2019 ChrisA 0
While I eat, admire my eyes
Shots 

The 760

October 2, 2019September 30, 2019 ChrisA 0
The Cricket
Shots 

Crickets, Bugs, Butterflies and an Alien.

October 1, 2019September 30, 2019 ChrisA 0
Jump!
Shots 

Paint on a Speaker

November 9, 2019 ChrisA 0
Pair of Common Blues
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Martin Down

October 4, 2019October 2, 2019 ChrisA 0
While I eat, admire my eyes
Shots 

The 760

October 2, 2019September 30, 2019 ChrisA 0
The Cricket
Shots 

Crickets, Bugs, Butterflies and an Alien.

October 1, 2019September 30, 2019 ChrisA 0

Technique & Tutorials

Macro Techniques and Tutorials

Crab Spider on Bluebell ( Green background )
Shots Technique 

Further Background Experiments.

May 29, 2018 ChrisA 0

Following on from my first experiment with using glitter card as a background for macro shots, I took them out

Final Version of Woman
Shots Technique 

Smoke Trail Fun

January 31, 2016 ChrisA 0
Violet Ground Beetle - Carabus violaceus
Shots Technique 

Violet Ground Beetle – Carabus violaceus

January 9, 2016February 2, 2016 ChrisA 0
Tilt Shift Original Grid Lines
Software Technique 

Photoshop Tilt-Shift Filter Effect for Macro Background Blur

August 9, 2015 Chris 0
Beetle at ISO 6400 handheld on MPE in Natural Light
Equipment Shots Technique 

Does the Canon 760D make Handheld MPE-65mm Insect Natural Light Shots Possible ?

July 1, 2015July 1, 2015 Chris 0
The Robber Barron
Technique 

The Death of 650D

June 21, 2015June 21, 2015 Chris 0

Latest News

Latest News

EOS-1D X Mark II EF 50mm USM (2)
News 

Canon 1dx Mk II Announced, Specs and New Technology Explained.

February 2, 2016 ChrisA 0

Canon today premiers the highly anticipated EOS-1D X Mark II, its new flagship DSLR engineered to put the ultimate combination

Laowa 15mm f/4 Wide-Angled 1:1 Macro Lens
Equipment News 

Laowa 15mm f/4 Wide-Angled 1:1 Macro Lens

July 6, 2015 ChrisA 0
KIPON Canon EOS To MFT Adaptor
News 

KIPON release worlds first Canon EF-MFT autofocus electronic adapter

April 23, 2015 Chris 0
Venus - Flexible Macro Twin Flash KX800
News 

Venus – Flexible Macro Twin Flash KX800

April 8, 2015 ChrisA 0

Videos

Latest Videos

Disco Fluid
Shots Video 

FerroLiquid

February 25, 2019 ChrisA 0

I got some Ferroliquid as a present for Christmas.  Ferroliquid is an oily magnetic liquid, that when you put it

Male Broad-bodied Chaser on a tree root
Shots Video 

Dunyeats Heath

August 7, 2018 ChrisA 0
Four-spotted chaser
Shots Video 

Dragonflies from Dunyeats Heath

July 19, 2017 ChrisA 0
Yellow Heaven
Shots Video 

Bee Overload

April 24, 2017April 24, 2017 ChrisA 3

Latest Equipment Info

Latest Equipment Info

Cricket
Equipment Shots 

Laowa 2:1 Macro Lens

July 26, 2018 ChrisA 0

I purchased an ex demo Laowa 2:1 Macro Lens to allow me to shoot high magnification macro images whilst my

Minor Bee on Orange (Gold)
Equipment Shots 

Background Experiments

May 23, 2018May 23, 2018 ChrisA 0
After Glow2 - using preset Autoshine
Equipment Software 

A Look at Topaz Labs Glow 2 Plugin

August 22, 2016August 22, 2016 ChrisA 0
Spider taken with Venus Laowa 15mm lens and Rayflash Ringflash Adaptor (2)
Equipment Shots 

Rayflash Ringflash Adaptor Try Out

August 21, 2016 ChrisA 0
Brown Hawker Wide Angle Macro
Equipment Shots 

First use of the Venus Laowa 15mm F4 Wide Angle Macro Lens

August 18, 2016August 18, 2016 ChrisA 0
Top of Diffuser
Equipment 

MT-24ex Packing Foam Diffuser Setup for Canon MPE-65mm

April 1, 2016 ChrisA 0
Small Pearl Bordered Fritillary - Close Up at 1.5x Mag
Shots 

Butterflies & Bug at Bentley Wood.

May 27, 2011June 17, 2011 Chris 0 Comments Butterflies, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 50D, Canon MPE-65mm, Duke of Burgundy, Ladybird, macro, Small Pearl Bordered Fritillary

Visited Bentley Wood again on the 14th May, to try to see some Small Pearl Bordered Butterflies.  Well they were

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Selection
Technique 

Replacing a Background with Select Colour in Photoshop CS5

May 27, 2011October 4, 2012 Chris 0 Comments Butterfly, Canon MPE-65mm, Photoshop CS5, Select Colour, Small Pearl Bordered Fritillary, tutorial

This is a tutorial on using the Select Colour tool in Photoshop CS5 to replace a background with a single

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Female Orange Tip - Anthocharis cardamines at 1:1.
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Orange Tip at Rest

May 17, 2011June 17, 2011 Chris 2 Comments Anthocharis cardamines, Butterflies, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 50D, macro, Orange Tip

On Sunday 8th May I attempted to go to Noar Hill which is reputed to be good for butterflies. Looking

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Stack of Pearl-bordered Fritillary - Boloria euphrosyne
Shots 

Pearl Bordered Fritillarys and others at Bentley Wood.

May 16, 2011August 21, 2011 Chris 0 Comments Beefly, Bentley Wood, Boloria euphrosyne, Bombyliidae, Butterflies, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 20D Infrared Converted, Canon 50D, Canon MPE-65mm, macro, Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Stacking

I took a visit to Bentley Wood at the beginning of May to try see & take some shots of

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Caterpillars of Lacky Moth - Malacosoma neustria
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Alners Gorse & FiddleFord Mill.

May 8, 2011December 14, 2014 Chris 2 Comments Alners Gorse, Banded Demoiselle, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 50D, Fiddleford Mill, Ladybird, macro, Mayfly

On bank holiday Monday I took a trip to Alners Gorse (A butterfly convservation reserve), to see what if anything

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Colourful Fly
Shots 

Flies, Flowers and Shield Bug.

May 6, 2011December 14, 2014 Chris 2 Comments Bronze Shield Bug, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 50D, Canon MPE-65mm, fly, macro, Stitchwort

Took another trip to the still bluebell flowered woodland that is Garston Wood on the Easter weekend.  The wild garlic

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Mantis Montage
Shots 

Meet the Mantids

April 10, 2011April 12, 2011 Chris 0 Comments Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 50D, Canon MPE-65mm, Dead Leaf Mantis, Ghost Mantis, macro, Mantis, Springbok Mantis, Twig Mantis

I took some shots of some pet mantis’s on Friday evening.  Currently we have 4 mantis’s, all of different types. 

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Bee
Shots 

Garston Wood – Flowers and Bee

April 4, 2011April 12, 2011 Chris 0 Comments bee, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 17-40mm USM L, Canon 20D Infrared Converted, Canon 50D, Canon MPE-65mm, close up, garston wood, macro, toothwort, Wood anenome

Today I visited the RSPB’s Garston Wood again to check out how the flowers were showing.  It was a typical

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Fungi with Grass
Technique 

Checking the background.

March 28, 2011April 12, 2011 Chris 0 Comments background, distracting

One important aspect when taking macro photographs is to check what is in the background of the shot for distracting

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Purple & White Violets
Shots 

Hod Hill – Flowers and flies

March 27, 2011April 12, 2011 Chris 0 Comments Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 50D, Canon MPE-65mm, Celandine, Hod Hill, macro

Visited the hill fort of Hod Hill on Saturday, walking from the village over the hill and round again.  The

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