Nature

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Dunyeats Heath

August 7, 2018 ChrisA 0 Comments Broad-bodied Chaser, Canon 100-400mm Mk II, Canon 5d MkIV, Dragonfly, Frog, Large Red Damselfly, macro, Nature, Skipper, Video, Wildlife

I took a visit to the pond and heathland during the hot spell in July ( well it’s been going

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Blashford Lakes July Macro Mix

August 6, 2018 ChrisA 0 Comments Blashford Lakes, Bug, Butterfly, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 5d MkIV, Canon MPE-65mm, Catterpillar, Common Blue Damselfly, Damselfly, Dragonfly, Emporer, fly, macro, Nature, Plant Bug, Scorpion Fly, Skipper, Small Copper, spider

I visit Blashford Lakes quite a lot for taking macro images, and July this year was no exception.  Rather than

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Damsels and Dragons

August 4, 2018 ChrisA 0 Comments Blashford, Blashford Lakes, Canon 5d MkIV, Canon MPE-65mm, Common Blue Damselfly, Damselfly, Dragonfly, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, macro, Nature, YONGNUO YN24EX E TTL Macro Flash Speedlite

Due to the hot weather and my lack of time to go out early this year – I have not

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More Laowa 60mm Macro

July 27, 2018 ChrisA 0 Comments bee, Blashford Lakes, Canon 5d MkIV, Laowa 60mm 2:1 macro lens, macro, Nature, picture wing fly, spider, YONGNUO YN24EX E TTL Macro Flash

Following on from my previous post about the Laowa 60mm Macro lens.  Here is a cropped shot of the small

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Equipment Shots 

Laowa 2:1 Macro Lens

July 26, 2018 ChrisA 0 Comments aphids, Black Snipe Fly, Canon 5d MkIV, Common Blue Damselfly, Cricket, Damselfly, fly, Laowa 60mm 2:1 macro lens, macro, Nature, Wasp Beetle, Wildlife, yellow-legged robber fly, YONGNUO YN24EX E TTL Macro Flash Speedlite

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

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End of May and Canon MPE-65mm ?

July 8, 2018July 8, 2018 ChrisA 0 Comments Beautiful Demoiselle, Beetle, Blashford Lakes, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 5d MkIV, Canon MPE-65mm, Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash, Damselfly, Dock Bug, Earwig, Figwort Weevil, Hopper, macro, Nature, Sawfly larvae

These photographs come from the final weekend of May 2018.  They are also the last images taken on my Canon

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Munch Bunch

July 1, 2018 ChrisA 0 Comments Aphid, Beetle, Blashford Lakes, Canon 5d MkIV, Canon MPE-65mm, Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash, Dock Leaf Beetle, Jumping Spider, Ladybird Larvae, macro, Nature, Red Ants

Who would be an Aphid ?  Farmed by ants and eaten by many!  Let alone sprayed by gardeners. Even small

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Shots Technique 

Further Background Experiments.

May 29, 2018 ChrisA 0 Comments Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 5d MkIV, Canon MPE-65mm, Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash, Flowers, High Wood, macro, Nature, spider

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

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Dead Wood Turning

March 24, 2018March 24, 2018 ChrisA 0 Comments Canon 5d MkIV, Canon MPE-65mm, Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash, macro, Midge, Nature, Ramsdown, Springtail, Stack

As the weather was not so cold, i.e there was no March snow lying around! I went for a first

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Dragonflies from Dunyeats Heath

July 19, 2017 ChrisA 0 Comments Canon 100-400mm Mk II, Canon 300mm F4, Canon 5d MkIV, close up, Dragonfly, Dunyeats Heath, Four spotted chaser, macro, Nature, Video

I took a visit to a local pond and heathland at Dunyeats Heath, to scout out how the dragonflies were

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