Nature

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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Shots Video 

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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Happy and Sad

July 17, 2017July 19, 2017 ChrisA 0 Comments Blashford Lakes, Canon 5d MkIV, Canon MPE-65mm, Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash, Cionus hortulanus, Hampshire Wildlife Trust, macro, Nature, Stack, weevil, Wild, Wildlife

Here is another catch up post.  This of some sad looking Weevils, and one at least that seemed to have

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Dragon and Damselfly Face Shots

July 10, 2017 ChrisA 0 Comments Black-tailed Skimmer, Blashford Lakes, Canon 5d MkIV, Canon MPE-65mm, Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash, Damselfly, Dragonfly, Keeled Skimmer, macro, Nature, Photos, Stack, Wildlife

Continuing on from the early May Damselfly portraits, I was fortunate enough to find some more co-operative damselflies and some

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Damselflies up close and personal 2017

July 5, 2017 ChrisA 1 Comment Blashford Lakes, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Canon 5d MkIV, Canon MPE-65mm, Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash, Common Blue Damselfly, Damselfly, Hampshire Wildlife Trust, macro, Nature, Wildlife

I have a slight photo backlog as the macro season gets into full swing.  I have caught up with the

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Fungi with Different Lenses

November 22, 2016 ChrisA 0 Comments Apurture Amaran AL-198C, Blashford Lakes, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 17-40mm USM L, Canon 760D, fungi, macro, Nature, Venus LAOWA 15mm f/4 Wide Angle 1:1 Macro Lens, Wide, Wide Angle Macro

I spent a nice afternoon on the 30th October taking some fungi shots.  I took with me my Canon 760d,

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Equipment Shots 

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

August 18, 2016August 18, 2016 ChrisA 0 Comments Black Darter, Brown Hawker, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 760D, Gorse, Heather, Keeled Skimmer, Lizard, macro, Nature, Thursley, Venus LAOWA 15mm f/4 Wide Angle 1:1 Macro Lens

I visited Thursley common on Sunday.  The weather was nice and warm, and I had with me a new lens

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Damsels in the Rain

July 4, 2016July 11, 2016 ChrisA 0 Comments Blashford Lakes, Canon 760D, Canon MPE-65mm, Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash, Damselfly, Hampshire, Hampshire Wildlife Trust, macro, Nature

A wet afternoon visit to Blashford Lakes in mid May, proved to be  a fruitful visit for close ups of

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Back Garden Lunchtime Macro

April 1, 2016 ChrisA 0 Comments Canon 760D, Canon MPE-65mm, Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash, fly, Jumping Spider, macro, Nature, Wild, Wildlife

Had a quick macro shoot in the back garden at lunchtime, after seeing a jumping spider on the wall. I

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