Nature

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Martin Down

October 4, 2019October 2, 2019 ChrisA 0 Comments Butterfly, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 5d MkIV, Common Blue, Dropwort, flower, macro, Martin Down, Nature, Spotted Orchid, Wildlife

A summers day walk amongst the chalk grasslands of Martins Down, was a good opportunity to take some marco photos

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The 760

October 2, 2019September 30, 2019 ChrisA 0 Comments ant, Ant Mimic, bee, Blashford Lakes, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 760D, Canon MPE-65mm, Damselfly, Feeding, fly, macro, Moth, Nature, Prey, Robberfly, Wildlife, YONGNUO YN24EX E TTL Macro Flash

Whilst my Canon 5D mark Iv went for a sensor clean, I used my back up camera ( it used

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Crickets, Bugs, Butterflies and an Alien.

October 1, 2019September 30, 2019 ChrisA 0 Comments Blashford Lakes, Canon 5d MkIV, Canon MPE-65mm, Catterpillar, Cricket, macro, Nature, Planthopper, Speckled Wood, Wildlife, YONGNUO YN24EX E TTL Macro Flash

Continuing my summer macro photo round up – we start with what I think are a collection of Crickets. I

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Flies

September 30, 2019 ChrisA 0 Comments Canon 5d MkIV, Canon MPE-65mm, fly, macro, Nature, YONGNUO YN24EX E TTL Macro Flash

Today’s round up post is about flies! Here’s a selection of them that I took this summer.   All of

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Spiders!

September 28, 2019September 26, 2019 ChrisA 0 Comments Blashford Lakes, Canon 5d MkIV, Canon MPE-65mm, macro, Nature, spider, YONGNUO YN24EX E TTL Macro Flash

Yes, you guessed it – this post is about the spiders macro photos I have taken (in July 2019). From

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Damselfly Face Portraits

September 27, 2019September 26, 2019 ChrisA 0 Comments Blashford Lakes, Canon 5d MkIV, Canon MPE-65mm, Common Blue Damselfly, Damselfly, macro, Nature, YONGNUO YN24EX E TTL Macro Flash

Taking extreme macro close ups of damselflies faces, is one of the things I most enjoy in the field. 1)

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Beetles n Bees

September 27, 2019September 26, 2019 ChrisA 0 Comments bee, Beetle, Blashford Lakes, Canon 5d MkIV, Canon MPE-65mm, macro, Nature, Wildlife, YONGNUO YN24EX E TTL Macro Flash

Beetles and Bees are the macro subjects in the post, as I continue to catch up on the images taken

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By The Colour Orange

September 26, 2019 ChrisA 0 Comments Blashford Lakes, Canon 5d MkIV, Canon MPE-65mm, Common Blue Damselfly, Damselfly, macro, Nature, Orange, Wildlife, YONGNUO YN24EX E TTL Macro Flash

I found this Common Blue Damselfly late in the day on a stick.  I found a nearby leaf that to

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Flies and Eyes, oh and Ants!

September 13, 2019 ChrisA 0 Comments ant, aphids, Azure Damselfly, Blashford Lakes, Canon 5d MkIV, Canon MPE-65mm, Common Blue, Damselfly, Dance Fly, Eyes, fly, macro, Nature, Sawfly, Sphegina Fly, Wildlife, YONGNUO YN24EX E TTL Macro Flash

Been a while since I posted, due to other commitments – but now for some catch up posts over the

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May 11th Macro

July 4, 2019 ChrisA 0 Comments Acron Weevil, Beetle, Blashford Lakes, Canon 5d MkIV, Canon MPE-65mm, Damselfly, Lacehopper, macro, Myopa, Nature, Thick-headed Fly, YONGNUO YN24EX E TTL Macro Flash Speedlite

Could not think of a good title for this post – so have named it on the date these were

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