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Sepedophilus marshami

Tiny Finds

April 18, 2019 ChrisA 0 Comments Blashford Lakes, Canon 5d MkIV, Canon MPE-65mm, Elongated Springtail, macro, Nature, Rove Beetle, Sepedophilus marshami, Springtail, YONGNUO YN24EX E TTL Macro Flash

I took a visit to Blashford on the 30th of March, equipped with my Canon MPE-65mm 1-5 macro lens in

Dicyrtoma fusca (8 images at F8) Helicon Focus 7

Springtails and Spider Stacking

March 21, 2019 ChrisA 0 Comments Canon 5d MkIV, Canon MPE-65mm, Dicyrtoma fusca, Dicyrtomina ornata, Elongate-bodied Springtail, Focus Stacking, Globular Springtail, Helicon Focus, macro, Nature, Photoshop, Pogonognathellus flavescens, Pogonognathellus longicornis, Prey, Ramsdown, spider, Stack, Wildlife, YONGNUO YN24EX E TTL Macro Flash

At this time of year in the UK, I find the best place to find wild things to take macro

Orchesella villosa

Bridges and Fence Posts

March 19, 2019March 19, 2019 ChrisA 0 Comments Beetle, Blashford Lakes, Canon 5d MkIV, Canon MPE-65mm, fly, macro, Nature, spider, Springtail, YONGNUO YN24EX E TTL Macro Flash

This first set of outdoor wildlife macro from 2019 comes from the bridge handles and posts at Blashford Lakes Nature

The Metal Flower

More Magnetics

March 16, 2019 ChrisA 0 Comments Canon 5d MkIV, Canon MPE-65mm, coloured, Ferrofluid, FerroLiquid, Gels, Iron Filings, macro, YONGNUO YN24EX E TTL Macro Flash Speedlite

I recently had another session shooting macro photos of magnetic substances. This time I again used Ferrofluid – a magnetic

Snowdrops in the Forest

Snowdrops 2019

February 27, 2019 ChrisA 2 Comments B&W, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 5d MkIV, close up, flower, garston wood, Garston Woods, macro, Nature, Photoshop, post processing, snowdrop, Snowdrops, Topaz Texture Effects, White, Woodland Flower

I took my annual trip to photograph Snowdrops at Garston Wood on the 16th February – which is my kick

Disco Fluid

FerroLiquid

February 25, 2019 ChrisA 0 Comments Canon 5d MkIV, Canon MPE-65mm, FerroLiquid, macro, Video, YONGNUO YN24EX E TTL Macro Flash

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

Happy Red-Eyed Damselfly

Final 2018 Damsefly portrait shots.

October 22, 2018 ChrisA 0 Comments Blashford Lakes, Canon MPE-65mm, Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash, Common Blue Damselfly, Damselfly, macro, Portrait, Red-eyed damsefly, Stack, Wildlife, YONGNUO YN24EX E TTL Macro Flash

One of my favourite in the field macro challenges is to get up close and personal with Damseflies, so I

Speckled Wood Butterfly on Nettles

Early August

October 21, 2018 ChrisA 0 Comments Beetle, Black Darter, Blashford Lakes, Brimstone, Butterfly, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 5d MkIV, Canon MPE-65mm, Christchurch Common, Chrysoline oricalcia, Common Darter, Dragonfly, Heathland, macro, Speckled Wood, weevil, YONGNUO YN24EX E TTL Macro Flash

I have been a bit busy with work and other stuff, that I have not managed to find time until

Male Broad-bodied Chaser on a tree root

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

Skipper on brambles

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