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Jumping Spider
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Jumping Spider

May 15, 2020 ChrisA 0
Holding the Stamen - After Topaz Sharpen AI Focus
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Backgarden Bee

May 14, 2020 ChrisA 1
Blue
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Blue

April 26, 2020 ChrisA 0
The Commander
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Lockdown Toy Photography Weekend

April 9, 2020 ChrisA 0
Jumping Spider
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Jumping Spider

May 15, 2020 ChrisA 0
Holding the Stamen - After Topaz Sharpen AI Focus
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Backgarden Bee

May 14, 2020 ChrisA 1
Blue
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Blue

April 26, 2020 ChrisA 0
The Commander
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Lockdown Toy Photography Weekend

April 9, 2020 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
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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
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Dunyeats Heath

August 7, 2018 ChrisA 0
Four-spotted chaser
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Dragonflies from Dunyeats Heath

July 19, 2017 ChrisA 0
Yellow Heaven
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Bee Overload

April 24, 2017April 24, 2017 ChrisA 2

Latest Equipment Info

Latest Equipment Info

Cricket
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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
Robberfly feeding on fly
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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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Jumping spider feeding on fly
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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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Green n Blue Eyes
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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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Bee Feeding on flowers
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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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Pleased to meet you!
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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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Hands Up!
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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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You put your right leg in...
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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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Bluebells on Yellow
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Bluebells at High Wood

July 3, 2019 ChrisA 0 Comments Blue, Bluebells, blur, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 5d MkIV, Flowers, High Wood, macro, Nature, Venus LAOWA 15mm f/4 Wide Angle 1:1 Macro Lens, Violet Oil Beetle, Wildlife

These bluebells macro images were taken back in April this year, I have had a backlog of photos to process

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Dandelion View
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Views of the Small from the River Stour Bank Fields

June 4, 2019June 4, 2019 ChrisA 0 Comments andrena bee, bee, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 5d MkIV, Canon MPE-65mm, Dandelion, Fields, fly, Laowa 15mm f/4 Wide-Angled 1:1 Macro Lens, macro, Nature, Seed Head, Wimborne, YONGNUO YN24EX E TTL Macro Flash

April is the time of year that I head off to the banks of the River Stour near Wimborne, to

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Poles Apart
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Magnets & Iron Filings

April 29, 2019 ChrisA 0 Comments Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 5d MkIV, Iron Filings, macro, Magnet, Video

I had a recent play with a traditional looking magnet and some Iron Filings.  The filings really zing onto the

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