Macro-Photo.co.uk – Page 25 – Macro Photography Technique and Photos

Chalkhill Blue posing on flower

BroadCroft Quarry

August 20, 2014August 20, 2014 Chris 0 Comments bee, Broadcroft Quarry, Butterflies, Butterfly, Butterfly Conservation, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 650D, Chalkhill Blue, Natural Light

Broadcroft Quarry on the Isle of Portland is a Butterfly Conservation Reserve, and in August I have found in the

Applying the Blur

Photoshop 2014 – Focus Blur Tutorial

August 20, 2014October 29, 2014 Chris 1 Comment Bokeh, Butterfly, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 650D, Chalkhill Blue, Depth of Field, Field Blur, Filter, Focus Area Select, macro, Photoshop, tutorial

Adobe has added a new Focus Blur Selection and Filter to Photoshop 2014 ( Creative Cloud ). This Blur is

3 Shot Stack of Keeled Skimmer

Beaulieu Heath

July 20, 2014 Chris 0 Comments Beaulieau Heath, Butterflies, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 650D, Crockford Stream, Grasshopper, Grayling, Keeled Skimmer, macro, New Forest, Silver-studded Blue

Beaulieu Heath in the New Forest is a good location for dragonflies and heathland wildlife in the summer. I took

Silver-washed Fritillary

Butterflies at Pignal (New Forest)

July 19, 2014 Chris 0 Comments Brimstone, Butterflies, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 650D, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, macro, Marbled White, New Forest, Peacock, Pignal Inclosure, Ringlet, Silver-washed Fritillary

Pignal Inclosure in the New Forest, is an excellent place for butterflies, and this visit on a hot sunny July

Buff-tip Moth (Phalera bucephala)

I am a Stick

July 13, 2014 Chris 0 Comments Buff-tip Moth, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 650D, macro, Moth, Pignal Inclosure

I came across this Buff-tip moth (Phalera bucephala), whilst out walking and taking butterflies at Pignal Inclosure at the weekend.

Emerald Damselfly (female)

F5 Emeralds

July 7, 2014 Chris 0 Comments Butterfly, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 650D, Damselfly, emerald damselfly, Green Hair Streak, macro, Ramsdown

The images in this post are all at F5. Not something I went out particularly to do, but as it

Darter with damaged eye

Dunyeats Heath

July 4, 2014June 21, 2015 Chris 0 Comments Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 650D, Dragonfly, Four spotted chaser, Frog, Froglet, macro

Prior to video visit to Dunyeats Heath Nature Reserve, I had gone the previous weekend, on my second only trip

Emperor Dragonfly in flight

Dunyeats Heath Dragonflies and Damselflies

July 2, 2014July 30, 2015 Chris 2 Comments Damselfly, Dragonfly, Dunyeats Heath, Emporer, Video

Video – mostly of Dragonflies at Dunyeats Heath Nature reserve in June 2014. This was shot on a 300mm Lens.

Keeled Skimmer (Small Crop)

Crockford Stream

July 1, 2014July 2, 2014 Chris 0 Comments Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 650D, Crockford Stream, Dragonfly, Emperor, Keeled Skimmer, macro, New Forest

Crockford Stream is reportedly one of the most diverse Dragonfly locations in the UK. Full information about the site and

Front and underside of Poppadom Diffuser

Equipment Technique

Poppadom Diffuser

June 28, 2014June 28, 2014 Chris 0 Comments Canon MPE-65mm, Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash, Diffuser, flash, macro, Poppadom diffuser

Since the start of 2014, I have been experimenting with different flash diffusion setup for the MT-24ex Twin Macro flash,