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Jumping Spider
Shots 

Jumping Spider

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

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
Shots 

Backgarden Bee

May 14, 2020 ChrisA 1
Blue
Shots 

Blue

April 26, 2020 ChrisA 0
The Commander
Shots 

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
Shots Video 

Dunyeats Heath

August 7, 2018 ChrisA 0
Four-spotted chaser
Shots Video 

Dragonflies from Dunyeats Heath

July 19, 2017 ChrisA 0
Yellow Heaven
Shots Video 

Bee Overload

April 24, 2017April 24, 2017 ChrisA 2

Latest Equipment Info

Latest Equipment Info

Cricket
Equipment Shots 

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
Thick-headed Fly on grass (about 2x lifesize) - Myopa buccata
Shots 

White Mill

April 13, 2012April 12, 2014 Chris 0 Comments Canon 50D, Canon MPE-65mm, Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash, macro, Nomanda Bee, Thick-headed Fly, White Mill

Took a visit on Saturday the 7th April to try out my latest dome diffuser and vellum paper setup in

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Front of 7dayshop DOME Lambency Flash Diffuser
Equipment Technique 

MT-24ex Macro Flash Diffusion experiments for MPE-65mm

April 13, 2012December 20, 2014 Chris 5 Comments Canon MPE-65mm, Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash, diffusers, DIY Diffusion, macro

This year I have been experimenting with some diffusion setups for my Canon MT-24ex Twin Macro Flash with the Canon

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Hoverfly on bluebell (larger crop).
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Cold afternoon at Garston Wood.

April 6, 2012December 7, 2012 Chris 0 Comments Canon 50D, Canon MPE-65mm, garston wood, Hoverfly, Ladybird, macro

Spent a very cold Good Friday Afternoon at Garston Wood today.  Early promise as exiting the car of patch sunlight,

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Sleeping Solitary Bee (about 2.5x mag).
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Early Spring at Garston Wood.

April 3, 2012December 7, 2012 Chris 0 Comments Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 50D, Canon MPE-65mm, garston wood, macro

A pre Easter weekend visit to Garston Wood on a sunny, but still fairly cold Sunday afternoon was an enjoyable

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Weevil on log edge
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Weevil on log

March 31, 2012April 16, 2012 Chris 0 Comments Canon 50D, Canon MPE-65mm, macro, Roydon Woods, weevil

Whilst on a visit to Roydon Woods last Sunday for a root around in the leaves, and a play with

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Strange bug in leaf litter.
Shots 

Strange Early Season Bugs.

March 30, 2012March 31, 2012 Chris 0 Comments Canon MPE-65mm, macro, Stack, Strange Bugs

In recent visits I’ve come across some strange and small bugs.  I’ve not identified all of them yet – but

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First Butterfly of 2012 - Comma.
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Firsts of 2012

March 26, 2012March 31, 2012 Chris 0 Comments bluebell, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 50D, Canon MPE-65mm, comma, Cramp-ball Fungus Weevil, garston wood, macro

Took a visit at the weekend to Garston Wood.  I had a new flash homemade diffuser setup on my MPE-65mm

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Female Orange Tip - Anthocharis cardamines at 1:1.
Video 

Butterflies of the South of England 2011

March 9, 2012December 20, 2014 Chris 0 Comments

I have created a YouTube video of the better photographs that I took in 2011 of butterflies in the south

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Foreground Grass
Tips 

Macro Photography Tip (Number 1) – Watch for Foreground objects

March 8, 2012April 17, 2014 Chris 0 Comments Foreground, macro, Tips

Macro Photography Tip (Number 1) – Watch for Foreground objects When shooting macro shots it is easy to get carried

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Snowdrop Memories
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Snowdrops & Springtails.

February 18, 2012March 26, 2012 Chris 0 Comments Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 50D, Canon MPE-65mm, garston wood, Globular Springtail, macro, snowdrop, Snowdrops

On a wet Saturday afternoon today, I visited a known patch of Snowdrops at Garston Wood.   I fancied that the

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