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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
Shots 

Blue

April 26, 2020 ChrisA 0
The Commander
Shots 

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
Dancing Paint Landscape
Shots 

Dancing Paint 2012

January 26, 2012March 31, 2013 Chris 1 Comment Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 50D, Dancing Paint, High Speed Flash, HiViz, macro, Sound Trigger

I finally managed to get equipped for taking some Dancing Paint images, after experimenting last winter time.  I completed my

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Sprouting Shaggy Inkcap
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More Fungi from Blashford

November 28, 2011November 28, 2011 Chris 0 Comments Blashford Lakes, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 50D, fungi, macro, Parasol, Shaggy Ink Cap

Managed to fit another trip in to Blashford this weekend, and was able to get some more fungi shots in. 

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Glowing Fungi in the Grass
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Fungi at Blashford Lakes

November 20, 2011October 4, 2012 Chris 0 Comments Blashford Lakes, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 50D, fungi, macro, Shaggy Ink Cap, Topaz Adjust

I visited Blashford Lakes (a Hampshire Wildlife Trust wildlife reserve) last weekend to take a look at the wild birds

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Topaz Adjusted Spider on Fungi.
Technique 

A play with Topaz Adjust

October 27, 2011December 20, 2014 Chris 0 Comments Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 50D, fungi, macro, spider, Topaz Adjust

I recently purchase Topaz Adjust (A photoshop plugin) after trialling the software for some landscape shots.  After taking a shot

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Fly Agaric - Amanita muscaria
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New Forest Fungi

October 27, 2011March 22, 2012 Chris 0 Comments Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 50D, Fly Agaric, fungi, fungus, macro

The following fungi shots were all taken in the New Forest in October this year.  As the month was fairly

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Gimili the mad axeman and the white shroom.
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The Mad Axeman of the Forest

October 6, 2011March 22, 2012 Chris 0 Comments Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 17-40mm USM L, Canon 50D, fungi, Mad Axeman, New Forest

Had a little bit of fun with an old metal figurine – Gimili, I think from an old Lord of

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Fungi on Log - Tone Mapped in Photomatix
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New Forest Fungi

October 3, 2011March 22, 2012 Chris 0 Comments Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 17-40mm USM L, Canon 50D, close up, fungi, macro, New Forest

On an unseasonally hot first weekend in October, which apparently was the hottest week in the year and day (Saturday),

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Immature Male Black Darter on Heather
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Dragons and Lizards

September 29, 2011March 22, 2012 Chris 0 Comments Black Darter, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 50D, Dragonfly, macro, Thursley

Took a second visit to Thursley, after gaining some information on where to go from some kind people on UKDragonflies.com

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Migrant Hawker (Aeshna mixta) on gorse
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Migrant Hawkers at Ramsdown

September 19, 2011December 14, 2014 Chris 0 Comments ant, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 50D, Canon MPE-65mm, macro, Migrant Hawker, Ramsdown

A visit to Ramsdown in the afternoon to look for Darters & Migrant Hawkers on the 4th September, proved unsuccessful

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Male Black Darter eating
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Norden Dragon Hunt and an Admiral

September 15, 2011March 22, 2012 Chris 0 Comments Black Darter, Butterfly, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 50D, Canon MPE-65mm, Dragonfly, macro, Mosquito, Norden, Red Admiral

Took another visit to Kilwood and Norden on the August bank holiday weekend.  My aim was to try and see

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