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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
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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
Eye drops ?
Shots 

July Macro Round Up

August 25, 2017August 26, 2017 ChrisA 0 Comments bee, Blashford Lakes, Canon 5d MkIV, Canon MPE-65mm, Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash, fly, macro, Ramsdown, Rhododendron Leafhopper, Sicus, Thick-headed Fly, Tiger Cranefly

I am still fairly backlogged with the images I have taken this year, but I have processed all the images

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Four-spotted chaser
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Dragonflies from Dunyeats Heath

July 19, 2017 ChrisA 0 Comments Canon 100-400mm Mk II, Canon 300mm F4, Canon 5d MkIV, close up, Dragonfly, Dunyeats Heath, Four spotted chaser, macro, Nature, Video

I took a visit to a local pond and heathland at Dunyeats Heath, to scout out how the dragonflies were

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Weee!
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Happy and Sad

July 17, 2017July 19, 2017 ChrisA 0 Comments Blashford Lakes, Canon 5d MkIV, Canon MPE-65mm, Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash, Cionus hortulanus, Hampshire Wildlife Trust, macro, Nature, Stack, weevil, Wild, Wildlife

Here is another catch up post.  This of some sad looking Weevils, and one at least that seemed to have

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Black-tailed Skimmer Face Portrait ( 3 images stacked )
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Dragon and Damselfly Face Shots

July 10, 2017 ChrisA 0 Comments Black-tailed Skimmer, Blashford Lakes, Canon 5d MkIV, Canon MPE-65mm, Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash, Damselfly, Dragonfly, Keeled Skimmer, macro, Nature, Photos, Stack, Wildlife

Continuing on from the early May Damselfly portraits, I was fortunate enough to find some more co-operative damselflies and some

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Stem Rider
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Damselflies up close and personal 2017

July 5, 2017 ChrisA 1 Comment Blashford Lakes, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Canon 5d MkIV, Canon MPE-65mm, Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash, Common Blue Damselfly, Damselfly, Hampshire Wildlife Trust, macro, Nature, Wildlife

I have a slight photo backlog as the macro season gets into full swing.  I have caught up with the

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Bird's Eye Speedwell meadow
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Flowers with the Canon MPE-65mm lens

May 29, 2017 ChrisA 0 Comments birds-eye speedwell, Blashford Lakes, Canon MPE-65mm, Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash, daisy, Flowers, macro

Whilst out looking for some damselflies and other insects, I noticed lots of small pretty flower low down on the

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Spear & Shield
Picture of the Moment 

Spear & Shield

May 28, 2017 ChrisA 0 Comments 500px, Common Blue Damselfly
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Ant with Leaf
Shots 

May Macro Assortments

May 28, 2017 ChrisA 0 Comments ant, Beetles, Blashford Lakes, Butterfly, Canon 5d MkIV, Canon MPE-65mm, Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash, cardinal beetle, Crab Spider, fly, Hampshire, Insects, macro, Nettle Weevil, Nut Weevil, Red Admiral, Scorpion Fly, Soldier Beetle, Solitary B, Solitary Bee, Speckled Bush-cricket, United Kingdom, weevil

I am a little behind in posting up some of my recent macro photos, mainly as the season for insect

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Yellow Heaven
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Bee Overload

April 24, 2017April 24, 2017 ChrisA 2 Comments andrena bee, bee, Canon 5d MkIV, Canon MPE-65mm, Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash, Dandelion, macro, Stack, Video, White Mill, Yellow

Another weekend of taking mining bees alongside the river stour was a successful one.  As you will see I kept

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Comma
Shots 

First Butterflies of 2017

April 24, 2017 ChrisA 0 Comments Brimstone, Butterfly, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 5d MkIV, Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash, comma, macro, White Mill

Here is a short photo post of the first 3 butterfly shots of 2017 that I took this weekend.  These

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