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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
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

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
Shots Video 

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
Fungi Gills
Shots 

Fungi with Different Lenses

November 22, 2016 ChrisA 0 Comments Apurture Amaran AL-198C, Blashford Lakes, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 17-40mm USM L, Canon 760D, fungi, macro, Nature, Venus LAOWA 15mm f/4 Wide Angle 1:1 Macro Lens, Wide, Wide Angle Macro

I spent a nice afternoon on the 30th October taking some fungi shots.  I took with me my Canon 760d,

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Mighty Red Mite
Shots 

End of October Macro Bugs

November 14, 2016November 14, 2016 ChrisA 0 Comments allacma fusca, barkfly, Blashford Lakes, Bugs, Canon 760D, Canon MPE-65mm, Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash, Helicon Focus, macro, red spider mite, Springtail

These will probably be the last outdoor insect macros of 2016.  As since these were taken towards the end of

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Bark Fly Nymph @4x
Shots 

Mid October Bugs

October 30, 2016 ChrisA 0 Comments Bark fly, Blashford Lakes, Canon 760D, Canon MPE-65mm, Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash, Dock Bug, fly, Giant Willow Aphid, Ladybird, Leafhopper, macro, Nymph

It is not something I normally do in October, but I decided to go bug hunting with my Canon MPE-65mm

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DragonFace
Shots Video 

One Weekend of Macro

October 12, 2016 ChrisA 0 Comments Blashford Lakes, Bug, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 760D, Canon MPE-65mm, Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash, Dragonfly, fly, macro, Town Common

I spent both days of the previous weekend shooting & videoing with my macro lenses.  On the first day I

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Predator
Shots 

Tailless Whipped Scorpions

October 7, 2016 ChrisA 0 Comments Amblypygi, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 760D, Canon MPE-65mm, Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash, Laowa 15mm f/4 Wide-Angled 1:1 Macro Lens, macro, Tailless Whipped Scorpion

I had the opportunity today to take some close up shots of a relatives Tailless Whipped Scorpions. Wikipedia describes them

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Common Darter - Taken on Canon 500mm F4
Video 

Rode VideoMic Pro Second Try Out

September 25, 2016 ChrisA 0 Comments Blashford Lakes, Butterfly, Canon 500mm F4 IS mk II, Canon 760D, Common Darter, Dragonfly, Red Admiral, Rode V, Video

Spent another day out videoing on my 500mm Lens to try the RODE VideoMic Pro out with newly learnt manual

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Comma and Blackberries
Video 

Sawfly and Comma Butterfly video

September 24, 2016 ChrisA 0 Comments Autumn, Blashford Lakes, Butterflies, Canon 500mm F4 IS mk II, Canon 760D, comma, RODE VideoMic Pro, Sawfly, Video

This is a strange post really.  This is an insect video – taken close up.  But not on a macro

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After Glow2 - using preset Autoshine
Equipment Software 

A Look at Topaz Labs Glow 2 Plugin

August 22, 2016August 22, 2016 ChrisA 0 Comments Flowers, macro, Software, Topaz Glow 2

Topaz Labs have an upgrade out for their Glow Plugin.  Aptly named Glow2.  Having owned and used Glow before, I

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Spider taken with Venus Laowa 15mm lens and Rayflash Ringflash Adaptor (2)
Equipment Shots 

Rayflash Ringflash Adaptor Try Out

August 21, 2016 ChrisA 0 Comments Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 580ex Speedlight, Canon 760D, Dunyeats Heath, macro, Rayflash Ringflash Adapter, spider, Venus LAOWA 15mm f/4 Wide Angle 1:1 Macro Lens

Having recently purchased the Venus Laowa 15mm Wide Angle Macro Lens, and tried it out at Thursley, I mentioned in

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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 Comments Black Darter, Brown Hawker, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 760D, Gorse, Heather, Keeled Skimmer, Lizard, macro, Nature, Thursley, Venus LAOWA 15mm f/4 Wide Angle 1:1 Macro Lens

I visited Thursley common on Sunday.  The weather was nice and warm, and I had with me a new lens

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