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Canon 270ex Flash

Red Bug Feeeding on Plant
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Creepy Crawly Things

July 1, 2015 Chris 0 Comments Beetle, Blashford Lakes, Canon 270ex Flash, Canon 760D, Canon MPE-65mm, Common Froghopper, fly, macro, Marsh Snipe Fly, Tuponia breviostris

At the same time as taking the eye shots, I also photographed this selection of the smaller creepy crawlies. Again

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Blashford Eyes

July 1, 2015July 1, 2015 Chris 0 Comments bee, Blashford Lakes, Canon 270ex Flash, Canon 760D, Canon MPE-65mm, fly, macro

Getting close up eye detail shots on the Canon MPE-65mm is always fun, and seeing the details in the insects

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Common Darter - Canon 100mm 1:1
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760D First Macro Shots

June 22, 2015 Chris 0 Comments Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 270ex Flash, Canon 760D, Canon MPE-65mm, Common Darter, Dragonfly, Dunyeats Heath, fly, Front Mounted Diffuser, macro

Had a brief outing on Sunday with my new Canon 760D camera body at Dunyeats Heath Nature Reserve.   I did

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The Robber Barron
Technique 

The Death of 650D

June 21, 2015June 21, 2015 Chris 0 Comments Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 270ex Flash, Canon 650D, Canon MPE-65mm, Catterpillar, Helicon Focus, macro, Robber Fly, spider, Wood ant

The Canon 650D has been my main macro camera of over 3 years, but it met its match and eventual

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Well it's like this...
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Damselfly Superstars

June 2, 2015 Chris 0 Comments Blashford Lakes, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 270ex Flash, Canon 650D, Canon MPE-65mm, Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash, Common Blue, Damselfly, Hampshire Wildlife Trust, macro

Getting up close to Damselflies, can really bring them to life – here’s another selection of the delicate little insect

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Colourful Bug
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Bank Holiday Blashford Insects

May 31, 2015 Chris 0 Comments ant, Blashford Lakes, Canon 270ex Flash, Canon 650D, Canon MPE-65mm, Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash, Common Tubic, fly, Hoverfly, macro, Moth, Nymph, Speckled Bush-cricket, spider, weevil

This selection of Insects & Bugs, was taken on the final May bank holiday weekend.  It also proved to be

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Lady's Smock (Cardamine pratensis)
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Smocks, Stacks, Shinys and Spiders

April 28, 2015 Chris 1 Comment Canford Magna, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 270ex Flash, Canon 650D, Diffusion, Doc Leaf Beetle, Flesh Fly, Flowers, Lady's Smock, macro, spider, Stack

After assembling a new diffuser setup for my Canon 100mm lens with the Canon 270ex Flash, a trial in the

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3 Images Stacked of a Springtail at about 2x Magnification
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Field Trial of 270ex Flash Setup

April 5, 2015April 5, 2015 Chris 2 Comments Beetle, Canon 270ex Flash, Canon 650D, Canon MPE-65mm, Diffuser, macro, Ramsdown, Springtail, Woodlouse

On Easter Sunday, I took another trip to Ramsdown to try out the MPE-65mm with my Canon 270ex Flash setup. 

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Jumping Spider. MT-24ex Flash
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Jumping Spider

March 27, 2015 Chris 1 Comment Canon 270ex Flash, Canon 650D, Canon MPE-65mm, Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash, Jumping, macro, spider

With some new flash setups to test out, a trip out the back garden called.  I found a Jumping Spider

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270ex Flash Diffusion
Equipment Technique 

MPE-65mm and Canon 270ex Flash diffusion Mk1

March 27, 2015March 27, 2015 Chris 1 Comment Canon 270ex Flash, Diffuser, macro

This is details of my first flash diffusion setup using the Canon 270ex Speedlight.  I take no credit for the

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