Took an afternoon visit to the Stour Vallery Way near White Mill National Trust ( nr Wimborne) on a cold May afternoon. Their was some light rain in the air and a strong breeze. I had hoped to find some solitary bees, but it appears the weather discouraged them from venturing out. However there were several Large Red Damselflies on the nettles, and I manage to get a reasonable 4 shot panorama of one on my MPE-65mm. I only took this lens out today, in hindsight I should of also taken my 100mm as not only were there damsels out, but a nicely posing Orange Tip butterfly.
Here’s the panorama of the Large Red Damselfly.
Canon EOS 650D (65mm, f/11, 1/200 sec, ISO100) Panorama of a Large Red Damselfly 4 Shot Panorama of a Large Red Damselfly. Taken on Canon 650D with Canon MPE-65mm, flash from Canon MT-24ex Twin Macro Flash. ISO 100 F11 1/200.
Another Large Red came on my finger for a quick warm up.
Canon EOS 650D (65mm, f/11, 1/200 sec, ISO100) Large Red Damselfly on my finger.Large Red Damselfly on my finger. Taken on Canon 650D with Canon MPE-65mm, flash from Canon MT-24ex Twin Macro Flash. ISO 100 F11 1/200.
These next few shots are of the posing Orange Tip Butterfly that I mentioned earlier. Two different coloured cards are used to colour the background.
Canon EOS 650D (65mm, f/11, 1/200 sec, ISO200) Orange Tip with Green Card background. Orange Tip with Green Card background. About 1.5x Mag. Taken on Canon 650D with Canon MPE-65mm, flash from Canon MT-24ex Twin Macro Flash. ISO 200 F11 1/200.
Canon EOS 650D (65mm, f/11, 1/200 sec, ISO100) Orange Tip with Blue Card.Orange Tip with Blue Card background. About 1.5x Mag. Taken on Canon 650D with Canon MPE-65mm, flash from Canon MT-24ex Twin Macro Flash. ISO 100 F11 1/200.
Next up was this rain covered shield bug.
Canon EOS 650D (65mm, f/13, 1/200 sec, ISO100) Sheild Bug.Sheild Bug. About 1.5x Mag Taken on Canon 650D with Canon MPE-65mm, flash from Canon MT-24ex Twin Macro Flash. ISO 100 F13 1/200.
And then amongst the nettles I spotted what I thought was a weevil being eaten by a spider, on closer look it obviously wasn’t!
Canon EOS 650D (65mm, f/11, 1/200 sec, ISO100) Mating Weevils.Mating Weevils. Taken on Canon 650D with Canon MPE-65mm, flash from Canon MT-24ex Twin Macro Flash. ISO 100 F11 1/200.
Finally this photogenic fly was taken on a nettle, I cropped one shot to a square format as I think it suited that format the most.
Canon EOS 650D (65mm, f/11, 1/200 sec, ISO100) Fly with water on Eye.Fly with water on Eye. About 1.5x Mag Taken on Canon 650D with Canon MPE-65mm, flash from Canon MT-24ex Twin Macro Flash. ISO 100 F11 1/200.
Canon EOS 650D (65mm, f/11, 1/200 sec, ISO100) Fly with water on Eye (Cropped to Square Format).Fly with water on Eye (Cropped to Square Format). About 1.5x Mag Taken on Canon 650D with Canon MPE-65mm, flash from Canon MT-24ex Twin Macro Flash. ISO 100 F11 1/200.
Map of Location.
Car park is here - photos taken from fields along the river, just past the Mill.
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