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Bladder Campion - Silene vulgaris

Martins Down

August 2, 2011August 2, 2011 Chris 0 Comments Butterfly, Campion, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 50D, Flowers, macro, Orchid, Small Heath

Took a trip to Martins Down in Hampshire on the 11th June. (Am almost up to date now with my

Large Blue Nectaring - Maculinea arion

Large Blues at Collard Hill

July 25, 2011August 4, 2011 Chris 0 Comments Butterfly, Butterfly Orchid, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 50D, Collard Hill, Large Blue, macro

On the first Saturday in June I took a visit to the National Trusts Collard Hill site, to attempt to

Damselfly head on.

Kilwood in the Rain

July 20, 2011January 26, 2012 Chris 0 Comments Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 50D, Damselfly, Kilwood

Took a short visit on the afternoon of the 30th May to Kilwood, nature reserve after heavy rain during the

Large Skipper Cleaning itself.

Alners Gorse & Lynlinch Common

June 21, 2011August 2, 2013 Chris 0 Comments Alners Gorse, Broad-bodied Chaser, Butterflies, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 50D, Common Blue, Dragonfly, Large Skipper, Lynlinch Common, macro

Another May weekend visit, this time to Alners Gorse and Lynlinch Common. The first was still showing some butterflies, but

Longhorn beetle.

Troublefield – Dessimation.

June 20, 2011July 20, 2011 Chris 0 Comments Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 50D, Common Blue, Dorset Wildlife Trust, Longhorn Beetle, macro, Troublefield

I returned to Troublefield on 28th May – expecting to shoot more flowers, dragonflies and butterflies following the previous weeks

Marsh Fritillary - Euphydryas aurinia. On My hand.

A visit to Kingcombe Meadows.

June 20, 2011December 14, 2014 Chris 0 Comments Butterflies, Butterfly, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 50D, Common Blue, macro, Marsh Fritillary

I visited Kingcombe Meadows on the 22nd May, another Dorset Wildlife Trust reserve (and in better condition than the lamented

Broad-bodied Chaser

Troublefield – May Dragons & Damsels

June 17, 2011May 28, 2014 Chris 0 Comments Butterfly, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 50D, Damselfly, Dorset Wildlife Trust, Dragonfly, Flowers, macro

I had the fortune to visit Troublefield in mid May. I say fortune as picking this week was crucial. The

Lackey Moth Catterpillar

Lydlinch Common

May 31, 2011September 30, 2013 Chris 0 Comments Alners Gorse, Butterflies, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 50D, Lynlinch Common, macro, Moth

During Mid-May I took a visit to Lydlinch Common after noting on the Uk Butterflies site that it had a

Small Pearl Bordered Fritillary - Close Up at 1.5x Mag

Butterflies & Bug at Bentley Wood.

May 27, 2011June 17, 2011 Chris 0 Comments Butterflies, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 50D, Canon MPE-65mm, Duke of Burgundy, Ladybird, macro, Small Pearl Bordered Fritillary

Visited Bentley Wood again on the 14th May, to try to see some Small Pearl Bordered Butterflies. Well they were

Selection

Replacing a Background with Select Colour in Photoshop CS5

May 27, 2011October 4, 2012 Chris 0 Comments Butterfly, Canon MPE-65mm, Photoshop CS5, Select Colour, Small Pearl Bordered Fritillary, tutorial

This is a tutorial on using the Select Colour tool in Photoshop CS5 to replace a background with a single