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Fungi Landscape

Fungi in the Forest

October 21, 2010December 14, 2014 Chris 0 Comments Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 17-40mm USM L, fungi, Knightwood Oak, macro, Matley Wood, New Forest

Visited a couple of places in the New Forest over the weekend, with a view to taking some fungi shots.

1st Image in Helion Remote Coin Experiment

Shots Technique

Automated Stacking With Helicon Remote

October 8, 2010October 11, 2010 Chris 0 Comments Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Coins, Focus Stacking, Helicon Focus, Helicon Remote, macro, Stack

I had a first play with HeliconSoft.com’s Helicon Remote tool this evening. This software allows you to automate the taking

Mushroom and Chestnuts

Matley Wood and Messing with Nature.

October 3, 2010March 15, 2011 Chris 0 Comments Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, fungi, macro, Matley Wood, mushroom, New Forest

Visited the New Forest again today, this time Matley Wood. The purpose again to shoot some fungi in the dry

Fungi Landscape

Fungi Foray in New Forest

October 2, 2010December 14, 2014 Chris 0 Comments Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 17-40mm USM L, fungi, fungus, macro, mushroom, New Forest

I went today on a Fungi photo hunt in the New Forest. I visited the Bolderwood area of the New

Start of Weevil Stack

Focus Stacking with Helicon Focus Tutorial

September 24, 2010October 5, 2010 Chris 3 Comments Focus Stacking, Helicon, Helicon Focus, Stack, tutorial, weevil

In the second of my series of tutorial articles looking at stacking software, I take a look at focus stacking

Fly Agaric with Reflector

Using a reflector to boost natural light.

September 19, 2010October 2, 2010 Chris 0 Comments macro, Reflector, Setup

A useful and cheap accessory that can aid in some macro work is a reflector. This can be bought, made

Fly Agaric with Reflector in Portrait.

Shooting Shrooms.

September 19, 2010September 5, 2011 Chris 0 Comments Amanita muscaria, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 17-40mm USM L, Fly Agaric, fungi, Higher Hyde Heath, Reflector

Visited Higher Hyde Heath a Dorset Wildlife Trust reserve near Bere Regis in Dorset this afternoon. Went to take some

Combined Stack of 2 Images

Stacking Macro Photographs in Photoshop

September 17, 2010January 7, 2013 Chris 0 Comments Photoshop CS5, stacked, Stacking, tutorial

I’ve recently been experimenting stacking macro shots in various stacking tools. I intend to add some tutorials on some of

Common Darter Female - Sympetrum striolatum

Copper, Brimstone and Munching Darter.

September 8, 2010September 25, 2013 Chris 0 Comments Animation, Brimstone, Butterflies, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Cricket, Darter, macro, Small Copper

A visit on Sunday 29th August to the excellent Alners Gorse butterfly conservation reserve in Dorset proved again to be

Small Heath - Coenonympha pamphilus

Small Heath,Meadow Brown,Blues and Winking Lizards.

September 7, 2010September 8, 2010 Chris 0 Comments Animation, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Common Blue, Common Lizard, Dorset Wildlife Trust, Kilwood, macro, Meadow Brown, Small Heath

On Saturday 28th August I went to see what Stonehill Down (DWT reserve) was like, unfortunately climbing the hill I