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Emerald Damselfly ISO 1600

ISO Effect on Flash Backgrounds

August 31, 2014September 2, 2014 Chris 0 Comments flash, ISO, macro

When using flash to light subjects, if there is nothing close to the subject in the background the image in

Kung-fu fly

Dunyeats Heath and Canford Magna visit.

August 31, 2014January 29, 2015 Chris 1 Comment Canford Magna, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 650D, Canon MPE-65mm, Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash, Damselfly, Dunyeats Heath, emerald damselfly, fly, Green Sheild Bug, macro, Speckled Bush-cricket, spider, Wasp Spider, Wolf Spider

On the Sunday of the August Bank holiday weekend the macro shooting venues were Dunyeats Heath Nature Reserve, and Canford

Crab Spider

Blashford Bughunt

August 24, 2014August 25, 2014 Chris 0 Comments ant, aphids, Blashford Lakes, Canon 650D, Canon MPE-65mm, Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash, Crab Spider, Green Shield Bug, macro, Scorpion Fly

Took the MPE-65mm out for the first time in a while, to hunt for the smaller bugs at Blashford Lakes

Clouded Yellow on my finger

Butterflies and a first

August 20, 2014 Chris 0 Comments Alners Gorse, Butterflies, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 650D, Clouded Yellow, Lynlinch Common, macro, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White

I had the pleasure on Sunday of seeing and photographing a species of butterfly I’ve always wanted to see. A

Chalkhill Blue posing on flower

BroadCroft Quarry

August 20, 2014August 20, 2014 Chris 0 Comments bee, Broadcroft Quarry, Butterflies, Butterfly, Butterfly Conservation, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 650D, Chalkhill Blue, Natural Light

Broadcroft Quarry on the Isle of Portland is a Butterfly Conservation Reserve, and in August I have found in the

Applying the Blur

Photoshop 2014 – Focus Blur Tutorial

August 20, 2014October 29, 2014 Chris 1 Comment Bokeh, Butterfly, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 650D, Chalkhill Blue, Depth of Field, Field Blur, Filter, Focus Area Select, macro, Photoshop, tutorial

Adobe has added a new Focus Blur Selection and Filter to Photoshop 2014 ( Creative Cloud ). This Blur is

3 Shot Stack of Keeled Skimmer

Beaulieu Heath

July 20, 2014 Chris 0 Comments Beaulieau Heath, Butterflies, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 650D, Crockford Stream, Grasshopper, Grayling, Keeled Skimmer, macro, New Forest, Silver-studded Blue

Beaulieu Heath in the New Forest is a good location for dragonflies and heathland wildlife in the summer. I took

Silver-washed Fritillary

Butterflies at Pignal (New Forest)

July 19, 2014 Chris 0 Comments Brimstone, Butterflies, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 650D, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, macro, Marbled White, New Forest, Peacock, Pignal Inclosure, Ringlet, Silver-washed Fritillary

Pignal Inclosure in the New Forest, is an excellent place for butterflies, and this visit on a hot sunny July

Buff-tip Moth (Phalera bucephala)

I am a Stick

July 13, 2014 Chris 0 Comments Buff-tip Moth, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 650D, macro, Moth, Pignal Inclosure

I came across this Buff-tip moth (Phalera bucephala), whilst out walking and taking butterflies at Pignal Inclosure at the weekend.

Emerald Damselfly (female)

F5 Emeralds

July 7, 2014 Chris 0 Comments Butterfly, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 650D, Damselfly, emerald damselfly, Green Hair Streak, macro, Ramsdown

The images in this post are all at F5. Not something I went out particularly to do, but as it