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Just hanging out

Cionus hortulanus

July 30, 2016 ChrisA 0 Comments Blashford Lakes, Canon 760D, Canon MPE-65mm, Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash, Cionus hortulanus, Focus Stacking, Helicon Focus, macro, weevil

Cionus hortulanus – is a small weevil that is about 4mm in size and is found fairly widely in Southern

You put your left leg in...

A bit of a mix

July 22, 2016July 30, 2016 ChrisA 0 Comments Asian Tiger Mosquito, Blashford Lakes, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 760D, Canon MPE-65mm, Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash, Damselfly, fly, Hopper, Hoverfly, macro, Mosquito, picture winged fly, weevil

Finally am up to date with processing my macro images to date – this last selection is from 26th June.

Four-spotted Chaser

Winged Things – Video

July 22, 2016 ChrisA 0 Comments Canon 760D, Dragonflies, Dunyeats Heath, Four spotted chaser, Skipper, Video

Here’s a short video of some “Winged Things” taken whilst out with my 300mm lens at Dunyeats Heath

Four-spotted Chaser

300mm Closeups at Dunyeats Heath

July 21, 2016 ChrisA 0 Comments Butterfly, Canon 300mm F4, Canon 760D, close up, Damselfly, Dragonfly, Dunyeats Heath, Emporer, Four spotted chaser, in flight, macro, Mating, Monopod, Skipper

The Canon 300mm F4 – has a macro setting. It is not true macro ( i.e 1:1 scale) but can

Comma on Pete's flashgun

Blashford Butterflies

July 21, 2016 ChrisA 0 Comments Blashford Lakes, Butterfly, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 760D, Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash, comma, Fill in Flash, macro, Red Admiral, Ringlet, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White

Warmer weather helped bring out the butterflies on the 16th July. The day started off badly with heavy rain, but

Great Pied Hoverfly nectaring on a bramble flower

Mostly flies

July 19, 2016 ChrisA 0 Comments Beetle, Blashford Lakes, Canon 760D, Canon MPE-65mm, Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash, fly, Great Pied Hoverfly, Hoverfly, macro

Here are a selection of macro photos that I took mid June. They are mostly flies. But a beetle also

The Beewolf

Beewolves

July 17, 2016 ChrisA 30 Comments Beewolf, Canon 760D, Canon MPE-65mm, Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash, macro, Video, wasp

I spent a pleasant afternoon on Saturday, watching, photographing and videoing some Beewolves. A beewolf is not a bee or

Aphid

3 Green 1 Odd

July 11, 2016 ChrisA 0 Comments alien, Aphid, Blashford Lakes, Bug, Canon 760D, Canon MPE-65mm, Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash, Green, macro, Sawfly larvae

Here’s four shots that I kept from a mixed weather day – sunshine and thunderstorms to be precise. When I

Don't Look Down

Damselfly Portraits Video Slideshow

July 5, 2016July 5, 2016 ChrisA 0 Comments Blashford Lakes, Canon 760D, Canon MPE-65mm, Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash, Large Red Damselfly, macro, Video

Here is a short video slideshow featuring some damselfly portraits ( headshots ) that were taken in May 2016 at

Pink Lollipop

Damsels in the Rain

July 4, 2016July 11, 2016 ChrisA 0 Comments Blashford Lakes, Canon 760D, Canon MPE-65mm, Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash, Damselfly, Hampshire, Hampshire Wildlife Trust, macro, Nature

A wet afternoon visit to Blashford Lakes in mid May, proved to be a fruitful visit for close ups of