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Black Darter - Single Image PP with Topaz Adjust & Simplify.

Late Year Visit to Thursley.

October 10, 2012July 26, 2013 Chris 0 Comments Black Darter, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 50D, Common Darter, Dragonfly, HDR, macro, Thursley, Topaz Adjust, Topaz Simplify

Took a visit on the first weekend of October to Thursley Common in the hope of seeing some late darter

Gatekeeper.

Pre-Olympic Portland Butterflies

August 24, 2012August 24, 2012 Chris 0 Comments Broadcroft Quarry, Butterflies, Butterly, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 50D, Chalkhill Blue, Gatekeeper, macro, Portland, Silver-studded Blue

I took a pre-Olympic visit to Broadcroft Quarry on the Isle of Portland, in the hope of finding some Chalkhill

Pond Skater 3.

Pond Skaters and Some Butterflies

August 21, 2012August 21, 2012 Chris 0 Comments Butterflies, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 50D, macro, Pignal Inclosure, Pond Skaters, Skipper, Small Heath

On the same visit to Pignal Inclosure where I took the close ups of the butterflies, I also had my

Small Heath nectaring on bramble (Landscape)

Butterflies Up Close

August 15, 2012July 26, 2013 Chris 0 Comments Butterflies, Canon 50D, Canon MPE-65mm, Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash, macro, Marbled White, Pignal Inclosure, Silver-washed Fritillary, Skipper, Small Heath

A second visit to Pignal saw me take several macro photos of the abundant butterflies with my MPE-65mm Macro Lens,

What The!

Butterflies at Pignal

August 1, 2012 Chris 0 Comments Butterfly, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 50D, macro, Marbled White, Pignal Inclosure, Ringlet, Silver-washed Fritillary

After reading up on some locations in my Insects of the New Forest book, I headed of to a new

Common Yellow Dung Fly with Prey.

Flies

July 29, 2012July 30, 2012 Chris 0 Comments Canon 50D, Canon MPE-65mm, Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash, Common Yellow Dungfly, fly, macro, White Mill

A very wet day at the beginning of July, looked likely to be a day where it would be difficult

Close up of Broad-bodied Chasers Wings

Alners Gorse

July 29, 2012July 29, 2012 Chris 0 Comments Alners Gorse, Broad-bodied Chaser, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 50D, Dog Rose, macro, Skipper

A trip to Alners Gorse at the end of June, saw the ground very wet following the heavy rain for

Keeled Skimmer with Butterfly Prey

Butterfly Robbery by Dragonfly!

July 23, 2012July 23, 2012 Chris 0 Comments Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 50D, Canon MPE-65mm, Dragonfly, Higher Hyde Heath, Keeled Skimmer, macro

On the 1st July, I visited Higher Hyde Heath again to see what was around, mainly on the damselfly front,

White-legged Damselfly against Pink

Damsel in Distress

July 13, 2012April 27, 2013 Chris 0 Comments Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 50D, Canon MPE-65mm, Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash, macro, White Mill, White-Legged Damselfly

A visit to the river path by White Mill on the 24th June, in some sun!, after a bout of

Knapweed flower head

Kingcombe Meadows

July 6, 2012July 13, 2012 Chris 0 Comments Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 50D, Dorset Wildlife Trust, Kingcombe Meadows, Knapweed, macro, Meadow Brown, Orchid

A mid June visit to the DWT reserve Kingcombe Meadows in Dorset, saw me shooting various flowers in the meadows,