Macro-Photo.co.uk – Page 24 – Macro Photography Technique and Photos

Atlas Moth Antenna

Atlas Moth Attenna

October 31, 2014December 20, 2014 ChrisA 0 Comments Atenna, Atlas Moth, Canon 650D, Canon MPE-65mm, Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash, Focus Stacking, macro, Moth, Poppadom diffuser, Stack, Stackshot

I recently was fortunate to be given a deceased captive bred Atlas Moth to shoot an stack. The moth very

Cream Slice Diffuser (1)

Equipment Technique

Cream Slice Diffuser

October 31, 2014December 29, 2014 Chris 0 Comments Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash, Cream Slice Diffuser, Diffuser, macro

After earlier experiments with new diffuser setups for the Canon MT-24ex Twin Flash this year, my last attempt at a

Fly on bramble leaf

Blashford September Selection

September 21, 2014January 29, 2015 Chris 0 Comments Canon 650D, Canon MPE-65mm, Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash, Common Darter, Common Froghopper, fly, Green Sheild Bug, Ladybird, Large Red Damselfly, Leatherbug, macro

This set of macro photos were taken mid September at Blashford Lakes Nature Reserve. All the shots in this post

Common Stump Brittlestem (Possible)

Fungi and a Frog

September 19, 2014September 19, 2014 Chris 0 Comments Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 50-200mm, Canon 650D, Extension Tubes, Frog, fungi, macro, New Forest

Over the past two weekends I have been visiting the New Forest, hunting fungi to photograph. This is much earlier

Female Black Darter MPE-65mm (5)

Dragons Heads

September 5, 2014December 20, 2014 Chris 1 Comment Black Darter, Canon 650D, Canon MPE-65mm, Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash, Dragonfly, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, macro, Thursley

Getting close to dragonflies with the Canon MPE-65mm is difficult to achieve, but if you get a subject to pose,

Male Black Darter

Thursley Common Visit

September 5, 2014September 19, 2014 Chris 1 Comment Black Darter, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 650D, Canon MPE-65mm, Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash, Damselfly, Dragonfly, emerald damselfly, Grasshopper, Lizard, macro, Robber Fly, Thursley

Thursley Common in Surrey is a great place for shooting macro images of insects, (particularly dragon and damselflies), as well

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