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Garston Woods Insects

May 7, 2014February 20, 2015 Chris 0 Comments Canon MPE-65mm, Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash, Garston Woods, Insects, macro

These insect macros were taken over the early May bank holiday at Garston Woods. I took these shots all on

Nut Beetle on Bluebells (1)

The Weevil is Nuts

May 6, 2014 Chris 1 Comment Canon MPE-65mm, Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash, card, macro, Nut Weevil

The Weevil is a Nut Weevil… I finally got round to looking the ID up, previously I just called it

Pterostichus melanarius beetle at 2x Magnification.

Stackshotting a Beetle

May 1, 2014May 1, 2014 Chris 2 Comments Beetle, Canon 650D, Canon MPE-65mm, Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash, Helicon Focus, macro, Stackshot

Had a go with my Stackshot tonight, having got a helping hand to help hold the subject and background in

Fly

Flies, Bugs and Birds

April 29, 2014April 29, 2014 Chris 0 Comments Canon 650D, Canon MPE-65mm, Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash, fly, Green Shield Bug, Ladybird, macro

At the start of the insect season it always good to spot things, and early on flies, bugs and ladybirds

Ramsom flower

White

April 28, 2014April 29, 2014 Chris 0 Comments Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 650D, Flowers, Garlic, garston wood, macro, Ransom, White

Following on from my recent Yellow post, this on features three macro shots of wild garlic (Ramsom), so this is

Bluebells up close

Bluebells

April 27, 2014April 27, 2014 Chris 0 Comments Bluebells, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 650D, High Wood, macro

Bluebells. Always a good sight to see, and a good subject to for macro and closeup photography. So when I

Crab Spider in Dandelion

Yellow

April 27, 2014December 20, 2014 Chris 1 Comment Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 650D, Canon MPE-65mm, Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash, Crab Spider, flower, High Wood, Hoverfly, macro, Square Diffuser, Topaz Simplify, Yellow

Easter Saturday a trip to High Wood near Bradbury Rings, and the result a set of shots that all feature

Solitary Bee cleaning off pollen

Bees, Dancers and a Moth

April 25, 2014April 27, 2014 Chris 0 Comments Bees, Canon 650D, Canon MPE-65mm, Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash, Dance Fly, macro, Moth, Plate diffuser, White Mill

Good Friday – reasonably good weather and a day off. Time to try out another home made diffuser ( this

Flowers in the Wood

Flowers at Garston Wood

April 14, 2014May 27, 2015 Chris 0 Comments Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 650D, Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash, Celandine, Flowers, garston wood, macro, Violet, Wood anenome

A warm Sunday April afternoon, and I took at trip to the RSPB Woodland Reserve at Garston Wood. This is

Solitary Mining Bee with Blue Sky

Bee Hunting

April 13, 2014December 20, 2014 Chris 0 Comments bee, Canon 650D, Canon MPE-65mm, Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash, Doc Leaf Beetle, Eggs, macro, Orange Tip, Poppadom diffuser, Solitary Bee, White Mill

On Saturday went out for the first Macro outdoor shoot of the year, and took a new experimental diffuser setup