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Jumping Spider
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Jumping Spider

May 15, 2020 ChrisA
Holding the Stamen - After Topaz Sharpen AI Focus
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Backgarden Bee

May 14, 2020 ChrisA
Blue
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Blue

April 26, 2020 ChrisA
The Commander
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Lockdown Toy Photography Weekend

April 9, 2020 ChrisA
Jumping Spider
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Jumping Spider

May 15, 2020 ChrisA
Holding the Stamen - After Topaz Sharpen AI Focus
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Backgarden Bee

May 14, 2020 ChrisA
Blue
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Blue

April 26, 2020 ChrisA
The Commander
Shots

Lockdown Toy Photography Weekend

April 9, 2020 ChrisA

Technique & Tutorials

Macro Techniques and Tutorials

Crab Spider on Bluebell ( Green background )
ShotsTechnique

Further Background Experiments.

May 29, 2018 ChrisA

Following on from my first experiment with using glitter card as a background for macro shots, I took them out

Final Version of Woman
ShotsTechnique

Smoke Trail Fun

January 31, 2016 ChrisA
Violet Ground Beetle - Carabus violaceus
ShotsTechnique

Violet Ground Beetle – Carabus violaceus

January 9, 2016 ChrisA
Tilt Shift Original Grid Lines
SoftwareTechnique

Photoshop Tilt-Shift Filter Effect for Macro Background Blur

August 9, 2015 Chris
Beetle at ISO 6400 handheld on MPE in Natural Light
EquipmentShotsTechnique

Does the Canon 760D make Handheld MPE-65mm Insect Natural Light Shots Possible ?

July 1, 2015 Chris
The Robber Barron
Technique

The Death of 650D

June 21, 2015 Chris

Latest News

Latest News

EOS-1D X Mark II EF 50mm USM (2)
News

Canon 1dx Mk II Announced, Specs and New Technology Explained.

February 2, 2016 ChrisA

Canon today premiers the highly anticipated EOS-1D X Mark II, its new flagship DSLR engineered to put the ultimate combination

Laowa 15mm f/4 Wide-Angled 1:1 Macro Lens
EquipmentNews

Laowa 15mm f/4 Wide-Angled 1:1 Macro Lens

July 6, 2015 ChrisA
KIPON Canon EOS To MFT Adaptor
News

KIPON release worlds first Canon EF-MFT autofocus electronic adapter

April 23, 2015 Chris
Venus - Flexible Macro Twin Flash KX800
News

Venus – Flexible Macro Twin Flash KX800

April 8, 2015 ChrisA

Videos

Latest Videos

Disco Fluid
ShotsVideo

FerroLiquid

February 25, 2019 ChrisA

I got some Ferroliquid as a present for Christmas.  Ferroliquid is an oily magnetic liquid, that when you put it

Male Broad-bodied Chaser on a tree root
ShotsVideo

Dunyeats Heath

August 7, 2018 ChrisA
Four-spotted chaser
ShotsVideo

Dragonflies from Dunyeats Heath

July 19, 2017 ChrisA
Yellow Heaven
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Bee Overload

April 24, 2017 ChrisA

Latest Equipment Info

Latest Equipment Info

Cricket
EquipmentShots

Laowa 2:1 Macro Lens

July 26, 2018 ChrisA

I purchased an ex demo Laowa 2:1 Macro Lens to allow me to shoot high magnification macro images whilst my

Minor Bee on Orange (Gold)
EquipmentShots

Background Experiments

May 23, 2018 ChrisA
After Glow2 - using preset Autoshine
EquipmentSoftware

A Look at Topaz Labs Glow 2 Plugin

August 22, 2016 ChrisA
Spider taken with Venus Laowa 15mm lens and Rayflash Ringflash Adaptor (2)
EquipmentShots

Rayflash Ringflash Adaptor Try Out

August 21, 2016 ChrisA
Brown Hawker Wide Angle Macro
EquipmentShots

First use of the Venus Laowa 15mm F4 Wide Angle Macro Lens

August 18, 2016 ChrisA
Top of Diffuser
Equipment

MT-24ex Packing Foam Diffuser Setup for Canon MPE-65mm

April 1, 2016 ChrisA
Mushrooms
Technique
February 5, 2010 Chris

Experimenting with Flash

I always enjoy photographing fungi and mushrooms in the Autumn months.  Last Autumn (2009) I decided to experiment with two

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Technique
November 29, 2009 Chris

Macro and Lighting

Lighting is as important in Macro-photography as it is in any other type, and as we increase magnification, then controlling

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Technique
November 5, 2009 Chris

Thinking about Composition

Commonly when starting out taking macro pictures, people forget about composition of the picture. I think this is a fairly

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Venus 2:1 Macro Lens
Technique
November 5, 2009 Chris

Focal Lengths

What’s the difference between a 60mm macro lens and a 100mm one ? Well the answer is how close to

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Video
October 29, 2009 Chris

Using a Macro Focusing Rail.

I recently described why you may want to use a macro focusing rail, in my article on Focusing Rails.  In

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EquipmentTechnique
October 29, 2009 Chris

Focusing Rail

If you use a tripod to take macro shots, then you’ll know that getting the exact spot to position your

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Technique
October 28, 2009 Chris

How should I get started taking Macro photos ?

This is a question that I commonly see asked on internet forums, especially when people see a good shot and

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Video
October 23, 2009 Chris

Simple Macro Equipment – Focusing Tubes and Teleconverter

A simple way to get started with macro photography is to use your existing lens with either a teleconverter or

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Books
October 23, 2009 Chris

CloseUps in Nature by John Shaw

I have read John Shaw’s Close-ups in Nature (Practical Photography Books) The book was first published in 1987 and so

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Well Hello There!
Technique
October 19, 2009 Chris

Macro Focusing

Focusing with macro equipment is something that is best done manually. On some occasions you may be able to use

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