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Speckled Wood Butterfly on Nettles

Early August

October 21, 2018 ChrisA 0 Comments Beetle, Black Darter, Blashford Lakes, Brimstone, Butterfly, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 5d MkIV, Canon MPE-65mm, Christchurch Common, Chrysoline oricalcia, Common Darter, Dragonfly, Heathland, macro, Speckled Wood, weevil, YONGNUO YN24EX E TTL Macro Flash

I have been a bit busy with work and other stuff, that I have not managed to find time until

Black Darter on Heather

Macro shooting at Town Common

September 29, 2017 ChrisA 0 Comments Black Darter, Bog Bush Cricket, Butterfly, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Christchurch Common, Dragonfly, Gatekeeper, Heather, Laowa 15mm f/4 Wide-Angled 1:1 Macro Lens, macro, Small Red Damselfly, spider, St Catherine's Hill, Summer, Topaz Texture Effects, Town Common, Wasp Spider

I spent several days hunting insects at Town Common – Christchurch in August. So for something different in this post

Brown Hawker Wide Angle Macro

Equipment Shots

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

August 18, 2016August 18, 2016 ChrisA 0 Comments Black Darter, Brown Hawker, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 760D, Gorse, Heather, Keeled Skimmer, Lizard, macro, Nature, Thursley, Venus LAOWA 15mm f/4 Wide Angle 1:1 Macro Lens

I visited Thursley common on Sunday. The weather was nice and warm, and I had with me a new lens

Female Black Darter on Heather - 5 Images Stacked

Black Darter

August 15, 2015August 16, 2015 Chris 0 Comments Black Darter, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 760D, Christchurch Common, Dragonfly, macro, Manfrotto Befree Tripod, Natural Light, Nature, Wildlife

I took a visit to a new local location today – Christchurch Common, in search of some Black Darter Dragonflies.

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

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

Immature Male Black Darter on Heather

Dragons and Lizards

September 29, 2011March 22, 2012 Chris 0 Comments Black Darter, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 50D, Dragonfly, macro, Thursley

Took a second visit to Thursley, after gaining some information on where to go from some kind people on UKDragonflies.com

Male Black Darter eating

Norden Dragon Hunt and an Admiral

September 15, 2011March 22, 2012 Chris 0 Comments Black Darter, Butterfly, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 50D, Canon MPE-65mm, Dragonfly, macro, Mosquito, Norden, Red Admiral

Took another visit to Kilwood and Norden on the August bank holiday weekend. My aim was to try and see