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Female Emerald Damselfly.

Kilwood and Blue Poole

September 14, 2013April 27, 2014 Chris 0 Comments Blue Pool, Butterflies, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 650D, Common Blue, Damselfly, emerald damselfly, Green-veined White, Kilwood, macro, photography

On a showery ( sharp they were described on the radio) Sunday afternoon (8th Sept) I took a visit to

Small Skipper Nectaring (2)

Butterflies at Alners & Lyndlich

August 2, 2013April 27, 2014 Chris 0 Comments 3D, Alners Gorse, Butterflies, Butterfly, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 650D, comma, Gatekeeper, Lynlinch Common, macro, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small Skipper

Took a visit to Alners Gorse Butterfly Reserve on the last Sunday in July. The weather was warm, but very

Small Blue Displaying Wings.

Burnt Tip and Butterlies

June 4, 2013April 27, 2014 Chris 0 Comments Brimstone, Burnt Tip Orchid, Butterflies, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 650D, Green Hair Streak, macro, Martins Down, Orchid, Small Blue

I visited on the first day of June to Martins down and was lucky enough to find a Burnt Tip

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,

Chalkhill Blue (Lysandra coridon) on plant in infrared.

Portland Butterflies

August 12, 2011November 3, 2013 Chris 0 Comments Broadcroft Quarry, Butterflies, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 20D Infrared Converted, Canon 50D, Chalkhill Blue, Infrared, macro, Marbled White, Portland

Took a visit on Sunday to Broadcroft Quarry – with a view to attempting to take some Chalkhill blues. This

Infrared Bee on flowers

Infrared at Bentley Wood.

August 8, 2011March 22, 2012 Chris 0 Comments bee, Butterflies, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 20D Infrared Converted, Infrared, macro

Visited Bentley Wood on Saturday and decided to try some macro shots with my Enhanced Colour Infrared Converted Canon 20D.

Backlit Comma - Polygonia c-album

Using Sunlight with Butterflies

August 4, 2011March 22, 2012 Chris 0 Comments Butterflies, macro, sunlight

With Butterflies we normally see shots of detail in their wings from front lighting. However you can also get some

Large Skipper Cleaning itself.

Alners Gorse & Lynlinch Common

June 21, 2011August 2, 2013 Chris 0 Comments Alners Gorse, Broad-bodied Chaser, Butterflies, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 50D, Common Blue, Dragonfly, Large Skipper, Lynlinch Common, macro

Another May weekend visit, this time to Alners Gorse and Lynlinch Common. The first was still showing some butterflies, but