Insects

I'm thinking of getting into macro photography.  Macro lenses are expensive, and they wouldn't be much use to me for normal photography.  So I am exploring the subject using extension tubes, which

Macro photography can be an expensive pastime.  A decent lens can cost £600+, then there is the special flashlight systems.  As a complete novice,  I stand very little chance of choosing the correc

16-10-2021

I spotted this little chap on one of the crossbars on a gate while out for a walk.

The sunlight was very harsh today, so I just went out for a bit of practice.  There was no way that I could even try to get nice, colourful images.  While looking through the images I noticed that

The sunshine brought the butterflies out today.  Their numbers are clearly dwindling as September starts.

Full image of right hand Butterfly:-

I've never noticed this before. 

The upper dragonfly was dipping his partner into the water every 6 inches, or so.  I presume that this activity was the eggs getting laid.

Shot at ISO200, F7.1, 1/500s.

Photo taken at Tice's Meadow Nature Reserve.  F7.1,  1/2500S,  ISO 3200.  I should have set the ISO much lower, but it seems to have come out OK.

I was cropping an image of a butterfly when I noticed this chap near the corner of the photo.  He appears to be in sharper focus than the butterfly!!

This was taken at 300mm, F6.3, ISO 500, 1/1600.  I didn't do anything about the chromatic aberration that usually appears on photos taken with this lens.  My eye cannot see it in this image.  I'm a

I saw this on the footpath by the canal and tried a shot.  Although the magenta chromatic aberration of my cheapish lens is evident,  I'm pleased at how the shot turned out.  This was taken hand he