Hat’s off to all the great macrophotographers out there – no other photographic technique frustrates me more :/ – I guess shooting handheld doesn’t make it any better. Anyways, as it happened I was out yesterday to shoot a couple of spring-themed shots when I spotted this spider on a nearby tree.
Forest lurker
This big dragonfly crashlanded in our garden.
Dragonfly
Shooting without a tripod or flash in they rainy breeze can be tricky – but patience is a virtue.
Hoverfly , Syrphidae
These nasty buggers have a vicious bite.
Tabanus bovinus, Giant Horsefly
opiliones, harvestman
Patience is a virtue in this, at times, tricky style of photography.
Water drop
Forficula auricularia. common Earwig
As it happens, my good friend at http://penbow.wordpress.com has posted a similar image today 
Macro palette
a big one
Shrooms
golden harvest
approx. 10mm in size.
unidentified bug
a safer web for small eyes
Meadow grasshopper (Chorthippus parallelus)
.. an unexpected, uninvited guest joining us in our Midsummer celebrations..
Fire and Ice : Unidentified bug
Better hurry home in the pouring rain
Tenthredo mesomelas, Sawfly
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