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Forest lurker

April 10, 2012 Leave a comment

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

Forest lurker

Natural Jewellery

April 9, 2012 Leave a comment
Natural Jewellery

Natural Jewellery

Natural gems

July 30, 2011 1 comment
Natural gems

Natural gems

Mayday! Mayday! – A crash landing

July 27, 2011 Leave a comment

This big dragonfly crashlanded in our garden.

Dragonfly

Dragonfly

Macro: Hoverfly

July 13, 2011 2 comments

Shooting without a tripod or flash in they rainy breeze can be tricky – but patience is a virtue.

Hoverfly , Syrphidae

Hoverfly , Syrphidae

Macro: Giant Horsefly

July 10, 2011 4 comments

These nasty buggers have a vicious bite.

Tabanus bovinus, Giant Horsefly

Tabanus bovinus, Giant Horsefly

Macro Insect photography does not get much easier than this..

July 6, 2011 Leave a comment
opiliones, harvestman

opiliones, harvestman

SPLASH! : Water drop photography

May 12, 2011 Leave a comment

Patience is a virtue in this, at times, tricky style of photography.

Water drop

Water drop

Filthbug

April 13, 2011 Leave a comment
Filthbug

Filthbug

+ 1C

January 7, 2011 Leave a comment
+1C

+1C

Woodlouse

October 9, 2010 Leave a comment
woodlouse

woodlouse

Forficula auricularia , not a very popular animal

September 12, 2010 Leave a comment
Forficula auricularia. common Earwig

Forficula auricularia. common Earwig

Instant Death

September 4, 2010 Leave a comment
Instant Death

Instant Death

Macro Palette

August 30, 2010 5 comments

As it happens, my good friend at http://penbow.wordpress.com has posted a similar image today :)

Macro palette

Macro palette

a big one

August 17, 2010 Leave a comment
a big one

a big one

Shrooms

August 16, 2010 Leave a comment
Shrooms

Shrooms

Golden harvest

August 6, 2010 1 comment
golden harvest

golden harvest

Poppy pod

August 4, 2010 Leave a comment
poppy pod

poppy pod

Weevil (Pine Weevil?)

August 3, 2010 Leave a comment

approx. 10mm in size.

unidentified bug

unidentified bug

a safer web for small eyes

August 2, 2010 Leave a comment
a safer web for small eyes

a safer web for small eyes

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Meadow grasshopper (Chorthippus parallelus)

July 27, 2010 Leave a comment
Meadow grasshopper (Chorthippus parallelus)

Meadow grasshopper (Chorthippus parallelus)

Fire and Ice: Unidentified bug

June 26, 2010 2 comments

.. an unexpected, uninvited guest joining us in our Midsummer celebrations..

Fire and Ice : Unidentified bug

Fire and Ice : Unidentified bug

Better hurry home in the pouring rain

June 19, 2010 2 comments
Better hurry home in the pouring rain

Better hurry home in the pouring rain

Tenthredo mesomelas, Sawfly

June 14, 2010 Leave a comment
Tenthredo mesomelas, Sawfly

Tenthredo mesomelas, Sawfly

I love summer (but hate wind) macro

June 4, 2010 Leave a comment

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