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Common Slender, Caloptilia syringella |
I have been learning to use my flash for macro photography
the past few days. It takes me back to my underwater photography roots 30 years
ago when I used a Nikonos IV with close-up
kit and SB101 flash. After some experimentation with house plants and reference
to manuals and websites, I visited Lobb’s Wood on Saturday for some trials. On Sunday
I made two visits to Rewell Wood. The secret seems to be taking photos in the
shade to reduce the ambient light so that it doesn’t expose much during the flash
exposure.
Equipment: Nikon D90, Sigma 180mm macro f3.5, SB400 flash with
diffuser. Manual setting, minimum f-stop (>f32), 1/60th sec (flash
synch speed), using EV to vary exposures.
Rewell Wood:
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bee - id needed please! |
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Braconid wasp - species? |
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Common Spotted-orchid, Dactylorhiza fuchsii with Crab Spider, Misumena vatia |
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male Crab Spider, Misumena vatia |
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Crab Spider, Misumena vatia |
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Dandelion, Taraxacum officinale |
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Dark Bush Cricket nymph, Pholidoptera griseoaptera |
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Dark Strawberry Tortrix, Celypha lacunana |
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Unmarked Neb, Eulamprotes unicolorella |
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fly - id needed please! |
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fly - id needed please! |
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fly - id needed please! |
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Fly Orchid, Ophrys insectifera |
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Germander Speedwell, Veronica chamaedrys |
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Green Shieldbug, Palomena prasina |
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Green Shieldbug, Palomena prasina |
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Grizzled Skipper, Pyrgus malvae |
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Hairy Shieldbug, Dolycoris baccarum |
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Hemp-agrimony Plume, Adaina microdactyla |
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Hemp-agrimony Plume, Adaina microdactyla |
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Labyrinth Spider, Agelena labyrinthica |
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Red Piercer, Lathronympha strigana |
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Red Piercer, Lathronympha strigana |
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Leafhopper, Thamnotettix dilutior |
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Meadow Grey, Scoparia pyralella |
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Micropterix aruncella |
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Nettle Weevil, Phyllobius pomaceus |
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Nettle Weevil, Phyllobius pomaceus |
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Orchid Beetle, Dascillus cervinus |
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Orchid Beetle, Dascillus cervinus |
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Small Purple and Gold, Pyrausta aurata |
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Sanicle, Sanicula europaea |
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Sciomyzid fly - species? |
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Small Heath, Coenonympha pamphilus |
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White-lipped snail, Cepaea hortensis |
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spider - id needed please! |
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Tiger Cranefly, Nephrotoma species |
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Wood Avens, Geum urbanum |
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Yellow Dung fly, Scatophaga stercoraria |
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Yellow Dung fly, Scatophaga stercoraria |
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