Pansy

A very striking image taken today, my best shot of the trip I reckon. Just grabbed a few shots on the way by these plants and manged to get this shot...

Koi Carp

A favourite image from today, two ghost Koi Carp shot in an aqarium today...

Flower Stamens

A couple more macros here of flower stamens. Nice bright colours help a great deal..

Cactus Macro

Again macro images, these are details of cactus. Shot today in a greenhouse, not sure which image works best for me...

Plant Detail

Another macro image of a plant, a tropical species shot in a greenhouse today..

Butterfly at Rest

Macro close up of a butterfly at rest, again not sure of the species...

Eye Detail

Macro image of eye, that of my girlfriend Linda.

Lizard Portrait

Image of a captive lizard, though not sure of the species, though it is of african origin...

Butterfly collecting Nectar

A close up macro shot of a Brimstone Butterfly collecting nectar from a Dandelion...

Galls; May 2010

Image here of some galls I noticed on a Willow tree. These stuctures are made by various insect, perhaps a Wasp or Weevil species. The larvae live inside these structures parasitically living off the plant in some cases. Eventually the adult insect is formed inside and bores a hole in the structure to escape it...

Daffodil; May 2010

A image here of the centre of a Daffodil in close up....

Weevil; May 2010

A photo of a Weevil posted here, a strange looking beast if ever there was on...

Insect Images; May 2010

Ant on Grass blade...

Bumblebee

Fly Sp. on Willow Blossom...

Gnat


A few insects here from a day out on landsort, all taken handheld these...

Grasshopper; May 2010

Shots here of what I assume is a newly emerged Grasshopper, a rather small beast....

Ants on Willow Blossom; May 2010

Whilst working with the willow tree blossoms themselves I started to notice that they in turn had attracted the attention of a fairly large species of Ant. The ants were busy collecting the nectar and presumably pollenating the willows themselves in return. My first insect images these, a thoroughly enjoy able exercise. Particularily happy with the top image in this post...

Willow Blossom; May 2010

Willow trees have now started to blossom, the small flowers are rather beautiful when viewed closely. A few images here, the top image a favourite shot of mine...

Dandelion Macro; May 2010

The macro lens offers a whole new insight into the everyday, a case in point are thes photos of a Dandelion flower. Quite amazing the detail the lens picks up, giving a whole new understanding od the flower. Best images posted above..

Fern Fronds; May 2010

Fern fronds are now emerging, spent some time on them today. Fascinating subjects to work with. The best three shots posted here...

Cowslip; May 2010

Some images here of an early flowering plant, Cowslip. great to use the Sifma 150 mm Macro lens on this flower and play around with depth of field...

Plant; May 2010

Some shots here of a plant, species unknowm, in the early stages of growth. Rather interesting structure made for some interesting shots.

Celandine; May 2010

Single image here of a flower resembling a Celandine, though I am not sure what it is in fact. Sigma 150 Macro lens used...

Spring Images; May 2010

Leaves in Bud

Buttercup Detail; a handheld shot...

Spring Shoot.

A few shot here with the Sigma 150mm Macro, the first taken with the lens. Have a long way to go with this lens, first impressions are good, really sharp images. The narrow depth of field makes for very interesting shots, pin sharp focal point with nice soft backgrounds. More to follow over the summer.