I’ve been playing with white backgrounds with my pond creature photography and I’m getting some OK results so far. Here is a Wasp (great) Diving Beetle. Related posts: Dytiscus diving beetle larva Black belly and wasp diving beetles (Dytiscus semisulcatus and D. circumflexus) Lesser diving beetle larva Acilius eating Backswimmer Notonecta nymph Great silver water…
Details2013 has been a funny old year. It started of slow and with the cold spring and late start to summer, combined with me being busy moving house and completeing a Forest School Qualification, I didn’t spend as long out taking photgraphs as I have in previous years (well it feels like I didn’t!). It…
DetailsThe water louse is a common species found in many still and slow flowing aquatic habitats (including polluted ones), but it is not photographed very often, even when compared to other pond creatures. This is probably due to their habit of diving for cover or the corner of the photographic aquarium. Last winter I tried…
DetailsLast week was my first attempt at some aquatic invertebrate photograph for a while, but I got some nice shots. This diving beetle larvae ended up posing well. Got a few close ups too Related posts: Dytiscus diving beetle larva Rhantus Diving beetle larva Lesser diving beetle larva Acilius eating Backswimmer Notonecta nymph Hyphydrus ovatus…
DetailsIt was miserable weather yesterday when I visited Rainham Marshes yesterday and the main reason for my visit was to pick up a signed copy of ‘Dragonflight’ by Marianne Taylor (with whom I had a nice chat about dragonflies and the fun involved in photographing them!). Look out for a review once I read it!…
DetailsLast week I got out the photographic aquarium after a long break from photographing any freshwater creatures, and I got some nice photos of some large red damselfly nymphs. They are quite well developed, which isn’t surprising as this species is the first to emerge in the UK, some years starting in April or even…
DetailsBack in March I visited Troupe Head RSPB reserve up in Scotland. There I spent a large amount of my time there trying to get nice shots of the Fulmars. They are fast moving birds, but in good light the K-5 Autofocus did alright and I got some nice shots, icluding this pair chasing each…
DetailsOne of my better shots from a trip to the Farnes in June.
Here are the rest of the red squirrel images. I sat for 2 to 3 hours, for 3 mornings, in temperatures down to at least -10C, but sadly the squirrel only came out the first morning! Still these are the best images I have of this charming species. Related posts: Red squirrel in the Cairngorms…
DetailsWhile in the Cairngorms in March, I kept going past lovely clear and clean rivers and streams, or I should say burns being that it was Scotland, and being me I couldn’t help but wonder what was in there. Lots it turned out! I’ve posted photos of the Pedicia hairy cranefly larva already and have…
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