Migrant hawker dragonfly in flight
A few photos from 2012 of a Migrant hawker dragonfly in flight
My Best photos of 2013 – part 2
Carrying on from here are my best shots from July to December in 2013. In July summer finally arrived and I had booked a week off work, so I decided to head to the New Forest for a few days. It was a dragon and damselfly bonanza! At Crockford stream I photographed golden ringed dragonfly.…
DetailsWasp great diving beetle on white background
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.
DetailsMy Best Photos of 2013 – Part 1
2013 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…
DetailsWater louse
The 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…
DetailsDiving beetle larva
Last 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
DetailsRainham marshes Ducks and snipe video
It 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!…
DetailsLarge red damselfly nymphs
Last 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…
DetailsFulmars at Troup Head
Back 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…
DetailsGuillemot flaps its wings
One of my better shots from a trip to the Farnes in June.