Shag Close ups
Here are some close up shots of shags I took on the Farne Islands.
Puffins on the sea and rocks
I took photos of the puffins around the Farne Islands. Here are a few more. One on the sea. And some others on cliffs
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While on the Farnes Back in June, I had a go at photographing some puffins in flight. I managed a few I was happy with, despite the less than ideal conditions.
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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.…
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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
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