macro

Volucella pellucens,Hutchinson's Bank Nature Reserve, New Addington This is a parasite on bumblebees and social wasps IMG_0707_Volucella_pellucens-4 by davholla2002, on Flickr Small skipper, Thymelicus sylvestris Hutchinson's Bank Nature Reserve, New Addington IMG_0683_Small_Skipper-1 by...

Mixed Beetles 2024-06-07 18-12-51 (B,R8,S4) by Tony Manttan, on Flickr 2024-06-07 17-44-08 (B,R8,S4) by Tony Manttan, on Flickr 2024-06-07 16-16-04 (B,R8,S4) by Tony Manttan, on Flickr 2024-06-16 16-11-17 (B,R8,S4) by Tony Manttan, on Flickr

First spider was 1 cm long the other only a few mm all stacked photo's 2024-06-22 21-30-02 (B,R8,S4) by Tony Manttan, on Flickr 2024-06-22 21-22-11 (B,R8,S4) by Tony Manttan, on Flickr 2024-06-16 17-55-01 (B,R8,S4)-Edit by Tony Manttan, on Flickr 2024-06-16 17-37-03 (B,R8,S4)-Edit by Tony...

used Helicon Focus to do the stacking 2024-06-13 21-29-14 (B,R8,S4) by Tony Manttan, on Flickr 2024-06-13 21-27-22 (B,R8,S4) by Tony Manttan, on Flickr 2024-06-06 17-37-00 (B,R8,S4) by Tony Manttan, on Flickr 2024-06-06 17-33-57 (B,R8,S4) by Tony Manttan, on Flickr

these are morning dew drops on grass seed using a ultra macro lens manuel in a light box no flash 2024-06-16 16-46-13 (B,R8,S4) by Tony Manttan, on Flickr 2024-06-16 17-06-45 (B,R8,S4)-Edit by Tony Manttan, on Flickr 2024-06-16 17-04-43 (B,R8,S4)-Edit by Tony Manttan, on Flickr...

Continuing the series 1. Telamonia sp jumping spider, male 2. Freshly hatched owlfly larvae 3. Musciid fly 4. Robberfly at rest All shot on the Olympus EM1 m2, 60mm macro, Godox TT 350O C&C sought. Cheers! Hayath

2X magnification

SALMONFLY nymph (Platypedia areolata) SALMONFLY nymph (Platypedia areolata) by Werner, on Flickr SALMONFLY (Platypedia areolata) by Werner, on Flickr

Taken with my Canon 5D Mk 2, Tamron 90mm F.8 macro lens and a Andoer AD560IV Speedlight fitted with my home made fibre Optic snoot. Trying to compare the difference with the 7D (see previous post) and all settings were the same. Karl 20 images stacked. F8 @ 1/13th sec ISO 100 and speedlight...

Gooseberries are quite good for early pollinators IMG_9368_Hoverfly-3 by davholla2002, on Flickr Harvestman from the allotment, The real size is 1.17 mm, magnification is 2.52 IMG_7587_Harvestman by davholla2002, on Flickr Pseudoscorpion,TQ 40100 68716 The real size is 1.37 mm, magnification...

male rivals

Some images from the weekend. 1. Rolled-up miilpede 2. Backlit owlfly 3. Coreidae eggs 4. Mating weevils All shot on the Olympus EM1 m2, 60mm macro, Godox TT 350O C&C sought. Cheers! Hayath