Not the cast of an improbable movie, but a photograph of a fat legged beetle (Flower Beetle/Oedemera nobilis) on a Doves-Foot Cranesbill flower (Geranium molle)!
Fat-Legs and Doves-Foot!!
Tag: Macrophotography
Anatomy of a Gerbera..
Gerberas are members of the genus Asteraceae, that include daisies and sunflowers. They are named after the german botanist Traugott Gerber.
Photographed in natural indoor lights at ISO100, f/22, 46 second exposure using a 105mm f/2.8 macro lens.
Heart of a Lily
Photographed in the natural light of indoors with a 105mm Sigma macro lens, ISO 100, f/25, 5 seconds. Nikon D7000. Processed in Adobe Lightroom.
The King of South Africa…
South Africa has no king! Instead they have some of the most beautiful flowers in the world, including this one – the King Protea (Proteus cynaroides). The genus comprises of many species of great diversity and lives up to its name from the greek god Proteus – a god known for taking on many forms.
Photographed at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew.
A prickly feeling….
Maybe it is post-christmas blues, or that we’ve all had to come back to work after a long break! The dried teasel below mirrors my feelings exactly!!
Photographed on 7th January, 2014 using an iPhone and processed in Adobe Lightroom with Photomatix Pro.
Bougainvillea – closer still
Nikon D7000, with a 105mm/f.2.8 Sigma macro lens with extension tubes. ISO 100, f/18, 1.6 seconds Processed in Adobe Lightroom
Bougainvillea – up close and personal
A cheery tropical bougainvillea lights up an otherwise dull, cold and rainy day here in Cambridge!
Technical Details: Nikon D7000 with 105mm f/2.8 Sigma Macro lens and extension tubes f/18, 3.3 seconds, ISO 100 Processed in Adobe Lightroom
Begonia (at length)
Lacking any suitable objects to photograph today, I turned to the Begonia plant on the kitchen sill. These photographs all use long exposures (up to 50 seconds) and no flash, using nothing but ambient kitchen light.
The idea behind these photographs were ostensibly to test out the new shutter release cable I purchased a few days ago. I was also experimenting with the use of cool white LED lights and their effect on the overall white balance of the photographs.
Technical Details: Nikon D7000 with Sigma 105mm f/2.8 macro lens ISO 100 Processed in Adobe Lightroom 5.3 Manfrotto 055XPROB Tripod with Giotto MH5011 head
Related articles
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Winter Rose
It is a sign of the mild winter here in Cambridge so far. I photographed this rose in my garden over the weekend (14 December, 2013). It is rather strange to see a bright rose at this time of the year, and therefore merits a blog post of its own!
Three-shot bracketed HDR processed in Photomatix and Adobe Lightroom.
A Demoiselle (not in distress) fly
Earlier this summer, I spotted this beautiful banded demoiselle fly (female) perched on a flower bud. And it just so happened that I had my camera with macro lens! Some results are below.
There are, according to this handy website, only two species of demoiselles in the United Kingdom, of which I have now photographed one. The other I have seen on occasion in the west country but never been close enough to take a decent photograph. Demoiselles belong to the same family as the dragonflies but are more closely related to the damselflies.
Technical Details: Nikon D700 with a Sigma f2.8 105mm macro lens ISO 200 with f8.0 aperture priority Nikon D600 speedlight flash Processed in Adobe Lightroom 5.2
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