It’s been a while since I spent any time photographing insects, so I made them the focus of my attentions during a stroll through the gardens at Audley End.…
As I've said before, the John Pit was a large coal mine near where I live. After its closure the area was developed as a wild life sanctuary. Most of the…
Since Audley End has reopened I’ve taken the liberty of booking a visit there each week, with the intention of following a different photographic path each time…
I couldn’t get motivated to go out for a walk this afternoon. Instead I spent some more time sitting at the bottom of our garden, with my feet in the flowerbed,…
Trying out the Sigma 105mm macro lens attached to a Nikon D7200 during lockdown. I am impressed with this piece of kit, so far. Its ability to get you close to…
Those who love photography always want to be in the right place and hit the shutter release on the perfect object at precisely the right time! In the real world…
I was awake early this morning, so I took a brief stroll around the walled gardens before breakfast. I went armed with my macro lens, in search of insects to…
After a day in the city yesterday I got back to nature this morning, with a stroll through Hatfield Forest. The purpose of my walk was to finalise some shooting…
Looked out my bay window and saw my rose garden is blooming. Up the stairs... Grab the 18-135... Down the stairs... Click, Click, Click... Nah... Up the stairs.…
There are over 200 species of hoverfly in the UK, with a wide range of appearances. All hoverflies belong in the family Syrphidae, and share the characteristic…
Although these brightly-coloured insects look like bees or wasps, they are in fact true flies and do not sting. There are about 250 different hoverfly species…
I got up a little earlier than usual today to take a stroll in the college walled gardens. There was plenty of insect life about already but many of the bugs…
Hoverfly, snapped whilst waiting for the Tour yesterday. I think it's probably a Marmalade Hoverfly, Episyrphus balteatus, but I don't know that. As always…