Paul

@macro.paul

Join me in discovering the tiny world beyond our eyes! From Surrey, UK ๐Ÿชฒ Ambassador for Buglife.org.uk ๐Ÿ“ท Sony A7RIV
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I stayed out until it got dark tonight, got bitten on my face my mosquitoes but I did find the damselflies chilling in the flowers and because my diffuser has an LED light on the front they were very interested in it, and it created some beautiful effects . This is still a stack of 4 shots but I wanted to keep the colours of the flowers and the reflecting water droplets, I thought it look cool AF! What do you think? โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” ๐Ÿ’™ Blue tailed DamselFly ๐Ÿค“ Scientific : Ischnura elegans โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” ๐Ÿ“ท Sony A7Riv ๐Ÿ“ท Laowa 100mm 2 X ๐Ÿ“ธ Godox V860ii flash โš™๏ธ Custom MK diffuser โš™๏ธ Raynox 250 ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป 1/250 f8 iso100 ๐Ÿง‘๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿ’ป Handheld stack of 4 shots โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” ๐Ÿง #funfacts Damselflies can be distinguished from dragonflies by their smaller, more delicate bodies and by the way they hold their wings when at rest: closed and folded back along the length of their body. Dragonflies keep their stiff wings open and held out at right angles to their bodies. โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” Copyright ยฉ @paulbrowning.photography โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” #photographer #photography #naturephotography #macrophotography #macromood #macro #sonyalpha #sonyalphagang #insect #instagood #wildlifephotography #outdoors #photooftheday #macro_freaks #instadaily #macrogrammers #macrohappiness #macroshot #macro_world #insectsofinstagram #insects #macro_perfection #flowers #cupoty #appicoftheweek #YourShotPhotographer #fly #damselfly #thebritishwildlife @alphauniversebysony.eu @BBCEarth @bbcspringwatch @buglife_ict @insectguru @natgeoyourshot @thebritishwildlife
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4 years ago
I know theyโ€™re annoying at this time of year, but they are the most complex and fascinating insects plus theyโ€™re so frigginโ€™ cute arenโ€™t they?! โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” ๐ŸŒฟ Out in the field. No manipulation. ๐Ÿ Yellow jacket Wasp ๐Ÿค“ Scientific name : Vespula vulgaris โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” ๐Ÿ“ท Sony A7Riv ๐Ÿ“ท Laowa 100mm 2 X ๐Ÿ“ธ Godox V860ii flash โš™๏ธ Custom MK diffuser โš™๏ธ Raynox 250 ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป 1/250 f8 iso100 ๐Ÿง‘๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿ’ป Handheld stack of 8 shots โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” ๐Ÿง #funfacts As predators, theyโ€™re at the top of the food chain and without them food webs would break down. They help to keep other invertebrate populations, such as spiders, woodlice, and insects, in check.ย  There are other reasons to admire wasps. For one thing, they may be indirectly responsible for the invention of paper. Around 2,000 years ago a Chinese eunuch called Cai Lun noticed a wasp building a paper nest in his garden. Inspired by what he saw, he started to mulch wood and with it made the first paper. If the story is true, then perhaps we have wasps to thank for much of our rich cultural history and development. Fast forward to today where exciting research is looking into the potential use of wasp venom as a cancer therapy. An active peptide found in the venom of tropical social wasps selectively destroys cancerous cells by causing their membranes to leak. Wasps may have the potential to save human lives. โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” Copyright ยฉ @paulbrowning.photography โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” #photographer #photography #naturephotography #macrophotography #macromood #macro #sonyalpha #sonyalphagang #insect #instagood #wildlifephotography #outdoors #photooftheday #macro_freaks #invert_macro #macrogrammers #macrohappiness #macroshot #macro_world #insectsofinstagram #insects #macro_perfection #flowers #cupoty #appicoftheweek #YourShotPhotographer #focusstacking #wasps #thebritishwildlife @alphauniversebysony.eu @BBCEarth @bbcspringwatch @buglife_ict @insectguru @natgeoyourshot @thebritishwildlife
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4 years ago
แ‘•Oแ—ฐแ—ฐOแ‘Ž แ—ชแ—ฉแ–‡ฦฌฦแ–‡ Hey everyone! I hope youโ€™re doing good?! Iโ€™ve been so busy with wildlife projects and changing equipment, plus this heatwave has made macro extra difficult this year but Iโ€™ve been out this week with the brand new @venuslaowa 90mm 2:1 lens trying it out and trying a new way of shooting . Im absolutely loving this lens , itโ€™s such an improvement on the 100mm itโ€™s mind blowing .. โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” ๐ŸŒฟ Out in the field. No manipulation. ๐Ÿ’™ Darter Dragon Fly ๐Ÿค“ Scientific : Sympetrum striolatum โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” ๐Ÿ“ท Sony A7Riv ๐Ÿ“ท Laowa 90mm 1:2 ๐Ÿ“ธ Godox V860iii flash โš™๏ธ Custom MK diffuser โš™๏ธ Raynox 250 ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป 1/250 f8 iso100 ๐Ÿง‘๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿ’ป single shot โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” ๐Ÿง #funfacts The Common darter is a small, narrow-bodied dragonfly that is typically on the wing from July to October, but can appear as early as May and still be around in December if its mild. This is a very common dragonfly, breeding in all sorts of waterbodies from ponds and ditches, to rivers and lakes. As their name suggests, Common darters dart forward suddenly from a hovering position to catch their insect-prey. They then take their catch to a favoured perch to eat it. โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” Copyright ยฉ @paulbrowning.photography โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” #photographer #photography #naturephotography #macrophotography #macromood #macro #sonyalpha #sonyalphagang #insect #wildlifephotography #photooftheday #macro_freaks #invert_macro #macrogrammers #macrohappiness #macroshot #macro_world #insectsofinstagram #insects #macro_perfection #flowers #cupoty #appicoftheweek #YourShotPhotographer #focusstacking #Alphasummer #dragonfly #insectfacts #BBCWildlifePOTD @alphauniversebysony.eu @BBCEarth @bbcspringwatch @buglife_ict @insectguru @natgeoyourshot @thebrithishwildlife @cupoty
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3 years ago
๐Ÿ’™ แ—ทแ’ชแ˜Žแ™“ tแ—ฉแ“ฎแ’ชแ™“แ–™ แ–™แ—ฉแ™ขแ”•แ™“แ’ช Iโ€™ve loving spending time with the Damsel flies early in the mornings this summer. I think because itโ€™s so hot this year theyโ€™re not as active as usual and Iโ€™m getting some nice stacked images of these beauties. Iโ€™ve been researching their behaviour a lot more this year, and it never gets old learning about insects and our amazing world ! โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” ๐ŸŒฟ Out in the field. No manipulation. ๐Ÿ’™ Damsel fly ๐Ÿค“ Scientific : Ischnura elegans โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” ๐Ÿ“ท Sony A7Riv ๐Ÿ“ท Laowa 100mm 1:2 ๐Ÿ“ธ Godox V860iii flash โš™๏ธ Custom MK diffuser โš™๏ธ Raynox 250 ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป 1/250 f8 iso100 ๐Ÿง‘๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿ’ป stacked images of 10 shots โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” ๐Ÿง #funfacts Damsel flies will perch facing the wind, itโ€™s presumed itโ€™s because prey will be coming towards them and also so they can balance better ( not get blown from behind into their wings ). In cooler temperatures ( like the mornings or evenings) the position of the sun makes little difference to where they perch but at higher ambient temperatures, however, perched odonates face the sun with to thermoregulate by minimizing exposure to solar radiation. Taken together, these findings suggest that damselflies preferentially fly when the ratio of animal speed to wind speed is high and adjust their perch orientation to minimize energy loss. โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” Copyright ยฉ @paulbrowning.photography โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” #photographer #photography #naturephotography #macrophotography #macromood #macro #sonyalpha #sonyalphagang #insect #wildlifephotography #photooftheday #macro_freaks #invert_macro #macrogrammers #macrohappiness #macroshot #macro_world #insectsofinstagram #insects #macro_perfection #flowers #cupoty #appicoftheweek #YourShotPhotographer #focusstacking #Alphasummer #damselfly #damselflies #BBCWildlifePOTD @alphauniversebysony.eu @BBCEarth @bbcspringwatch @buglife_ict @insectguru @natgeoyourshot @thebrithishwildlife @cupoty
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3 years ago
๐Ÿ hแŽพแแŽฌแŽฝ bแŽฌแŽฌ ๐Ÿ˜ Itโ€™s going to be a rough few days for bees and insects, they generally donโ€™t leave the hive when itโ€™s about 38c and weโ€™re predicted 40c heat here in Surrey. The thing is when they donโ€™t leave the hive they can overheat huddle together so leave some water out in your garden and look out for over heating bees ( they usually crawl and flutter their wings very fast ) โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” ๐ŸŒฟ Out in the field. No manipulation. ๐Ÿ Honey Bee ๐Ÿค“ Scientific : Apis โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” ๐Ÿ“ท Sony A7Riv ๐Ÿ“ท Laowa 100mm 1:2 ๐Ÿ“ธ Godox V860iii flash โš™๏ธ Custom MK diffuser โš™๏ธ Raynox 250 ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป 1/250 f8 iso100 ๐Ÿง‘๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿ’ป single shot โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” ๐Ÿง #funfacts In warm weather, the bees collect water and line up near the hive entrance. The bees fan the water so that it evaporates into the air. They then fan the cool air so that it circulates around the hive as a sort of central air conditioning. โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” Copyright ยฉ @paulbrowning.photography โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” #photographer #photography #naturephotography #macrophotography #macromood #macro #sonyalpha #sonyalphagang #insect #wildlifephotography #photooftheday #macro_freaks #invert_macro #macrogrammers #macrohappiness #macroshot #macro_world #insectsofinstagram #insects #macro_perfection #flowers #cupoty #appicoftheweek #YourShotPhotographer #Alphasummer #bee #savethebees #honeybee #BBCWildlifePOTD @alphauniversebysony.eu @BBCEarth @bbcspringwatch @buglife_ict @insectguru @natgeoyourshot @thebrithishwildlife @cupoty
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3 years ago
๐Ÿ Yellowjacket Wasp โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” They love oak for their nests ! โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” Copyright ยฉ @paulbrowning.photography โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” #photographer #photography #naturephotography #macrophotography #macromood #macro #sonyalpha #sonyalphagang #insect #wildlifephotography #photooftheday #macro_freaks #invert_macro #macrogrammers #macrohappiness #macroshot #macro_world #insectsofinstagram #insects #macro_perfection #flowers #cupoty #wasp #yellowjacket
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3 years ago
๐Ÿ mรญnั”r ะฒั”ั” ๐Ÿ˜ Iโ€™m on a macro mission this week, filling up SD cards of loads of fresh new photos and videos. I filled 64gb today, and was jumping with excitement finding this miner bee sleeping in the shadows of the bushes. I actually went to where I usually find them but the whole area was on fire last week so thereโ€™s nothing left of the area but very near by this little guy was having a snooze. โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” ๐ŸŒฟ Out in the field. No manipulation. ๐Ÿ Miner Bee ๐Ÿค“ Scientific : Andrena โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” ๐Ÿ“ท Sony A7Riv ๐Ÿ“ท Laowa 100mm 1:2 ๐Ÿ“ธ Godox V860iii flash โš™๏ธ Custom MK diffuser โš™๏ธ Raynox 250 ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป 1/250 f11 iso100 ๐Ÿง‘๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿ’ป 10 shots stacked in HeliconFocus โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” ๐Ÿง #funfacts There are around 67 species of mining bee, making it the largest bee genus in Britain. They are called solitary bees because they do not form colonies in the way that honeybees or bumblebees do, instead the females independently build a nest and collect pollen for their young to feed on. โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” Copyright ยฉ @paulbrowning.photography โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” #photographer #photography #naturephotography #macrophotography #macromood #macro #sonyalpha #sonyalphagang #insect #wildlifephotography #photooftheday #macro_freaks #invert_macro #macrogrammers #macrohappiness #macroshot #macro_world #insectsofinstagram #insects #macro_perfection #flowers #cupoty #appicoftheweek #YourShotPhotographer #focusstacking #bee #minerbee#solitarybee #BBCWildlifePOTD @alphauniversebysony.eu @BBCEarth @bbcspringwatch @buglife_ict @insectguru @natgeoyourshot @thebritishwildlife @cupoty
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3 years ago
๐Ÿ•ทแ’Žแ˜Žแ™ขแ•ˆแ“ฎแ˜‰แ˜ แ”•แ•ˆแ“ฎแ–™แ™“แ–‡ ๐Ÿง How anyone gets more than a single shot on a jumping spider that wanders in the house baffles me ! They donโ€™t stay still for a second. This is a female Zebra jumper. We didnโ€™t have any in the house last year but lots the year before so Iโ€™m hoping Iโ€™ll see them loads this year again ๐Ÿคž๐Ÿป โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” ๐ŸŒฟ Out in the field. No manipulation. ๐Ÿ•ท Zebra Jumper ๐Ÿค“ Scientific : Salticus scenicus โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” ๐Ÿ“ท Sony A7Riv ๐Ÿ“ท Laowa 100mm 1:2 ๐Ÿ“ธ Godox V860iii flash โš™๏ธ Custom MK diffuser โš™๏ธ Raynox 250 ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป 1/250 f11 iso100 ๐Ÿง‘๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿ’ป Handheld single shot โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” ๐Ÿง #funfacts The Zebra spider is a common jumping spider that stalks and leaps on its prey - it can jump up to 10cm, over 14 times its own body length! Look for it on walls, rocks and tree trunks in the sun, particularly in gardens and sometimes in houses. Males attract females through a complex courtship dance, moving around the females with their legs waving in the air. The females create a silk cocoon in which the eggs are protected, and guards the nest until the young hatch. โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” Copyright ยฉ @paulbrowning.photography โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” #photographer #photography #naturephotography #macrophotography #macromood #macro #sonyalpha #sonyalphagang #insect #wildlifephotography #photooftheday #macro_freaks #invert_macro #macrogrammers #macrohappiness #macroshot #macro_world #insectsofinstagram #insects #macro_perfection #flowers #cupoty #appicoftheweek #YourShotPhotographer #jumper #spider #jumpingspider #jumpingspiders #thebritishwildlife @alphauniversebysony.eu @BBCEarth @bbcspringwatch @buglife_ict @insectguru @natgeoyourshot @thebritishwildlife @cupoty
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3 years ago
๐Ÿชฒ แ•แŽฟแŽฏแŽถ แฐแŽฌแŽฌแŽฟแแŽฌ ๐Ÿง A nice and easy model to photograph, because sheโ€™s such a slow moving beetle as she looks for somewhere to lay her eggs.. she kinda looks like Yoda from this angle! Itโ€™s always cool finding a Stag beetle.. I bet you can remember the last time you found one? Theyโ€™re actually listed as โ€˜Nationally Scarceโ€˜ now, so if you do see one .. put it somewhere safe and report the sighting. ( stagbeetles.ptes.org ). Although relatively widespread in southern England and live in the Severn valley and coastal areas of the southwest.ย Elsewhere in Britain they are extremely rare or even extinct! โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” ๐ŸŒฟ Out in the field. No manipulation. ๐Ÿชฒ Stag Beetle ( female ) ๐Ÿค“ Scientific : Lucanus cervus โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” ๐Ÿ“ท Sony A7Riv ๐Ÿ“ท Laowa 100mm 1:2 @1 :1 ๐Ÿ“ธ Godox V860iii flash โš™๏ธ Custom MK diffuser โš™๏ธ Raynox 250 ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป 1/250 f8 iso100 ๐Ÿง‘๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿ’ป Handheld stack of 12 shots โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” ๐Ÿง #funfacts Their common name is taken from the Male beetles appearing to have huge antlers.ย They are actually over-sized mandibles, used in courtship displays and to wrestle other male beetles. Female beetles are smaller at between 30-50mm long, with smallerย mandibles. They are often seen on the ground looking for somewhere to lay their eggs. The beetle most often mistaken for a female stag beetle is the lesser stag beetle. However, lesser stags are black all over with matt wing cases, while female stag beetles have shiny brown wing cases. Lesser stag beetles tend to have a much squarer overall look. โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” Copyright ยฉ @paulbrowning.photography โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” #photographer #photography #naturephotography #macrophotography #macromood #macro #sonyalpha #sonyalphagang #insect #wildlifephotography #photooftheday #macro_freaks #invert_macro #macrogrammers #macrohappiness #macroshot #macro_world #insectsofinstagram #insects #macro_perfection #flowers #cupoty #appicoftheweek #YourShotPhotographer #focusstacking #beetle #stagbeetle #beetles #thebritishwildlife @alphauniversebysony.eu @BBCEarth @bbcspringwatch @buglife_ict @insectguru @natgeoyourshot @thebritishwildlife @cupoty
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3 years ago
Not only do these tiny beetles look beautiful and you can find lots of different colours but this male and female colours compliment each other wonderfully! Only 3 shots to stack this, they were getting disturbed by me and those antennas swing about everywhere! โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” ๐ŸŒฟ Out in the field. No manipulation. ๐Ÿชฒ no common name ๐Ÿค“ Scientific : Plateumaris sericea โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” ๐Ÿ“ท Sony A7Riv ๐Ÿ“ท Laowa 100mm 1:2 ๐Ÿ“ธ Godox V860iii flash โš™๏ธ Custom MK diffuser โš™๏ธ Raynox 250 ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป 1/250 f8 iso100 ๐Ÿง‘๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿ’ป Handheld stack of 3 shots โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” ๐Ÿง #funfacts 6.5-10.0 mm. Very typical of the family, elongate with a narrow forebody and broadly-oval elytra, but notably variable in colour from metallic bronze, gold, red or green to vivid blue or violet, the appendages are dark but also substantially metallic, matching the body.โ€จโ€จThese beetles occur in well-vegetated wetland marginal situations, usually beside still or slow-flowing neutral or basic waters beside ponds, river margins, marshes, gravel pits and drainage ditches etc. and are also recorded from reed beds and saline swamps and pools. โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” Copyright ยฉ @paulbrowning.photography โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” #photographer #photography #naturephotography #macrophotography #macromood #macro #sonyalpha #sonyalphagang #insect #wildlifephotography #photooftheday #macro_freaks #invert_macro #macrogrammers #macrohappiness #macroshot #macro_world #insectsofinstagram #insects #macro_perfection #flowers #cupoty #appicoftheweek #YourShotPhotographer #focusstacking #beetle #beetles #thebritishwildlife #AlphaSpringUK @alphauniversebysony.eu @BBCEarth @bbcspringwatch @buglife_ict @insectguru @natgeoyourshot @thebritishwildlife @cupoty
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4 years ago
๐Ÿ’™Blue tail Damselfly (Ischnura elegans) โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” The day after winning an award for my Damsel fly photo I had a very special day with a blue tailed damsel who came onto my camera and my hand to say hi! โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” Copyright ยฉ @paulbrowning.photography โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” #photographer #photography #naturephotography #macrophotography #macromood #macro #sonyalpha #sonyalphagang #insect #wildlifephotography #photooftheday #macro_freaks #invert_macro #macrogrammers #macrohappiness #macroshot #macro_world #insectsofinstagram #insects #macro_perfection #flowers #cupoty #appicoftheweek #YourShotPhotographer #focusstacking #damselfly #thebritishwildlife #AlphaSpringUK
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4 years ago
First stack of 2022.. letโ€™s go!!! โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” ๐ŸŒฟ Out in the field. No manipulation. ๐Ÿชฒ Alder Leaf beetle ๐Ÿค“ Scientific : Agelastica alni โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” ๐Ÿ“ท Sony A7Riv ๐Ÿ“ท Laowa 100mm 2 X @ 1X ๐Ÿ“ธ Godox V860ii flash โš™๏ธ Custom MK diffuser โš™๏ธ Raynox 250 ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป 1/250 f8 iso100 ๐Ÿง‘๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿ’ป Handheld stack of 6 shots โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” ๐Ÿง #funfacts There are about 250 species ofย leaf beetleย (family Chrysomelidae) found in Britain, they range in size from 1 mm to 18 mm. The family contains many metallic and attractive species and all feed on plantsย (herbivores).ย โ€จโ€จAlder leaf beetle is an 7-8 mm long dark metallic blue leaf beetle that feeds on alder (Alnus) and is occasionally found on other deciduous trees such as beech (Fagus sylvatica), hazel (Corylus) and hornbeam (Carpinus betulus).ย It overwinters as adults which emerge in the spring, sometimes in large numbers. โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” Copyright ยฉ @paulbrowning.photography โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” #photographer #photography #naturephotography #macrophotography #macromood #macro #sonyalpha #sonyalphagang #insect #instagood #wildlifephotography #photooftheday #macro_freaks #invert_macro #macrogrammers #macrohappiness #macroshot #macro_world #insectsofinstagram #insects #macro_perfection #cupoty #appicoftheweek #YourShotPhotographer #focusstacking #beetle #beetles #thebritishwildlife #AlphaSpringUK @alphauniversebysony.eu @BBCEarth @bbcspringwatch @buglife_ict @insectguru @natgeoyourshot @thebritishwildlife @cupoty
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