Some macro shots

 Some flower shots from the garden. 

Used a Pentax 50mm lens reversed onto my Canon 5D mkII for 1:1 macro 

Pellitory of the Wall

There is lots of this nettle relative growing on Richmond Castle, Yorkshire

 

Amaurobius on the Wall

 Spotted this chap on the wall and thought it was a young house spider. But on closer inspection I noticed the boxing gloves showing him to an adult male. And at the size he was it was clearly an Amaurobius.

New spider for me

 Was having a little midnight garden safari the other night and I saw a small spider on the fence. I got an ok photo, then the following night I went out again and got a much better shot. The species is Neriene montana, a relatively large member of Linyphiidae (money spiders)

Wet Sky

Went out for a walk with my daughter on Saturday and it poured down all day. Till we got home...typical. Got some good shots though, including this lovely Stratocumulus cloud.

Canon 30D, EF 75-300

Bumble bee on Coneflower

Taken today at Preston Park Museum and Grounds with my IXUS compact.

Green Veined White Butterfly on Knapweed

Took this yesterday (1st August) while out on a nature walk with my daughter.
Taken on my little Canon compact, exposure set to -1 stop.

Daisy Daisy

Took this photo of a single daisy while on a bug hunt with the kids.

Hoverfly on Oak Leaf

He stayed really still while I got up as  close as I could with the macro lens.

Canon 30D + Vivitar 100mm macro lens

House Martin in flight

I went into the garden yesterday to photograph some birds, and after many attempts managed to catch a House Martin doing what it does best.

Canon 30D, EF75-300, ISO 400, manual focus.

Hoverfly on Pignut

I came across this Syrphid browsing on a flower head of Pignut, and got a shot with the Panasonic bridge camera.

Gimme Shelter

A young snail found under a tub in the garden one night.
Canon 30D plus macro lens.