From a Welsh Garden on a Dull Bank Holiday
Apr 17, 2017 07:19:58 #
I must be a rubbish bug hunter because whenever I "go a hunting" fully kitted up the critters must see me coming and hide. However, once I attempt a bit of DIY I start noticing them leaving me with no option but got stop, get my camera and take a few shots (much to the ire of Mrs B).
Yesterday a butterfly briefly visited my garden I managed to get three shots before it moved on. I have shared the best plus a severe crop which, to me, appears to reveal a pattern in the eye.
This morning I was supposed to be fixing roofing felt to the bird table I've built. The spider in the pictures I've shared had spun it's web inside the rolled up felt. After ten minutes faffing around sorting out my gear, taking a few pictures, inserting new batteries in flash, changing lens, taking more pictures the spider had not moved so I poked it with my finger and it ran off never to be seen again. I was so glad it wasn't dead.
Back to the garden I wonder what I will find this afternoon.
Yesterday a butterfly briefly visited my garden I managed to get three shots before it moved on. I have shared the best plus a severe crop which, to me, appears to reveal a pattern in the eye.
This morning I was supposed to be fixing roofing felt to the bird table I've built. The spider in the pictures I've shared had spun it's web inside the rolled up felt. After ten minutes faffing around sorting out my gear, taking a few pictures, inserting new batteries in flash, changing lens, taking more pictures the spider had not moved so I poked it with my finger and it ran off never to be seen again. I was so glad it wasn't dead.
Back to the garden I wonder what I will find this afternoon.
Canon 100 macro, F5, 1/1250. ISO 250
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Canon 100 macro, F13, 1/180. Iso 250, Flash
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Apr 17, 2017 08:43:01 #
Apr 17, 2017 10:06:08 #
Lovely! The butterfly is of course the famous peacock butterfly, which is an absolutely stunning creature. Wish we had them here. The handsome spider may be your domestic house spider, Tegenaria domestica.
If you want to get any work done, you will need to haul your equipment with you at all times.
If you want to get any work done, you will need to haul your equipment with you at all times.
Apr 17, 2017 13:10:15 #
Apr 18, 2017 14:09:41 #
Thanks for the thumbs up Douglass and the kind words tinsbum and Mark.
To be honest Mark I don't need much encouragement to put down my hammer and pick up the camera.
To be honest Mark I don't need much encouragement to put down my hammer and pick up the camera.
Apr 18, 2017 16:59:25 #
Really nice shots Paul. I too am frequently diverted from my chores and have to run for the camera.
Apr 18, 2017 17:53:17 #
EnglishBrenda wrote:
Thanks Brenda,Really nice shots Paul. I too am frequently diverted from my chores and have to run for the camera.
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