12 from my Macro Day at Brockholes, Preston

[Paul]

A slug eating fungus - not what I expected to find when I went out today looking to photograph toadstools and mushrooms...

Then there was tale of the snails - like miniature ones you find on the beach - with long shells rather than round shells...

I also found some black fungus - turns out this is called "King Alfred's Cakes"...

I found a nice mushroom lit by a patch of sunlight and there was a little froglet too, on a fallen moss-covered log. He was posing nicely, but soon hopped off.

Then lastly on the way out, on a fence, another common red darter dragonfly. Nice eyes and chops on these...

Oh, and when I got home, the wife had found a sawfly - first time I've managed to get a shot of one these - probably a male Tenthredo atra (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae).

Not a bad day to spend an hour or two with the macro lens at Brockholes Nature Reserves.

 

 

 

 

Paul.

[FUJI]

Yes! The season of Fungi Is upon us already..........we only commented, last night, on how the nights are drawing in just now.........Paul will be suffering withdrawal symptoms as his beloved Macro models vanish one by one as winter approaches.

Paul, I enjoy your regular bursts of macro studies, my kit was put away just prior to my eye surgery, so probably wont surface again until next Spring....( Reminder......I must check my Sony A55, take battery out etc).

Lighting and recording wet, shiny subjects isnt easy, because the sparkly highlights are there and it is so easy to blow them out.........you seem to have cracked it.

It is years since I last saw an amphibian of any kind, so thanks for posting these.

FUJI

[Paul]

I'm glad you enjoy them so much Fuji - and anyone else.

 

I go to great pains to get some of these shots, my knees are suffering and sore after yesterdays jaunt, bandaged today for work hoping I can get by without too much pain!

 

 

Paul.

[Korky]

Another great display of your skills.

 

I just love the quirky angled froglet. Superb!

 

Korky

[Paul]

Thanks Korky. I had to shoot at that angle as it was the only way to get the camera steady in the first instance.

Paul.

[THELONGMAN]

Great set Paul, love your  approach and angles to this set,

 

Geoff

[Paul]

Great set Paul, love your  approach and angles to this set,

 

Geoff

 

 

Thank you Geoff. Appreciated.

 

Paul.