photographs: people, places & things
Garden pictures – summer was here for a short time ☀️ Although it might seem an unlikely claim, it is true that we did have some sunshine this year. Writing this post has reminded me of that. I mentioned in my last post that I was spending a little time this week catching up with […]
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Macro photo’s in the garden and a first time visitor spotted With just the hint of summer on the way, I spent some time in the garden yesterday. After a tidy up I grabbed a camera and took a few insect macro photographs. There are also a few pictures of birds that were seen in […]
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Garden pictures: insects and our frequent Goldfinch visitors It seems to me that the slow and almost no existent start to summer has had an impact on the number of insects that we might normally expect to see at this time of year. Despite that it’s always worth a wander in the garden to have […]
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In the garden with the Canon EOS 90D and Sigma 105mm macro. One of the great things about macro photography is that you don’t really have to go far to practice. My previous blog post featured macro photography from the back garden and this post continues with that theme. As well as the macro pictures […]
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Close up photography in the garden with the Sigma 105mm f2.8 The pictures in this blog post are all taken using a Canon EOS 90D and a Sigma 105mm f2.8 EX DG HSM macro lens. Additional lighting in the pictures in this post was achieved using a Neewer Macro Ring Lite NW14EXT which you can […]
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Another trip to Scotland – short break in Newton Stewart (2) In part 1 I mentioned that my wife and I have holidayed together many many times in Scotland as well as having travelled pretty extensively in Scotland on my own by motorbike (my most recent bike trip there was in August last year). There […]
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Spring time and macro garden photography with the Sigma 105. And yet more macro pictures with the Canon EOS 90D and the Neewer ring flash. I’ve written previously about using the Canon EOS 90D and the pretty impressive Sigma 105mm lens, I really do think it’s a good combination. More information/other posts You can find […]
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More life in the garden and more garden bugs – a short post. Some more garden bug macro shots with the Canon 90D and the Neewer ring flash. There is more information about the Neewer ring flash in the previous post (use this link to view) All pictures are taken with a Canon EOS 90D […]
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There’s life in the garden – macro photos with Sigma 105mm. It’s a while since I posted macro pictures, that because it’s been a while since I did any macro photography. I suppose macro photography is like many things, if left for a while it can take a little time to ‘re-learn’. In fact I […]
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Last days of summer … As get towards the mid point of September then we also get towards the last days of summer. The long days are already starting to fade away, the lights at home are on a little earlier and I find myself reaching for some slightly warmer clothing in the evening. But […]
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