Back to some wildlife photography, although I’m sure I will have plenty more photos to share of our fuzzy friend to add to my Cat Chronicles collection. Until last Summer I didn’t realise that we got Grasshoppers here in the UK. I feel quite privileged that each time we have spotted them it has been … More The Grasshopper
This is only my second attempt at photographing dragonflies and it’s by no means my best photography. I find them quite tricky little characters to focus on as they rarely stay still long enough to capture their detail in full focus. I happened by this dragonfly purely by chance while exploring a local nature reserve … More Common Darter
My first attempt at photographing a dragonfly, not my best work but I am pretty impressed with the end result nevertheless. As you can imagine they are quite difficult to photograph as they don’t stay in one place for more than a few seconds at any one time, so a lot of patience was required. … More Azure Damselfly
Living in the city sometimes I think we all forget about the nature that is right on our doorstep, myself included. You can find a glimpse of nature in any urban space. Across the road from our own urban space we have our own little glimpse of nature. Reminding me that beauty can be found everywhere.
On a recent trip to Leeds I had the opportunity to visit a tropical house where I managed to capture some shots of butterflies.
The third and final photo blog entry for today, again following on from the previous two posts. The Sheffield Botanical Gardens provided me with more inspiration this time in the form of insects as well as the flowers. Combine lots of flowers with warm sunny July weather and you will almost certainly see bee’s. This … More Honey to the Bee
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