Project 52 - Weekly Photos from Geoff F - Part 2

Week 28 - Entrance to the wildflower field at Watkins Wood. A breezy day of cloud and sunny spells

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7D with Tamron 24-70 lens. 1/200 F11 Iso 250

The power supply for the village of Woodleigh crosses this field.

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Merge of two bracketed exposures.

I had a feeling that something was watching me.

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180 macro lens 1/200 F10 Iso 500

And this one was definitely after my blood

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An odd looking hoverfly - Baccha elongata

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And a Scarlet Tiger from today in my garden.

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Sometimes I think that macro photography gets lost in the technique as in "look at what I was able to do" but these (and the recent ones from Les) are super in their own right.

Thanks for the comment, Bill. For me, I mostly shoot for identification which is why I choose camera angles which show the required areas.

Week 29 - Prawle Point. A dull start to the day which slowly improved but a bank of sea fog was still lurking just offshore.

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7D with Tamron 24-70 lens 1/400 F 11 Iso 400. Merge of two bracked exposures.

Rock Sea-lavender growing in a tiny bit of soil at the cliff base.

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Sea Plantain was also growing in very dry conditions at the cliff base.

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From the car park you go down some steep and uneven steps to this gate.

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1/80 F9 Iso 400

And a Painted Nomad Bee

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