Here are some of the species I was able to identify while starting to cut my 'meadow' area - the root areas are particularly full of insects and spiders. There are many many more still to record though not sure how many will be large enough to photograph and ID. some extras at the end from the Tansy etc
Yesterday was our second Macrophotography Day at Paxton on a very warm humid day. Having talked about the various techniques that could be used in the field (depending on camera models, type of image wanted visually and the intended use of the image), we spent the rest of the day on the reserve finding some models for our techniques.
Image 1 (Green bottle) is a stack of Raw images using in-camera Bracketing and stacking in Zerene stacker.
Images 2, 3, 4, and 5 are in-camera stacks producing a jpg image (Olympus OM-D EM5iii).
Images 6-10 are single shots with a wide depth of field (1/250 sec F14)
Images 11-14 are set on Procapture (1/2000th f8) hoping to capture flight!! I was particularly please with the Spiked Shieldbug as I had never recorded how the wings unfold in Hemiptera before.
Fair number of Migrant Hawkers, Ruddy and Common Darters, and Willow Emeralds at Paxton yesterday. This Scorpion Fly obligingly stayed for some time as a photographic model feeding on Ant Damsel Fly. Not sure if the short-winged moth is a common variant of the Turnip Moth or an incomplete emergence. Still lots of Wasp Spiders. I also spent a bit of time trying to get flight shots of the Bee Mimic fly (Eristalis intricaria)
