Showing posts with label Fly. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fly. Show all posts

Friday, February 23, 2024

Focus-stacked Mosses, Lichens and Flies

We have traded in our Olympus OM-D EM-1 mark ii for another 2nd hand EM-1 mark iii as it has a few very useful features including dedicated exposure compensation and the ability to do an in-camera stack of 15 rather than 9 images. Here a few in-camera stacks of mosses and lichens in our churchyard and a couple of flies. The last image is stacked in the computer with Zerene stacker from the 15 RAW images processed with DxO PureRaw3; this gives a lot more detail than the in-camera jpeg and is obviously the best method for a quality images but the in-camera stacks are excellent for a quick image


Sunday, November 5, 2023

Toft Meadow Fungi and Flies

Although I sometimes think it would have been great to have lived in more places in my life, there is something wonderful about exploring the same area for so many years - Toft Great Meadow never fails to reveal a new species or a new aspect of the scenery. Yesterday I decided to record the various fungi there including this Petticoat Mottlegill - aptly named with its lacy cap. The recent rains have cut away at Bourn Brook banks giving some excellent vertical surfaces for next season's Kingfisher nests.

Friday, October 20, 2023

More Small Invertebrates

Pruning the Buddleias yesterday took a very long time as each branch needed to be beaten to dislodge any insects etc, some of which I photographed and most of which were minute like this exquisite Leafhopper and the Rough Woodlouse. The Spider and Centipede were dislodged from our low brick wall while tidying the ivy - wonderful brick coloration!

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Insects in the Autumn Garden

Although the night-time temperatures dipped to near freezing the last two days, the sun has been warm and yesterday I recorded a large number of active insects including these very small Weevils on the hollyhocks, one of which appeared to be egg laying.

Thursday, October 5, 2023

Toadstool Time at Paxton

The rain earlier this week has produced a good crop of fungi at Paxton Pits. Here are a few including resident flies and the very strange Green Lacewing larva covered in debris

Ann Miles Photography - My Favourite Images of the Past10 years or so