A walk along a track through long grass produced quite a variety of species. It was too hot for a formal session but I suggested the group looked for subjects where the backgrounds were far enough away to not distract as with the Hairy Shieldbug about to take off or where they added to the scene as with the Brown Argus. The Hairy Bug is one of those 'nearly' shots - great action shot but the front of head is not sharp. Crickets are always difficult to photograph as deep in the vegetation. Amused to find a very large Wasp Spider on the path and a minute Zebra Spider (back at the Centre). ID sheet at end.
A few new yearly arrivals in the garden like this attractive Bishop's Mitre Bug and Tortoise Beetle and a few that I haven't seen before or probably haven't manage to photograph eg the minute bug, an Orius species, and the two very small flies, Phasia species. ID sheet at end - some provisional!! The great thing about living in a temperate zone is the progression of insects (with their foodplants etc) through spring to autumn.
Here are the results of a short photographic session in Cambridge last week looking for more creative architectural shots - combination of seen reflections, interesting angles and photographic composites. We walked back through King's and couldn't resist a shot of the haymaking which also served as a companion for the Faculty of history building.
