“Taking a closer perspective on the flora and fauna of the south of England, we discover fascinating foliage, insects and fungi, whilst learning new techniques and creative processes in macro photography.”
I’m still at the stage of being pleased to get anything in focus, but now need to pay more attention to composition and background. Still in awe of the amazing stuff that appears on my Instagram feed.
Suprised by how many types of bug could be found in a single stretch of hedge, and how quickly the day passed while we tried to photograph them all.
Leptophyes punctatissima / Speckled Bush-cricket
Polydrusus formosus / green immigrant leaf weevil
Halyzia sedecimguttata / orange ladybird
Anthomyia / “handsome” fly / possibly Anthomyia procellaris (exact species ID v difficult)
Scathophaga stercoraria / yellow dung fly / golden dung fly
Dioctria baumhaueri / black robber fly (with aphid)
Grammoptera ruficornis / Longhorn beetle
Raspberry Beetles / Byturus tomentosus on a buttercup
Korscheltellus lupulina / common swift moth
Argyresthia goedartella / bronze alder moth
Platanthera chlorantha / greater butterfly-orchid
From above
More in the gallery below. All ID based in Google Lens. Please use the comment to suggest better names.
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