Orchids and Sundews

Orchids and Sundews 

A few images of Orchids and Sundew plants from a visit down to two nature reserves in Kent during mid June.

 All taken with the Olympus E-M1 Mk II and either the 60mm F2.8 macro lens, or the 40-150mm F2.8 + MC14 converter. Some images are straight one shot images, while others are using the `in camera` focus stacking that is on the Olympus cameras.

Fragrant Orchid 

Greater Butterfly Orchid 

Heath Sotted Orchid 

Heath Spotted Orchid

Lady Orchid

Lady Orchid Detail 

Bee Orchid 

Sundew Plants - probably the most difficult plants I have ever photographed. They are hug the ground so small, -only about 1/2-1" in height.  

The following are a few Orchids from last year. Again, all taken on the E-M1 mkII and the 40-150mm F2.8+MC 14 Converter

This wide angle shot was taken with the 9-18mm F3.5-4.5 lens

Nature in Macro Talk

Nature in Macro Talk 

This talk shows how I go about photographing the wide assortment of butterflies, moths, damselflies, dragonflies and other insects that we have in the countryside. It also covers reptiles, amphibians, wild flowers, orchids and fungi. 

In the talk I explain what equipment I use, and how I go about  photographing each of the different types of subjects. It covers focus stacking, aperture, depth of field, and shows how to get sharp pictures when conditions are difficult. It also shows how to get close to subjects and also how to find them.  In the second part of the talk, there is a quiz where the members have to pick out of 10 images which image was taken under controlled conditions in a studio set up. 

The following are shots from the talk. 

Camera Club Talk Update - Latest Images 2020 - Why I Switched

 Camera Club Talk Update - Latest Images 2020 - Why I Switched 

Whilst being in the first lockdown, it gave me plenty of time to update and rework some of the talks that I present to camera clubs/photographic societies. I put together two  brand new slide shows. The very latest one is called :

Latest Images 2020 - Why I Switched 

It covers a wide range of subject matter - Sport, Natural History, Landscape, Portraits and Photojournalism.  Whilst clubs are still in a case of limbo, I will do this talk as a digital presentation, but when things are back to normal, it will be a print presentation. 

The `Why I Switched` part of the title explains why I switched from being a full frame Canon user to the Olympus Micro Four Thirds system. I explain the huge advantages of the system, and show that you can move to a smaller senor size and still produce incredible results. 

Below are a few images from the talk.