Annual Close-up & Macro

Hoverfly on St. John’s Wort by Caroline Wright – 1st place

Caroline took her Hoverfly image at Hills Pools near Calne in June last year. There is always an abundance of invertebrates at this location and I had gone to photograph Dragonflies, but the Hoverfly caught my attention. It was taken with a 180mm macro lens.

Bloody-nosed Beetle by Tim Tapley – 2nd place

Tim tells me ‘Whilst on Salisbury Plain photographing butterflies I came across this lovely specimen feeding below a bramble bush and was pleased that I had my macro lens with me and that it was happy to carry on feeding to give me the chance of. Close up view’.

Bog Bush-cricket by Robert Harvey – 3rd place

Brimstone on Betony by Robert Harvey – HC

Brimstones are delightful butterflies, distinctive in both shape and colour. I like the complementary yellow and purple in this image, an instantly pleasing combination. Close inspection reveals the composition was photobombed by a small flying wasp. 
F/8, 1/500s, ISO 500. Naturalworldphotography.net

Crayons by Bridget Codrington – HC

Crayons in close-up photography are usually arranged in a line in the order of a rainbow and photographed using a shallow depth of field. Bridget was looking for something different and bunched up the crayons to show the texture in the individual crayons.

Migrant Hawker in Flight by Robert Harvey-– HC

This small hawker dragonfly is not easy to photograph in flight as it patrols its territory constantly, rarely pausing to hover. I spent some time at the edge of a pond following this one with my 400mm lens before my chance came to get it sharp from nose to tail. F/5.6, 1/1600 second, ISO 800.
Naturalworldphotography.net

Lily of the Incas by Dave Johnson – HC

Dave says ‘This is a photo of one of the Lilies that my wife received in a bunch of flowers and actually one of her favourite flowers. 

Large Rose Sawfly Larva by Tim Tapley – HC

Tim says ‘Although my wife may not agree, I was lucky enough to watch a few of these larvae enjoy our garden rose leaves. This one had grown to a nice size to be able to see some nice detail’.

Small Skipper Butterfly by Caroline Wright – HC

Caroline took the photo of the Small Skipper at Morgans Hill Nature Reserve on an early morning visit while the butterflies are roosting and not too lively.

Misuma vatia by Tim Tapley – HC

One of my favourite spiders laying in wait, camouflaged in its standard white livery in a bindweed flower. This feisty mini-beast was brave enough to face up to my camera lens so gave me the opportunity for a head on shot of its aggressive pose.

I’m Watching You by Peter Evans – HC

2021-22 - Macro and Closeup
To be held on 9th March via Zoom
Judge -Colin Harrison FrPS
Results
1st	Hoverfly on St Johns Wort	by	Caroline Wright	Adv
2nd	Bloody-nosed Beetle	by	Tim Tapley	Adv
3rd	Bog bush-cricket	by	Robert Harvey	Adv
HC	Brinstone on Betony	by	Robert Harvey	Adv
	Crayons	by	Bridget Codrington	Int
	Migrant Hawker in Flight	by	Robert Harvey	Adv
	Lily of the Incas	by	Dave Johnson	Beg
	Large Rose Sawfly Lava	by	Tim Tapley	Adv
	Small Skipper Butterfly	by	Caroline Wright	Adv
	Misuma Vitia	by	Tim Tapley	Adv
	I'm Watching You	By	Pete Evans	Beg

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