ABOUT ME

I live in a camper van with a West Highland Terrier for company.
My passion is creating images but it is a work in progress.
I am always willing to share what knowledge I have and can be contacted through the comments on this post or e-mail ADRIAN
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Monday, 4 May 2015

SO MUCH TO LEARN. (04/05/15)

It was spitting rain first thing; after breakfast the sun was shining but it is cold in the wind. Undaunted I took the macro lens for a walk. This is what we found._V0G8203  Lots of wet things. This isn’t a thistle but I don’t know what it is.

_V0G8195  A Violet. It doesn’t have the white sticky up bit so maybe it got blown away or it is a Marsh Violet.

_V0G8193   I don’t know. This gets embarrassing after a while but it is a pretty little flower.

_V0G8191   Ivy Flower.

_V0G8190    One of the Cup Fungi. I think it is  Peziza micropus. It is a young one. I’ll have to take the 100mm lens to fit a few older ones into the frame.

_V0G8198    This I am pleased with. It is far from perfect but at 3:1 my best yet taken in a stiff breeze. I’ll try and ID it later. There are lots of them and they usually fly away but this one was busy cleaning it’s whiskers._V0G8196 I only include this as I managed to get it’s eye in focus. something I’m inordinately happy about.

On our return life put on it’s animal husbandry face. I found a deer tick on Molly so both dogs have had a shot of Front Line. I then removed the tick and carefully separated it from dog hairs.

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_V0G8183 Deer Tick; Ioxdes ricinus. It’s not a spider but is a relative. It was also a pain as it refused to stop on the set for it’s picture to be taken. This one is engorged with Molly blood. I have spent ages looking for normal ones on bracken stalks but never found one. They are very small before they start sucking blood. That’s my excuse. Not bad at 4:1 and 5:1. I think I used the 5X scale on both. Sorry about that.

That’s all for today, I shall go out to make the most of a sunny day.

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28 comments:

  1. Author R. Mac Wheeler4 May 2015 at 13:32

    oh gawwwwwd I hate ticks. But I loved that first shot...and yes...getting its eye in focus made a great shot

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    1. ADRIAN4 May 2015 at 14:19

      R.mac, I'll keep trying. Ticks aren't very nice.

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  2. carol in cairns4 May 2015 at 13:45

    The fungi looks like ears. Hate ticks too ~ I lost a cat to a tick.

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    1. ADRIAN4 May 2015 at 14:23

      Carol, it feels a bit like an ear. Ticks are a fact of life in Scotland. Unpleasant they are but rarely fatal here.

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  3. Unknown4 May 2015 at 14:09

    Great set of images Adrian. First image is a gem

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    1. ADRIAN4 May 2015 at 14:26

      Good to see you back. You will have to let me know what your name is.

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  4. Anvilcloud4 May 2015 at 15:05

    How do you get a 1:3? I thought macro lenses took you to 1:1.

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    1. ADRIAN4 May 2015 at 15:27

      Thanks John. I had got my ones and threes the wrong way round. It's 3X magnification. I've altered it now, thanks again.

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    2. Anvilcloud4 May 2015 at 16:34

      I had it backwards too. I realize it's 3x magnification. I am just not sure how you get it.

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    3. ADRIAN4 May 2015 at 16:39

      John, this is with the Canon MP-E 65mm. You can often find them used as they are the very devil to get in focus. I use it with an MR-14EX ring flash but others use a tripod and cable release. The lens will go to 5X.

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  5. Douglas Mcfarlane4 May 2015 at 16:15

    God ticks looking even more vile in macro images, yuk. I love that top image.

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    1. ADRIAN4 May 2015 at 16:40

      Douglas, they look fine before they eat. The first image is very sparkly.

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  6. Bob Bushell4 May 2015 at 16:25

    Beautiful macro genius, I love that one, the something fly, no idea what it is.

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    1. ADRIAN4 May 2015 at 16:40

      Ta Bob, I think it is one of the snipe flies.

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  7. DawnTreader4 May 2015 at 17:00

    The first wet thing when first seen in the thumbnail version looked a bit like a peacock's tail to me. The things with many legs I scroll hastily by, they're bad enough when they're tiny...

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    1. ADRIAN4 May 2015 at 17:59

      Monica, it's some sort of flower bud. I will watch what it turns into.

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  8. Bill 4 May 2015 at 18:15

    You DO have wonderful toys! But you also have the patience and skill--and talent to make them work so well.

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    1. ADRIAN4 May 2015 at 18:56

      Bill, I treat them badly as well. I really hope to crack this macro and close up business.

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  9. Graham Edwards4 May 2015 at 18:31

    The first photo is beautiful. The others are superb. Ticks are definitely one of the least loveable of insects.

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    1. ADRIAN4 May 2015 at 18:58

      Graham, they are better than I got this afternoon. It was too windy to focus. Ticks are pretty revolting things better close up than in real life though.

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  10. Kovács Miklós4 May 2015 at 22:15

    Wow Adrian! Your first shot is unbelievable. So spectacular waterdrops like lots of pearls. Great work, congratulations!
    Cheers, Miklos

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    1. ADRIAN5 May 2015 at 06:07

      Kovacs, we get plenty of water here. It looks better than I thought it would.

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  11. Pauline4 May 2015 at 23:45

    There I was, scrolling happily after being enchanted with your first image and enjoying the others. But the ticks put a stop to that. Hate those repulsive things.

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    1. ADRIAN5 May 2015 at 06:09

      Pauline, please accept my sincere apologies.

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  12. Red4 May 2015 at 23:55

    You had a great day out there with your macro even if it was a rotten day. I'm impressed with the number of insects you got when the weather is bad.

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    1. ADRIAN5 May 2015 at 06:10

      Red, the weather wasn't too bad just a bit windy for macro.

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  13. Laura. M6 May 2015 at 12:19

    Me gusta la primera !!
    Un abrazo.

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    1. ADRIAN6 May 2015 at 12:26

      Laura, me gusta el insecto en la flor pero el primero son más populares.

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