Welcome to my blog
I am an exclusive photographer with istockphoto and produce a wide variety of images. Recently I have been experimenting with high magnification photography of insects, plants and anything else I find that looks interesting up close.
I am a first year undergraduate studying Biology at the University of Oxford. I have a particular interset in entomology and enjoy exploring the huge diversity of insect species in the UK.
I aim to use this blog to share some of the photos I have been taking which I find particularly interesting, I try to do a little bit of research on the subjects of my photos but am far from an expert. if I have made any big errors or misidentified something, please leave a comment or send me an email to correct me .
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My Getty portfolio
Sunday, 11 October 2009
Saturday, 10 October 2009
Hoverflies
This Summer I have been trying to photograph and identify as many hoverflies as I can find in my local park in North London. The diversity is amazing, all together I have seen about 20 different hoverfly species, yet this is a tiny proportion of the 276 species which have been found in Britain.
Here are some of my favourites:
Xanthogramma pedissequum
Syrphus ribesii
Eristalis horticola
Cheilosia pagana
Episyrphus balteatus
Here are some of my favourites:
Xanthogramma pedissequum
Syrphus ribesii
Eristalis horticola
Cheilosia pagana
Episyrphus balteatus
Thursday, 1 October 2009
Saturday, 26 September 2009
Monday, 21 September 2009
Lepidoptera
A selection of moths and butterflies I have seen this year.
Mother of pearl moth - Pleuroptya ruralis
Small Tortoiseshell - Aglais urticae
Small skipper - Thymelicus sylvestris
Painted Lady Butterfly - Cynthia cardui
Speckled Wood butterfly - Pararge aegeria
Mother of pearl moth - Pleuroptya ruralis
Small Tortoiseshell - Aglais urticae
Small skipper - Thymelicus sylvestris
Painted Lady Butterfly - Cynthia cardui
Speckled Wood butterfly - Pararge aegeria
Saturday, 19 September 2009
Insects
I have been doing a lot of insect photography this Summer making use of my remote Nikon sb-200 macro flashes. It is amzing the detail and colour you see when you are able to get really close.
Green Shieldbug - Pulomena prasina
Muscidae - Helina sp.
Sarcophagid fly caught by garden spider - Araneus diadematus
Green Shieldbug - Pulomena prasina
Muscidae - Helina sp.
Sarcophagid fly caught by garden spider - Araneus diadematus
Tuesday, 11 August 2009
Cornwall Summer 09
Spent two weeks in Cornwall this Summer. The weather was terrible the first week with rain every day, the second week was far better and I was able to take a few photos.
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