Humming bird hawk moth
Humming bird hawk moth enjoying the summer lavender blossom in our garden in Tuscany
Canon 100D with Canon EF-S 60mm f2.8 macro lens ISO 800 1/1000 at f6.3
Scarce swallowtail butterfly
As far as I know, there is actually nothing scarce about his species; it’s just a name. Certainly there were dozens of them feast on the lavender flowers in our garden in Tuscany last summer when this shot was taken.
Canon 100D with Canon EF-S 60mm f2.8 macro ISO 800 1/1000 at f6.3
Common blue
These guys love exploring the sixty+ lavender bushes in our Tuscan garden when the bushes are in full flower. Part of the appeal of these quite small butterflies is the delicate blue upper sides of the wings and the contrasting highly patterned lower sides.
Canon 100D with Canon EF-S 60mm f2.8 macro ISO 800 1/1000 at f6.3. Cropped in LR.
Bee at Harlow Carr
This encouragingly chubby bumble bee was feasting on the pollen at the RHS gardens, Harlow Carr, Harrogate.
Canon G3x ISO400 1/500 at f/8 600mm equiv; cropped in LR
Morimus Asper Beetle
A morimus asper beetle reaching a personal goal – the ascent of the terrace steps at Le Gupole.
Canon G3X ISO125 1/25 at f.4.5
Camouflage
This male White Death Crab Spider (far smaller than the female – check the image of two days ago) is a master of camouflage. Look how close the colour of the legs and cephalothorax are to the lavender stalks. He was considerably smaller too than the bees buzzing around the lavender, but he had every intention of lunching on one.
Canon EOS 100D with Canon 70-200mm F4 L IS lens with Canon 25mm tube ISO400 1/640 at f/8
Welcome to the revamped dgcPhoto site, complete with a new theme and a new look.
I’ve been rather busy with other things for a while, so I thought a makeover was more than overdue. I hope you like it.
In many ways, the site is the same as before except that with the new theme it’s easier to navigate and more efficient to load. And the layout is far cleaner.
I’m currently using two cameras: the truly excellent Canon 90D I bought several months ago that is streets ahead of any other camera I’ve owned over the years, and a Canon 100D that I’ve had for a couple of years — a really lightweight little workhorse. I am also using my iPhone SE far more than I expected. The latest OS makes it an incredibly versatile camera.
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What were the ‘other things’?
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