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
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An enthusiastic Swallowtail enjoying the lavender.
Canon EOS 100D with Canon 70-200mm f/4 lens and Canon 25mm tube ISO400 1/100 at f/11
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Another shot of a White Death Crab Spider showing great dexterity in juggling her lunch
Canon EOS 100D with Canon 70-200mm f/4 lens and Canon 25mm tube ISO400 1/100 at f/8
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One of a pair of buzzards (hawks in the US, poiana in Italy) that swoop, glide, soar and hunt over and around us in Le Gupole. They call to each other frequently. wingspan is 113-128cm.
Canon G3X ISO400 1/1250 at f/8 220mm (600mm equiv)
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All wrapped up and ready to roll. This spider has his day’s food all sorted.
Canon EOS100D with Canon 70-200mm F/4 L IS lens with Canon 25mm tube. ISO800 1/125 at f/8
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Two beautiful hill towns. Monterchi, Tuscany in the foreground with Citerna, Umbria above on the hilltop.
Canon G3X ISO200 1/400 at f/9
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A bee gorging itself on lavender.
Canon EOS100D with Canon 70-200mm EF L IS zoom lens and Canon 25mm tube ISO200 1/500 at f/8
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The full moon of 19 July rising over the hills opposite our house at Le Gupole, Tuscany
Canon G3X ISO500 1/20 at f/8 on full zoom
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The patience of the female White Death Crab Spider (Misumena vatia) lurking on our lavender paid off at last with the arrival of this unfortunate bee.
Canon EOS100D with Canon 70-200mm f/4 L IS lens and Canon 25mm tube. ISO200 1/125 at f/8
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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.
Keep checking out the galleries; the old ones have been reinstalled and new ones are being added.
What were the ‘other things’?
Check out ‘My Novels’ here or in the menu above where a couple of clicks will take you to the world of ClarkeFiction and details of my seven edge-of-the-seat thriller novels and my wife Gail’s wonderful fully illustrated children’s books.
