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221/366 Flying Ants

A couple of weeks ago we were inundated with ants in the house. We had to spend a couple of hours getting them out of the house and then protected the house borders with the only sure fire solution – talcum powder…it works, it really does. So, I was a

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220/366 Yellow Daisies

Back to Essex now and Tuesday night is Bishop’s Stortford Camera Club. We visited Hatfield Heath which has a lovely church and pond…our task, any photo that didn’t include the church or pond…mean 😉

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Time to Sup
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Time to Sup

I caught this photograph of a hoverfly feeding on nectar down by the River Pant between Great and Little Bardfield

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212/366 Elephant Leaf

As I pottered round the garden this evening looking for something to photograph I came across this dying leaf that just reminded me of an elephant. I’ve no idea what happened to the leaf to damage it in such a way. This will be the last post for a few

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Hoverfly on Lavender
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Hoverfly on Lavender

We are lucky enough to have a large area of lavender in our back garden. We didn’t plant it there, it just arrived one year and we have enjoyed it every year since…as have the local hoverflys, amongst others 😉

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210/366 A golden long horned moth on scabious

I’ve had a busy day updating my other blog, Flitch Photography, that I have seriously neglected in the last month, so head over there over the next few days and see lots more new posts and photographs that I have taken recently – I have quite a backlog of images

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208/366 Seeders

You may recall earlier in this project a couple of photographs of a foxglove growing in my garden. Well, this is the same foxglove today, it’s definitely gone to seed 😉

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203/366 The Web of Fear

I went out today with all 3 extension rings attached to my camera and the 105mm macro lens to go for really small stuff. Whilst this spider isn’t particularly small I was looking to capture the web, more than the actual spider and I was delighted with the results. The

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Mark Seton

Mark Seton

I'm an amateur photographer who enjoys music. I'm currently the Digital Secretary of the Bishops Stortford Camera club (and am a past Chairman) and I hold both LRPS and CPAGB distinctions.