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A Few Minibeasts
Insect photography can be frustrating…it’s not the right temperature or it’s too windy or it’s too wet and, above all, I prefer someone to go out with me! So, this year, opportunities have been far fewer than usual. Some subjects have been harder to find locally, apart from a surfeit of small skipper butterflies, as seen in my previous post. Oldham and its environs have been in local coronavirus lockdown measures, from 22nd August, and we’re forbidden to meet anyone from outside our own household, even outdoors, until Covid-19 comes down again. In this post, I’ve collected together some more of my favourite edits from recent weeks…but for now, it’s…
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Small Skipper Butterfly
I've managed to get out and about with the camera a few times over the past couple of weeks, searching for insects to photograph. Finding suitable subject matter has been a bit hit and miss, as the weather has been particularly wet, cold and windy at times and Saddleworth can be especially harsh in its climate.
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Romantic portraits created from the back catalogue
Composite images made in lockdown from photographs sourced from the back catalogue.
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Collecting Victorian Carte de Visite Photographs
What are cartes de visite and how to start a collection.
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Everyone Loves A Robin
A compilation of robin photographs taken over the last few weeks in my garden set-up... Hopefully everyone loves a robin!