FANTASTIC CANON PHOTOGRAPHY
AMAZING CLOSE-UP IMAGES FROM THE WORLD OF CANON PHOTOGRAPHY
01 THE BOW TIE BY EMMANUEL GRAINDÉPICE (INSECTS)
Emmanuel’s fantastic macro shot is aptly called the ‘bow tie’, with his vibrant yellow insect’s outstretched wings beautifully decorating this round-headed garlic flower. His off-centre composition is spot on and his use of a fully open f/2.8 aperture on his 150mm Irix lens has created separation between background and his subject with a soft, creamy shallow depth of field. Emmanuel told us: “The insect had its wings stretched out to warm up and was preparing to take flight on this sunny morning. The photo was taken under the subdued light of the trees in Toul, France.”
Lens Irix 150mm f/2.8 Macro
Exposure 1/640 sec, f/2.8, ISO200
02 SCARLET WAXCAP BY JEREMY LINTOTT (FUNGI)
Jeremy’s early morning shot of a scarlet waxcap is moody and atmospheric with dew drops and spiderwebs filling the frame. He told us: “I spotted a large number of waxcaps growing around the periphery of a nearby cricket pitch at Ebernoe Woods last October. The whole area was covered in spider webs and early morning dew, creating an ethereal scene. I got down low, resting on a beanbag and took a series of 12 focus-bracketed images for maximum detail in the waxcap.”
Lens Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
Exposure 1/125 sec, f/3.2, ISO160
03 SWIRLS BY HENRIK SPRANZ (BUTTERFLIES & DRAGONFLIES)
Henrik took this wonderfully textured shot of a marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) just south of Vienna. He told us: “It was a sunny morning in June with the first light shining through the wings. It helps to know about the habits and habitats of butterflies so you can find them still resting at dawn. Using an open aperture on a long lens, I captured a painterly bokeh shooting through the vegetation.”
Lens Sigma 180mm f/2.8 APO Macro EX DG OS HSM
Exposure 1/200 sec, f/3.2, ISO250
04 PURPLE WORLD BY MARIT VAN EKELENBURG (PORTRAIT)
Marit has captured an incredibly vibrant close-up of this green immigrant leaf weevil (polydrusus formosus) climbing up a purple geranium. She told us: “Weevils are among the most colourful, interesting looking, overdramatic creatures I’ve ever see; they will often stop, drop and play dead for any tiny disturbance. They have such st
