Spot Eyed Hoverfly

I found this spot eyed hoverfly (Eristalinus species) in my garden resting on a leaf of Caribbean cherry plant (Muntingia species). I photographed this hoverfly using a Canon EOS 80D with Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM lens, illuminated by Canon MT-24EX macro twin light flash with DIY diffuser. Hoverflies, sometimes called flower flies, … Read more

Ten Faces of Maidenhair Fern

Shallow DOF

How do you find a fresh angle to shoot from when all been taken? That’s a common question I get asked as a photography teacher. How do those pros do it? Why are their images so different from mine? Answer to this is pretty simple; they never get it with a single shot. They use … Read more

Short Horned Grasshopper

Short Horned Grasshopper

This is a nymph of a variety of short horned grasshopper (Family Acrididae). The Acrididae are the predominant family of grasshoppers, comprising some 10,000 of the 11,000 species of the entire suborder Caelifera. The Acrididae are best known because all locusts (swarming grasshoppers) are of the Acrididae. The subfamily Oedipodinae is sometimes classified as a … Read more

Common Green Bottle Fly

Common Green Bottle Fly

At Sammilan Shetty Butterfly Park at Belvai, I captured this common green bottle fly feeding on flowers using Canon EOS 5DS R DSLR with Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro when I was doing Canon EOS 5DS R Review The common green bottle fly (Lucilia species) is a blow fly found in most areas of … Read more

Comfort Zone Syndrome

Golden Leaves

As with everything in life, you are susceptible to falling into a routine with your photography – a comfort zone syndrome. A comfort zone could put your photography at risk of becoming dull, monotonous and routine. Being a full time professional and running a very active photography group on Facebook, doesn’t leave much time to … Read more

Maize Tassel

Maize Tassel

I found this male inflorescence of Maize (also known as tassel) in a maize field near Kalache Kambala, Mulki. Setting sun was casting just the right amount of light on this single Maize tassel. with rest of the Maize in darkness it gave a natural darker background. I was really with a rig meant for … Read more