Category Archives: Macro lens

Wide-Angle Macro: The Essential Guide, Now Available. PHD | CB

There has been more than a hint that we, Clay Bolt and Paul Harcourt Davies, have been cooking up something for a while: in biological terms, you could say it has had a prolonged gestation period. So here, without further … Continue reading

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Missing those Mantids. PHD

I caught the heavier-than-air machine after a four hour unscheduled wait at Rome’s Fiumicino airport,  winging my way to WildPhotos 2o12 via the long route. First down to Devon (two wee granddaughters to be a ‘Nonno’ to) then to Wales … Continue reading

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Where does time go?

The question posed is, of course, rhetorical and, moreover, utterly devoid of meaning when analysed – for time goes nowhere but forward, if, in any sense time can be said to go, that is… but who cares? This morning, I … Continue reading

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Insects On a Shoestring. CB

Like many of you out there, I’ve become more and more interested in multi-media. As a natural extension of my love of macrophotography, my target subjects will be insects and other small creatures. I recently came across this post by … Continue reading

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The 105mm f/2.8G AF-S VR Micro NIKKOR a user’s assessment. PHD

For anyone interested I have posted BOTH parts of a very detailed assessment of the 105mm f/2.8G AF-S VR Micro NIKKOR You can find it here on the PIXIQ blog and I have, as usual taken things further with some … Continue reading

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