Tag Archives: praying mantis

Missing those Mantids. PHD

Posted on October 16, 2012 by paulhd

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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Autumnal pauses for thought. PHD

Posted on November 16, 2011 by paulhd

For the past few years I have largely utilized two photographic approaches in my close-up work employing lenses at the extreme ends of the focal length  range. On the one hand there is the  capacity of a long-focus macro (the … Continue reading →

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Mantis Moments .PHD

Posted on October 12, 2011 by paulhd

Here, it is still warm…but I shall not dwell on that and things are buzzing with a kind of desperation that signals end of summer… nasty, cold, ache-inducing weather ahead. However, the garden, that all-embracing term we use for the … Continue reading →

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The heat is nearly off: late summer in an Italian garden. PHD

Posted on August 31, 2010 by paulhd

August can be a busy month at Podere Montecucco, for this is the prime time for family visits  because of the strictures of school holidays. This year, it has also been unbearably hot – OK, I know that this will … Continue reading →

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