National Meadows Day at Drumbuie

Yellow Rattle (Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4-5.6 L Lens at 99mm, ISO 400, 1/60 sec at f/16, Tripod)

Today was National Meadows Day and to celebrate the NTS held an event at Drumbuie with Simon Larson offering tuition in macro photography of some of the wonderful plants found in and around the croft meadows there.  These shots represent the best of my efforts which were a bit hampered by some damp weather and fairly strong winds which made focussing on the moving plants pretty difficult.

Northern Marsh Orchid (Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II lens, ISO 400, 1/1250 sec at f/4.0, 15mm Extension Tube, Handheld)

Forget-Me-Not (Canon EOS 5D Mark II, 24-105mm f/4-5.6 L Lens at 105mm, ISO 400, 1/160 sec at f/8.0, Tripod)

Wild Rose (Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Lens, ISO 400, 1/1600 sec at f/4.0, 15mm Extension Tube, Tripod)

Purple Vetch (Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4-5.6 L Lens at 105mm, ISO 400, 1/400 sec at f/5.0, Handheld)

Self Heal (Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 50mm f/1.8II Lens, 15mm Extension Tube, ISO 400, 1/500 sec at f/5.0 Handheld)

Following the outdor session at Drumbuie we moved over to Balmacara Square to the Steadings Gallery where Simon set up some studio lights and we tried some shots under morte controlled conditions.  I didn't have the chance to do much with the flowers but got this shot of a snail on a birch log.

Snail on Birch Log (Canon ES 5D Mark II, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0-5.6 L Lens at 100mm plus 2x converter, ISO 200, 1/5 sec at f/22, Tripod, Flash)