Unnoticed

The camera club organised a photography day near Chipping Warden.  The venue was a converted barn on a farm, and the day included some landscape photography, table top work, and, if interested, there were some birds of prey to photograph.  There was also the opportunity to wander free – as long as we avoided the farm yard.

Whilst everyone was distracted by the big eyes of the birds, I managed to make an escape along the hedgerow to see what I could find.

The light was quite subdued at times, and although I had brought a tripod, I still cannot get used to it, it seems cumbersome.  This is my excuse for the large aperture for a number of my photos.

I am trying out using shutter priority at the moment in order to stop myself getting carried away with macro shots and losing a perfect opportunity through camera shake.

Although it may not look exciting, this picture of a weevil (I know not what kind it is) is probably my favourite shot of the day.  I thought at first that it would have been better if the insect was looking at the camera, but I have changed my mind and prefer it this way – it looks as though it is contemplating life, the universe and everything.

What I like about the picture, other than the fact that it is actually fairly sharp, is the combination of colours, which makes for quite a serene picture.  I have cropped the picture, but that is all, and that puts the weevil right in the centre – this goes against the rule of thirds, but, I think it works.

The lens was, of course, my 100mm macro lens, it was handheld, ISO200, 1/160secs, f/7.1.