Hi, I have been following the "which macro lens" discussion with great interest as I have recently purchased a Canon 400D (from Tesco Direct believe it or not - £350 after £50 cash back from Canon!) and would like to buy a good macro lens now. Advice seems to be a "true" macro le...

Hi all, Having seen some of the photos on this web site I am thinking of changing my camera from a Panasonic FZ7 whih I have been very pleased with to a digital SLR (mainly as I cannot seem to get decent macro shots of ova etc). I think the Panasonic has given me some good pictures but I just need t...

Hi, Just been going back over the years postings and spotted markatbath had seen Glanville Fritillaries at Sand Point. Is this the Sand Point near Weston-Super-Mare? I am going to Gloucestershire next year (June) mainly to see Marsh Fritillary and Duke of Burgundy but if there is a chance of Glanvil...

Thanks for that. I wasn't expecting a Brown Argus answer or I would have also shown you the the upperside of the same butterfly. Do you still think it is a Brown Argus? There is some blue near the body which I didn't think was present in a Brown Argus. http://upload4.postimage.org/1362350/P1000906a....

I took this picture in Cornwall on the 6th September at Tintagel on the cliff top. It has been puzzling me for ages because I assumed it was a female Common Blue but after looking at it again the spot on the forewing that is one of the clues for a blue id is missing. I had wondered if it might be a ...

I have been watching butterflies for years and always considered Red Admirals to be one of the most attractive butterflies but have to admit had never noticed the white spots before. So I looked at some photos I had taken this year and was surprised to see white spots on all of the ones taken locall...