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Purple Emperor
Apatura iris
The Purple Emperor can often be found on fox scat.
Camera: Camera EOS 5D MkII
Lens: EF 180 mm Macro
Settings: f/8 at 1/500 sec, ISO 320.
Common Club-tail Dragonfly
Gomphus vulgatissimus
Camera: EOS 5D MkII
Lens: Canon MP 65 mm. Enlargement = 1:1.
Settings: shutterspeed 1/10 second, ISO 640.
European wool carder bee
Anthidium manicatum
This solitary bee type lives on nectar and pollen, paticularly from legumes. You can see it from May to September. It is not very common in Holland, making it’s home in the abandoned nests of other bees.
Camera: EOS 5D MkII
Lens: MP 65 mm at f/8, ISO 400
Flash: MT-24EX Macro Twin Lite.
Detail of the wing of Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandarius
I found a dead jay and decided to photograph it back in the studio. This shot was taken with studio lighting,
Camera: EOS 5D MkII
Lens: Canon MP 65 mm. ISO 160
Caterpillar of a Privet Hawk Moth
Sphinx ligustri
I foud this caterpillar in the privet hedge in my back yard. To make the picture, I removed the branch where he was sitting. But you can still see the hedge in the background
Camera: EOS 5D MkII,
Lens: EF 180 mm Macro
Settings: 1/20 second, ISO 400
I used a tripod, but no flash
Wasp spider
Argiope bruennichi
The wasp spider was first discovered in Holland in the 1980’s. In the last few years, this spider has firmly established itself in Holland , and also in the rest of Europe.
Camera: EOS 5D MkII
Lens: EF 180 mm Macro, ISO 320
Taken with a tripod, without a flash.