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Marvellous Muck Diving

Posted on 15th May 2020 by Colleen SlaterJune 21, 2021
Underwater photography

What is muck diving? Diving in muck? Well yes but no, not exactly. The term “muck” diving actually takes its name from the sediment that lies on the bottom of many dive sites.  The term was first used back in … Continue reading →

Underwater photography is a crazy passion.

Posted on 30th April 2020 by Colleen SlaterMay 21, 2021

Underwater photography. For some, it’s cheese rolling, bungee jumping or lawnmower racing. I get my kicks going beneath the waves to take photos and it’s possibly the craziest thing I’ve ever done…especially at night, which is surreal – and even more … Continue reading →

Macro Photography, Iowa

macro photography Iowa

Macro photography Iowa. Although Iowa, like everywhere else, has suffered from a depletion of wildlife species due to habitat loss and pesticides, there is still a lot to see. My brother lives just outside the small town of Fairfield which … Continue reading →

Posted in Macro, Nature | Tagged Canon 5D Mark IV, insect, Iowa, macro, nature, photography, prairie, USA, wildlife

Camouflage in the Ocean – Ambush Predators

The Ambush Predators Frogfish This Painted Frogfish has attached itself to the reef and is very hard to see. Frogfish disguise themselves with an array of spots, warts, stripes and other skin anomalies that allow them to impersonate surrounding rocks … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature | Tagged camouflage, diving, nature, photography, predators, The Philippines, underwater

Outdoor Photography Magazine – Marmalade Hoverfly

My shot of a Marmalade Hoverfly, ‘Episyrphus balteatus,’ on a marigold flower, made the front cover of this May’s Outdoor Photography magazine. … Continue reading →

Amateur Photographer Magazine

Posted on 29th March 2018 by Colleen SlaterMarch 29, 2018
Amateur Photographer Magazine

Amateur Photographer magazine’s 24 March edition is a macro special.  I was pleased to be invited to write and illustrate a four-page feature on macro lighting for this issue. Articles by Ross Hoddinott, Sue Bishop and Sandra Bartocha, among others, … Continue reading →

Posted in Macro, Publications | Tagged 'Amateur Photographer', Canon, equipment, lighting, macro, nature, photography, technique

Outdoor Photography Magazine

Posted on 10th April 2017 by Colleen SlaterApril 10, 2017
Outdoor Photography

A feature I’ve written, Quick Guide to Photographing butterflies and moths, is appearing in the latest edition (May – issue no. 127) of Outdoor Photography magazine. This magazine, along with Black + White Photography, are two that I read regularly … Continue reading →

Posted in Macro, Nature, Publications | Tagged Butterfly, Canon, macro, moth, nature, Outdoor Photography, photography, techniques

Between the Piers Macro Project – 30 August 2015

Posted on 16th September 2015 by Colleen SlaterSeptember 2, 2016

Using a macro lens has allowed me to identify elements within the environment which throw a light upon the contrasts between city life and nature, textures and materials, hard and soft, sunshine and rain. Sea and rain and beer – this is … Continue reading →

Posted in Macro | Tagged barnacle, beach, bivalve, Brighton, macro, muscle, nature, photography, seaweed, water, wet

Chalk Grassland – A Fragile, Endangered Habitat

Fragile Chalk Grassland The flower-rich chalk grassland of the Sussex Downs is a rare and fragile habitat that needs careful management if it is not to return to a scrub-land of grass, gorse and bramble. These grasslands are a semi-natural … Continue reading →

Posted in Macro, Nature | Tagged chalk grassland, conservation, endangered, nature, photography, South Downs, wild flower, wildlife

Macro Lighting and Diffusion

Macro Lighting A considerable amount of my work-time is spent researching macro photographic technique and equipment on the internet. Recently, I have been looking in particular, at the lighting set-ups other photographers use. I’ve found a useful thread on FredMiranda, ‘Post … Continue reading →

Posted in Macro | Tagged Canon EOS 7D, insect, lighting, macro, nature, photography, South Downs, Summer, Technical, wildlife

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