About a year ago I enlisted on a one day photography course and bought myself a very lovely DSLR camera, the idea being I would head off into the wilds of Norfolk and shoot wildlife (with the camera!). With my head swimming with F-stops, aperture settings, shutter speeds and focal points I dutifully headed out, immediately forgetting it all as the first bird flew past and I realised I hadn’t taken the lens cap off. I am sure I heard the camera sigh!

The next attempt was less ambitious – limiting myself to just the macro lens and a promise to make a start on understanding shutter speed and depth of field I ventured into the garden to see what beasties lurked there. Here are some of the results – I don’t know whether any of these creatures will make it into artwork but I really enjoyed myself.

bee butterfly spider