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Macro

A seven-spot ladybird feeding on the yellow pollen of a clemetis flower, surrounded by the pink petals

A 7-Spot ladybird on the petals of a yellow rose flower

A 7-Spot ladybird larva sitting on a yellow rose flower.

A black garden ant (*lasius niger*) making its way through a pink camellia flower

A speckled bush cricket nymph, from behind, standing on the tip of a leaf

Two black garden ants (*lasius niger*) meet while searching for food on a camellia flower

A small, yellow and striped fly sitting on a brown background comprised of a dead flowerhead

A bee standing on a thick mat of pond weed, its proboscis reaching to the water surface to have a drink

A small, green bug poking its head out from a brown and pink petal

A common green shield bug standing on a curved rhododendron leaf

A very close image of a bright yellow flower crab spider raising its legs threateningly at the camera

A pair of azure damselflies, the male attached to the female at the thorax. The female's tail is curled under the pond weed to lay her eggs.

Wildlife

A herring gull standing on a sandy rock. Its beak is open wide to yawn, with its tongue sticking out

A European Stonechat sitting on a single reed, looking into the camera.

A canada goose standing in a field of daisies. Behind it at the top of the frame is the blue sea.

A sedge warbler sitting on a willow tree branch. Its beak is closed but its throat is puffed out as it sings

A european robin standing centre-frame, surrounded by bark mulch and leaves.

A dunnock with its feathers being blown forwards from behind by a light breeze, while it sits on the end of a dead stick

A pair of canada geese in flight against a plain, blue sky. Their wings are at opposing ends of the beat. The left has its wings down, while the right has its wings up.

Other Work

A black and white photo looking through an archway towards a stone building. Across the front of the building are dining chairs, with a man walking centre frame.

A photo of a sunlit window at the Carmarthen musuem chapel, casting light along the wooden wall.

A black and white film photo of a building on stilts over a lake, with the building reflected in the mostly-still water below it.

A black and white film photo of a country lane. It passes by a quiet house on the left, with a hedge on the right.

A black and white film photo of a foot path through wild garlic. The path leads through a wood and is covered in dappled light from the trees.

A yellow gazania flower with rich red veins through the yellow of the petals. The dark green leaves of the plant surround the flower.

A black and white film photo of a winding country lane. It is covered in dappled light as it passes below tall trees on either side, on a gentle decline from the point of the camera.

A white cape daisy flower in centre frame, with a purple centre to the flower, with yellow/orange stamens sticking out from it.

A black and white film photo of a winding country lane. It snakes from left to right across the image, with trees on the left and a hedge on the right.