Macro photography

Pheasant feather

The shaft was still full of uncongealed blood, presumably plucked by a predator as it attacked the bird. Edge of Rampton Spinney end of October 2018

Vole jawbones from a Barn Owl Pellet

Pellet from WWT Welnet 1 Oct 2018, soaked and dissected 2 Oct 2018. Evidence of smaller rodent bones.

Vole skull from a Barn Owl Pellet

Pellet from WWT Welnet 1 Oct 2018, soaked and dissected 2 Oct 2018. Evidence of smaller rodent bones.

Vole tibia and fibula from a Barn Owl Pellet

Pellet from WWT Welnet 1 Oct 2018, soaked and dissected 2 Oct 2018. Evidence of smaller rodent bones.

Grimy keys

Photographed with Tamron SP 90mm f.2.8 on Canon 6D, 07/08/18 with new LED ring flash

USB plug

Photographed with Tamron SP 90mm f.2.8 on Canon 6D

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  Pheasant feather

  The shaft was still full of uncongealed blood, presumably plucked by a predator as it attacked the bird. Edge of Rampton Spinney end of October 2018
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  Vole jawbones from a Barn Owl Pellet

  Pellet from WWT Welnet 1 Oct 2018, soaked and dissected 2 Oct 2018. Evidence of smaller rodent bones.
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  Vole skull from a Barn Owl Pellet

  Pellet from WWT Welnet 1 Oct 2018, soaked and dissected 2 Oct 2018. Evidence of smaller rodent bones.
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  Vole tibia and fibula from a Barn Owl Pellet

  Pellet from WWT Welnet 1 Oct 2018, soaked and dissected 2 Oct 2018. Evidence of smaller rodent bones.
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  Grimy keys

  Photographed with Tamron SP 90mm f.2.8 on Canon 6D, 07/08/18 with new LED ring flash
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  USB plug

  Photographed with Tamron SP 90mm f.2.8 on Canon 6D
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  Ear of wheat (Triticum aestivum)

  Photographed with Tamron SP 90mm f.2.8 on Canon 6D, 5/2/18
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  Twenty pence piece (partial)

  Photographed with Tamron SP 90mm f.2.8 on Canon 6D
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  Guitar strings

  Photographed with Tamron SP 90mm f.2.8 on Canon 6D
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  Fender Telecaster tuning peg and string

  Photographed with Tamron SP 90mm f.2.8 on Canon 6D
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  Pheasant feather

  Photographed with Tamron SP 90mm f.2.8 on Canon 6D
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  Hazel catkins

  Photographed with Tamron SP 90mm f.2.8 on Canon 6D
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  Oak leaf

  Photographed with Tamron SP 90mm f.2.8 on Canon 6D
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  Guitar string

  Photographed with CD lens and Samsung Galaxy A3
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  Hard drive circuit

  Photographed with CD lens and Samsung Galaxy A3
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  Dead fly

  Photographed with CD lens and Samsung Galaxy A3
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  Penknife blade

  Photographed with CD lens and Samsung Galaxy A3
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  Feather

  Photographed with CD lens and Samsung Galaxy A3
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  Coin

  Photographed with CD lens and Samsung Galaxy A3
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  Magazine page

  Photographed with CD lens and Samsung Galaxy A3
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  Headphone jack

  Photographed with CD lens and Samsung Galaxy A3
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  Tweezers

  Photographed with CD lens and Samsung Galaxy A3
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  SD card terminals

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  CD drive silicon chip

  I cannabilised an old CD drive to get the read lens to make a macro lens for my mobile phone https://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/use-an-old-cd-player-to-make-a-macro-lens-for-your-phone.html

There was a great tip in the June issue of Practical Photography magazine. They explained how to use the almost-flat “read lens” from an old CD drive (NB not the laser lens) as a macro adapter for your mobile phone’s camera. I spent the morning cannabilising the CD from a long-abandoned Dell laptop and blogged about the experience here.

All photos by David Bradley, Copyright 1989-present