205: Cardboard Cross-Section

Settings: f/5.6, 1/4, ISO 100, 50mm Cosinon M42, 77mm extension, 1/4 flash, white cards, copy stand.

204: Chamomile and Calendula

The mixed offerings of home-made tea. The calendula petals add some extra colour to the mix, but I don't think too many should be added, as they are slightly bitter.

Settings: f/5.6, 1/4, ISO 100, 50mm Cosinon M42, 77mm extension, 1/4 flash, white cards, copy stand.

203: Ladybabies

Babybirds? (Baby bugs.)
These were found under a curly parsley leaf a couple of days ago, but then all a cluster of tiny yellow eggs. I was unsure what they were, and left them indoors. I noticed they had hatched this morning, and initially thought they were blackfly. On closer inspection I was delighted to see they were ladybird larvae. I put them ouside under a blackfly-encrusted squash plant - even though it doesn't seem affected, I hope that the larvae will find plenty to eat there, as well as adequate shelter.

Settings: f/8, 1/4, ISO 100, P-FA 50mm, 136mm bellows, 1/4 flash, white cards, copy stand.

201: Fibre Patterns

Settings: f/4, 1/13, ISO 100, 50mm Cosinon M42, 58mm extension, flourescent table lamp, copy stand.

198: Bread and Cheese

What's in a namesake?
No cheese. No bread either, for that matter. Just leaves from a hawthorn.

Settings: f/11, 1/4, ISO 200, 50mm Cosinon M42, 10mm extension, 1/4 flash, white cards, copy stand.

197: Worms of the Earth

Fresh from the compost heap, and quite lively.
Look closely, and rows of very tiny, short hairs are visible running down their sides.

Settings: f/16, 1/2.5, ISO 100, 50mm Cosinon M42, 1/4 flash, glass, white cards, copy stand.

196: Bread and Oats

Settings: f/8, 1/2.5, ISO 100, 50mm Cosinon M42, 10mm extension, 1/4 flash, white cards, copy stand.

194: The Imposter

That lone strawberry is looking a little misplaced among twenty-three small, sour, apples.

Settings: f/8, 1/3, ISO 200, P-FA 50mm, 1/4 flash, black cloth & white cards, copy stand.