As I was in Victoria yesterday for a short trip to give a talk for the Victoria Natural History Society I decided to take a trip out to Mystic Beach with my brother Colin to grab some photos of the rainforest in spring.
Enjoy!
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The beach itself was pretty, but kind of dull on an overcast day…
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The forest, now that the cold of winter is behind us, was inviting and mysterious…
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This large weevil was a lucky find on a shadowy fern.
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There were also some lovely spiders, the identities of which I have yet to determine. Update: This is a Tetragnathid of the genus Metelina.
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The forest had quite few Western Redbacked Salamanders! This was my attempt at “wide angle macro”…I really need a different lens to do this type of photography justice…But I was much inspired by reading this excellent book!
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The 100 mm macro and the Cheapskate Diffuser Mark II gives a different perspective on these salamanders.
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Colin is a Nikon shooter, but I don’t hold it against him..He gets a lot more photo views on flickr than I do!
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The one good Cormorant shot I got…
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Salamanders are pretty cute, and a good way to end a blog post…