Photographed in Cabris, France on 17 August 2017 with a Sony SLT A77V camera equipped with a Minolta SLT 135mm f2.8(4.5) lens. Settings: f/4.5; 1/3200sec.; ISO 400; 135mm.
Painted Lady — Vanessa cardui
Old World Swallowtail Butterfly — Papilio machaon gorganus
Photographed in Cabris, France on 18 August 2019 with a Sony ILCE A7RM2 camera equipped with a Sony SEL90M28G lens. Settings: f/4; 1/4000 sec.; ISO 800; 90mm
Two-tailed Pasha — Charaxes jasius
Photographed in the Villa Ndio garden below a plum tree on 5 August 2019 with a Sony A77V SLT Camera equipped with a Minolta 200mm f2.8 APO lens with a 2x teleconverter. Settings: f/8,1/250 sec., ISO 500, 400mm.
Yellow Dragonfly
Photographed on 31 July 2019 in an open field in Peymeinade, France
Camera: Sony SLT A77V; Lens: Minolta 135mm f2.8[4.5] STF
Settings: f/4.5, 1/400sec., ISO 100, 135mm
Queen Anne’s Lace Bud
Photographed on 29 July 2019 in a field on the outskirts of Peymeinade near Villa Ndio with a Sony A77 SLT camera and a Minolta 135mm 2.8[T4.5] STF lens. Settings: f/6.3, 1/400 sec., ISO 100, 135mm.
Great Banded Grayling
Photographed near the Villa Ndio pool on 26 July 2019 with a Sony A7RM2 with a Minolta 135mm f2.8 (T4.5) STF lens. Settings: f/4.5, 1/400 sec., ISO 800, 135mm.
Ruby Damselfly — Siagne River
Photographed by the Siagne River in Pegomas, France on 17 July 2019 with a Sony SLT A77V camera and a Minolta 100-400mm f4.5-6.7 lens. Settings: f/6.3; 1/250 sec.; ISO 400; 400mm.
Agapanthus and Friend
Photographed by the Villa Ndio pool on 25 July 2019 with a Sony A7Rm2 camera and a Minolta 135mm STF f2.8 lens. Settings: f/6.7; 1/1000 sec.; ISO 400; 135mm
Villa Ndio Marigold
Photographed by the Villa Ndio pool on 25 July 2019 with a Sony A7Rm2 camera and a Minolta 135mm STF f2.8 lens. Settings: f/6.7; 1/750 sec.; ISO 400; 135mm
A Pair of Young Great Tit Birds
Photographed in the Villa Ndio garden on 23 July 2019 with a Sony A77 camera and a Minolta 100-400mm f4.5-6.7 APO lens. Settings: f/6.3; 1/500 sec.; ISO 500; 400mm.