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    In the Garden II :: stalker
    Hot III :: Burning Off
    Beverages II :: Steve with his favourite brew
    Window Sill :: bonsai in the bathroom
    Bokeh V :: summer rain
    Free Study 2023-11 :: Portrait of a Grasshopper
    Free Study 2023-12 :: Grasshopper with Droplets
    Bread III :: Brothers with Bread
    Partnership :: you've got this!
    Family VII (Archival) :: Love & Happiness
    Show Us Your Morning II :: 7.57 a.m.
    Free Study 2024-10 :: Bliss
    Mid-Day Sun II :: Party Trick!
    Make it Square IV :: Hiding from the toddler terrorist
    Free Study 2022-10 :: Green
    Macro XII :: Dawn
    Nightmares II :: caught by the boogeyman !
    Geometry in Nature :: Bilateral Symmetry
    Shallow DoF IX :: Silver Orb Weaving Spider (Leucauge granulata) with raindrops
    Upside Down VII :: Loving Life
    Extended Free Study 2023-01 :: Caught
    Diagonal IV :: the long climb
    Good Morning! :: Good Morning!
    Puzzle Macro VIII :: flight
    Photo Diary :: gotta walk the doggo!
    Pink II :: Boronia Ledifolia & Bee Fly
    Burst of Color VI :: Dressed to Kill
    Grey :: Dawn
    Extended Free Study 2018-12 :: my girl
    Something Different for the New Year :: Birds with Attitude
    Free Study 2024-11 :: Bearded Warrior
    Yellow IV :: dragonfly
    Dichotomy II :: Living & Dying
    Personification IV :: sunk
    Artificial Symmetry III :: Mirror Mirror on the Wall who's the "fairest" of them all!
    The Smile III :: fun in the car
    You Name It III :: You Name It!
    Free Study 2020-10 :: The Nectar Collectors
    Bokeh XI :: Silent Symphony with Spider
    Why II :: Why are you asking me to pose? Yet again!
    Hair III :: Twins in the Wind
    Black & White IX :: a meeting at the birdbath
    Word for Word :: Happy Feet
    The Beginning :: the beginning of new life
    Free Study 2020-05 :: Portrait of a Fruit Fly - 3mm long (1/8th inch) including the wings
    Cooking Tool(s) :: Submerged
    Extended Free Study 2023-05 :: Every day you should have at least one exquisite moment
    Shallow DOF XII :: Lacewing - Nymphes myrmeleonides
    Profile/Side View II (DPL5-2) :: We don't see the world as it is, we see it as we are.
    The Sunny Spot :: Radiance
    Rural :: Follow the Leader
    Portrait III :: Jack
    Billboard II :: Adopt a pet today
    Duotones VII :: just hanging out
    Wet and/or Dry :: Mosquito treading delicately on dewdrops
    New Year's Resolution XVI :: find more insects to photograph
    Extended Free Study 2024-01 :: Snail Parasitic Blowfly
    Rainbow II :: iridescence
    Life III :: bearded warrior
    Green Portrait :: Portrait of a Grasshopper
    Extended Free Study 2022-08 :: Blown
    Water Drop II (ARCHIVAL) :: Balancing Act
    Free Study 2023-01 :: Robber Fly in the grass
    DPC Cinema IV :: Destiny's Painful Childhood
    A Bug's Life: Insects, Bugs, Beetle :: breakfast on the fly
    Pet Portrait VI :: my best mate
    Delicate III :: Artistry in Nature
    Extended Free Study 2021-03 :: Ethereal
    Free Study 2023-02 :: The Assassin & The Crane Fly
    Bokeh XIII :: hidden world
    People at Work II :: The Rural Fire Service keeping us safe.
    Shallow DOF X :: Snack Time
    Repaired :: PAW Patrol to the rescue!
    Symmetry X :: slightly imperfect
    Emotions :: cherished
    Underrated/Overrated :: Flies - Much Maligned. They pollinate, clean up waste, have medical uses & can be quite beautiful.
    Extended Free Study 2021-02 :: Symbiosis
    Extended Free Study 2024-12 :: hanging on
    Beauty in the Everyday IV :: dying off
    No-Sky Landscape III :: first light on a foggy morning
    Free Study 2012-01 :: Robberfly with dewdrops
    Pet Photography :: Pets are not our whole life, but they can make our lives whole.
    Transparency V :: Do penguins wear spectacles?!
    Fill the Frame VIII :: Lady of the house.
    Crayons & Colored Pencils :: ... and i can talk too !!
    Tunnels and Caves :: Speleothems - Jenolan Caves, Australia
    Black & White XI :: Tiny Butterfly with Dew Drops
    Industrial II :: Port Botany Expansion Project - Sydney
    Free Study 2025-09 :: upside down cat
    Good News/Bad News II :: I was offered the yummiest leftovers. Then i was told to leave it.
    48 Steps :: what a wonderful world
    The Beginning of the End :: fast track to oblivion
    Out of Balance III :: Squeeeeeze
    Free Study 2025-03 :: Crane Fly
    Windows (the glass kind) IV :: girl on a train
    Unusual Point of View II :: I'm definitely not a bulky item!
    Automotive Detail IV :: interior with a view
    Best Friends II :: best friends
    Personification V :: OH!
    Wall II :: Beautiful Dreamer
    Memory II :: A little something for him to remember her by
    Opposites III :: Male & Female
    From the Knees Down II :: I got a flat!
    Backlighting VI :: White Clover with photobomber
    On the Road II :: a walk in the fog on a road with the dog
    Black and White Portrait VI (DPL5-6) :: the little footballer
    Extended Free Study 2024-11 :: Dinner Time!
    Free Study 2019-11 :: watch out little fly .. you're on someone's radar!!
    Photographing Photographers II :: three sisters
    Extended Free Study 2021-01 :: basking in the morning light
    Extended Free Study 2020-11 :: Birdbath Shenanigans!
    Drive-By Shooting :: ANZAC Bridge - Sydney
    Free Study 2024-01 :: Robberfly with raindrops
    Dwellings II :: Welcome to my home said the Leaf-Curling Spider
    Proportion III :: Mini 'Me'
    Extended Free Study 2024-05 :: my little mate
    Black & White X :: Pure Joy
    Triangle IV :: sittin' pretty
    Off-Centered Subject VI :: Rainbow Lorikeet
    Extended Free Study 2019-05 :: a mischief of magpies
    Simple Pleasures IV :: Connection
    Found It :: Found an eastern long-necked turtle walking through my back yard! Poor little guy had only one eye.
    High Key VII :: Thirteen
    Centered Composition IV :: facets
    Extended Free Study 2022-04 :: Iridescence
    Me and My Shadow :: me and my 'shadow'
    Extended Free Study 2022-10 :: a miniature world
    The Eyes Have It III :: Facets - "Insects are the most successful, widespread and prolific members of the animal kingdom."
    DPC 20th Anniversary :: Happy
    Composition in Red & Green :: King Parrot in the Jacaranda Tree
    Chiaroscuro II :: Chiara
    Free Study 2022-04 :: Bull Ant Ablutions
    Epic Fail :: I'll just eat that dead insect, thought the fly. Bad move. He's now on the spider's menu!!
    Free Study 2024-12 :: beauty is in the eye of the beholder
    Macro or Close-up :: Rainy day with Grasshopper
    Legs II :: Legs, Smiles & Guinea Pigs!
    Extended Free Study 2021-11 :: Georgia
    Sherpet Tribute III :: Rainbow Lorikeet Up-close
    Off-Centered Subject V :: don't get out the fly spray .. i promise i'll keep my distance!!
    No-Sky Landscape IV (ARCHIVAL) :: Foggy morning with flowers
    Shallow DOF XI :: Assassin fly after the rain
    Best of 2024 :: side-on
    Wildlife IX :: Noisy Miner (Manorina melanocephala)
    Horror II :: Spider in the house!!
    Free Study 2021-10 :: Snail Parasitic Blowfly
    Free Study 2025-02 :: a deadly embrace
    Action Shot IV :: Dive
    Extended Free Study 2025-01 :: Predominantly Green
    White :: Black & White
    Signature Style II :: Dolichopodidae - Long Legged Fly
    Extended Free Study 2020-12 :: hidden world
    Extended Free Study 2024-07 :: Shattered
    Rock Song Titles :: The Fly by U2
    Man's Best Friend II :: being beautiful
    Macro XI :: the robberfly - a fascinating and wonderful creature
    Free Study 2008-11 :: a dangerous world
    Free Study 2021-12 :: Pretty Fly!
    Extended Free Study 2024-02 :: Green
    Abstract Motion Blur :: imprisoned
    High Contrast X :: Eyes speak louder than words.
    Beloved, At Least By Me :: i love my little photobomber
    Juxtaposition IV :: Living & Dying
    Human Portrait, Head and Shoulders II :: Hot!
    Nightmares III :: If we were very small
    Preparation :: at her violin rehearsal
    What Makes Me Happy II :: photographing these little guys makes me happy!!
    Centered and Ugly :: ugly to some
    Extended Free Study 2024-04 :: Fly
    Natural Light Portrait III :: my boy
    Free Study 2022-01 :: Rainy day with Honeyeater
    Low Contrast IV (ARCHIVAL) :: Ali's cat
    Rule of Thirds IX :: A tiny spider's creation
    Imaginary Magazine Cover :: WOOF
    Spot Light :: Orange Caterpillar Wasp
    Chains II :: No Entry
    Wings II :: sunshine after the rain
    A Part of a Thing II :: Enter at your own risk!
    High Key VI :: We've done sit, lie down, beg & roll over. What's next?
    Jeopardy! :: What insect symbolizes spiritual rebirth, transformation, change, hope and joy?
    Extended Free Study 2019-11 :: fly little brother, the bushfire is coming!!
    Extended Free Study 2022-06 :: Portrait of a Fly in black & white
    Free Study 2008-03 :: anatomy of a robberfly
    Free Study 2021-03 :: an 'umbrella' made of grass
    Calendar IV :: September
    Glimpse III :: Grasshoppers are very shy.
    Home Sweet Home IV :: My land. My dog. Home is where the heart is.
    White II :: ... and a cat
    Complementary Colors VII :: the world is a big place to a little ladybug
    Extended Free Study 2023-02 :: Life & Death on the electric fence
    Hobby (other than photography) :: my hobby is the study of insects in their natural environment
    Bad Hair Day (DPL4 WK3) :: i just looked in the mirror !!
    Self Portrait XI :: Part of Me
    Pets & Their People IV :: Teresa & Peter
    Extended Free Study 2025-02 :: Eucalyptus Tip-wilter Bug
    Textures & Materials II (ARCHIVAL) :: a combination of sharp & soft .. thankyou little thistle
    Creative Color Shift :: In an alternate reality where the grass is red and this fly has green eyes!!
    Starburst B&W :: greeting the dawn
    Season's Greetings / Happy New Year (ARCHIVAL) :: from my family to yours
    C is for _______ :: Close-Up of a Robberfly
    Lens Effect II :: delicate
    Transparency VI :: girl in a car
    Impressionism V :: the pond
    Free Study 2021-09 :: When the world is surprisingly beautiful
    Centered Composition VIII :: Emma & Ginger
    Song Titles II :: I Love My Dog
    Extended Free Study 2019-09 :: my passion
    Hidden Gem VII :: hanging out
    Fences IV :: a fence in the fog with trees and a dog
    Honorable Mentions
    Spring III (ARCHIVAL) :: tiny photobomber welcomes the morning
    Inside :: the passenger
    Car/Automobile IV :: ready to rock n' roll
    Oops! IV :: Busted!
    101 Meters :: i'm not just a pretty face !!
    Orange VI :: Orange Caterpillar Parasitoid Wasp (Netelia producta)
    High Contrast VIII (ARCHIVAL) :: A working dog called Beau
    Street Photography VII :: connections
    Small Spaces :: Encapsulated
    Bless This Mess :: Welcome to my nightmare!
    Irving Penn :: unbalanced
    Low Key IX :: hidden world
    Zen Photography V :: Every Flower is a Soul Blossoming in Nature
    Positive Space :: Home
    Clouds Only III :: turbulence
    7 Deadly Sins IV :: Gluttony. When your eyes are too big for your stomach.
    Image Grain IX :: Smiles are Contagious
    Window View IV :: Mesmerized at the Train Museum
    HDR X :: Bird with Bokeh
    Books III :: Lie Down. Head Down. Look Up. Good Boy!! .. Now for something a little more challenging!!
    Rule of Space :: beauty and the beast
    Store or Shop Interiors :: Eeny, meeny, miny, moe. Pick your favourite cheese to go!
    The Nature of Time :: being human
    Foliage VI (ARCHIVAL) :: Fallen
    Extended Free Study 2020-06 :: Everyone thinks they have the best dog and none of them are wrong.
    Soft Focus VI :: Hidden
    Free Study 2011-02 :: Caught
    Free Study 2021-11 :: lift-off in less than a second
    Free Study 2022-11 :: Long Legged Fly with raindrops
    Extended Free Study 2021-08 :: Singing in the rain
    Reflections in Water II :: Making Ripples
    Extended Free Study 2022-03 :: Enchanted
    Free Study 2021-01 :: Orange Caterpillar Parasite Wasp with Dewdrops.
    Contre-Jour VII :: peekaboo
    Spiders :: Almost invisible to the naked eye
    Free Study 2020-12 :: the visitor
    Best of 2023 :: A Deadly Embrace
    Glimpse II :: the puddle
    Free Study 2025-04 :: Fly in the Fog
    Art of 2022: A Retrospective :: Perched
    Extended Free Study 2020-05 :: green-eyed fly with hairy legs & bokeh
    Art of 2021 :: Heatwave with grasshopper
    Extended Free Study 2023-11 :: small shared moments can make life worth living
    Low Contrast III :: the cat's whiskers
    Book Cover IV (ARCHIVAL) :: STAY
    Tall!!! II :: Perspective
    Fauna IV :: Hello!
    Artful Overlays :: The Robberfly - waiting in ambush
    Free Study 2021-08 :: This is Love
    Extended Free Study 2020-07 :: The world changes when it snows
    Headwear III :: the frog who wouldn't smile
    Extended Free Study 2025-10 :: good things come in threes!
    Free Study 2019-03 :: survival
    Too Close :: invading my personal space will result in dire consequences!
    Out of Place II :: Honey, I Shrunk the Dog!
    Free Study 2022-05 :: Being Stealthy
    Totally PINK! :: An invitation to the dark side
    Classic Novels II :: MOG the Forgetful Cat
    Best of 2022 :: Ephemeral
    Point, Pointer, Pointed, Pointless :: Making a Point
    The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread :: This little lady is the best thing since sliced bread!
    Free Study 2008-12 :: Eye to Eye
    Strength II :: The Goalie
    Out of Balance II :: the photo bomber - a repeat offender
    Shiny :: paper daisy closing up for the night
    Broken III :: The Bee Hotel
    Image Grain X :: the little helper
    Country Life IV :: It's a long walk to the letterbox
    Black II :: Scary Monster
    Banana III :: I would much prefer meat!
    Absurdity III :: That face!
    Decisions III :: LEAVE IT!!
    Goofy Face II :: Not just a pretty face!!
    Free Study 2009-10 :: Long Legged Fly
    Extended Free Study 2021-06 :: meeting sheep for the very first time
    Before And After: An Editing Challenge :: sunny days with fish & chips
    Repetition II (DPL6-2B) :: bracken
    Action IV :: Lift-Off
    B&W Composite Imagery :: Painting Frida Kahlo
    Darkness IV :: It's a dark day indeed when you're being eaten
    Extended Free Study 2024-09 :: Harmony
    Wabi Sabi IV :: bark, bokeh & barbed wire
    Extended Free Study 2022-07 :: The Beautiful Miss M
    Free Study 2021-05 :: on the prowl
    Extended Free Study 2024-10 :: her safe place
    Extended Free Study 2023-07 :: Cute little kitty-cat
    Stripes II :: feeling patriotic
    Face :: a beautiful soul
    Subject Out of Frame II :: cute little feet
    Free Study 2024-04 :: Robberfly on the electric fence
    Patterns VIII :: White-stemmed Wattle Moth on Jacaranda
    Free Study 2022-12 :: Greeting the Dawn
    Landscape / Cityscape / Waterscape :: stepping lightly
    Backsides II :: Danse Macabre
    Extended Free Study 2023-03 :: Instrumental
    Pollution :: IT NEVER SLEEPS
    Extended Free Study 2020-03 :: robberfly with bokeh
    Extended Free Study 2023-12 :: Suck it Up
    Roads and/or Signs :: CHANGED TRAFFIC CONDITIONS AHEAD
    Three Techniques II :: Blur - Bokeh - Shallow DOF
    The Springing of the Year (Archival) :: the undeniable exuberance of spring
    Free Study 2025-07 :: my favourite toy
    Extended Free Study 2025-03 :: The magic floating book.
    New Year's Resolution XIV :: Create a Calendar for 2023
    Bored III :: waiting
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    Name: Roz Batten
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    xxrozxx (Apr. 9th, 2007)
    		 Gender: F
    Type: Member Location: NSW Australia
    Cameras: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
    Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
    Olympus OM-D E-M1
    Samsung Galaxy S21, S21+, S21 Ultra
    Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+
    Samsung Galaxy S9/S9+
    		 Lenses: OM System 90mm f/3.5 Macro IS PRO M.Zuiko Digital ED
    Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
    Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS
    Lensbaby Sweet 35 Optic
    Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO
    Olympus 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro
    Olympus 25mm f/1.8 M. Zuiko
    Olympus 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO M.Zuiko
    Olympus 45mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko Digital
    Olympus 7-14mm f/2.8 M.Zuiko Digital ED PRO
    Panasonic Lumix G 8mm f3.5 Fisheye Lens
    Registered: Oct. 16th 2006
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    Biography: some photos i would have liked as highest rated



    honoured to come 7th in 2020 & 5th in 2021 in the Unofficial Ribbon Races ..


    honoured to come 2nd in the 2023 Unofficial Ribbon Race


    ......... GO TEAM ..!!!..


    for thankyou posthumous

    for

    Interviewed by Jonathan Eger in PhotoWeeklyOnline




    I'M PUBLISHED .. !!!
    THREAD ON DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY MAGAZINE - it's not available online



    ABOUT THE INSECTS I SHOOT ..
    all the insects in my portfolio were alive (unless they were being eaten) & have been photogaphed in their natural surroundings ..
    any moisture you see would be either from the dew or rain ..

    i shoot with Canon - for all macro photos i use the Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro.. it's helpful to have your own light source .. i use a Canon Speedlight 600EX-RT external flash with a Sto-Fen Omni-Bounce plastic diffuser ..
    Kenko do a set of three extension tubes which i use in different combinations .. the Canon100mm macro lens without the tubes is great too depending on the size of the insect ..

    UPDATE - April 2019 - since writing the above i am now using Olympus mirrorless almost exclusively for insect macros and everything else .. :) ..
    camera - Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II or III ..
    Lens - Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 60mm 1:2.8 Macro Lens
    Flash - Olympus FL900-R ..

    UPDATE - April 2023
    Lens - Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 90mm f/3.5 Macro IS PRO ..
    Flash - Godox V1 Pro Olympus Round Head TTL Speedlite Flash with Godox Dome Diffuser ..

    UPDATE - now i shoot with whatever takes my fancy at the time ... Canon or Olympus or Samsung galaxy ..

    thankyou DPC for the wonderful ppl i've met .. the fantastic education .. and a keen interest transformed into my most satisfying creative outlet ..xx..





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    Signature: There are only two ways to live your life.
    One is as though nothing is a miracle.
    The other is as though everything is a miracle.
    - Albert Einstein

    Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all - Aristotle

    we don't see things as they are, we see things are we are - Anaïs Nin


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