Photography and Writing by Ian Wood

Depth of field is often a problem with macro photography and even when we use a very small aperture it's not possible to get all of the image in focus. There are times when it's lovely to have part of the image in crisp focus and the rest of the photograph blurred, but there's also a technique for those occasions when we want the whole of the image pin sharp. The example below is a shot I've been working on of bluebells just after a rain shower.

Proboscis monkeys are endemic to Borneo and are mainly limited to coastal forest swamps and to forests next to large rivers. They are still known locally amongst some people as orang belanda which in Bahasa Indonesian means 'Dutchman'. This is in reference to their huge bloated stomachs and their bizarre noses which reminded them of the Dutch people who tried to control many parts of Borneo from the 17th century. The adult male proboscis monkey is particulary striking being one of the largest monkeys in the world. They can weigh upto 25 kilos and have a huge nose that overhangs their mouth forcing them to push it out of the way when they eat.