MEMBERS of Guardian Camera Club were up close with nature around the area for this week's themed challenge.

We ask members to submit their favourite photos each week as well as images based on a theme and the latest was close up and macro photography.

The Camera Club is a supportive and friendly group of amateur and professional photographers and as well as submitting photos taken recently, members also take part in regular themed challenges like buildings or water.

You can join 846 others in our camera club on Facebook at facebook.com/groups/guardiancameraclub

A rose by Nichola Tracey

A rose by Nichola Tracey

A wet nose! by Kerry Turner

A wet nose! by Kerry Turner

Damselfly by Gary Moore

Damselfly by Gary Moore

Dandelion clock by Terry Dixon Jen Tucker

Dandelion clock by Terry Dixon Jen Tucker

Dragonfly emerging by Gwyneth Roberts

Dragonfly emerging by Gwyneth Roberts

Feeding time at Winsford marina by Eloise Pickering

Feeding time at Winsford marina by Eloise Pickering

Flower in the rain by Wendy Mahon

Flower in the rain by Wendy Mahon

Hellebore by Janet Rourke

Hellebore by Janet Rourke

Herons eye by Russell Dean

Heron's eye by Russell Dean

Hiding on a leaf by Ann Marie Taylor

Hiding on a leaf by Ann Marie Taylor

Hold on tight by Stacey Jones

Hold on tight by Stacey Jones

Memories of summer by Lynzi Blake

Memories of summer by Lynzi Blake

New leaf by Donna Maria Long

New leaf by Donna Maria Long

I see you by Paul Wright

I see you by Paul Wright

Rosemary beetle by Lynne Bentley

Rosemary beetle by Lynne Bentley

Sing out loud by Alan Bailey

Sing out loud by Alan Bailey

Sparrowhawk by Heather Wilde

Sparrowhawk by Heather Wilde

Valentines rose by Lorraine Bird

Valentine's rose by Lorraine Bird