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Category Archives: Photography
Noise and Fury….
Late spring i starting to merge into early summer. The garden is throwing off its spring splashes of garish bulb colours and slowly adopting its summer hues. Along with this the bees have returned in their frantic search for pollen. … Continue reading
Posted in Gardens, Photography
Tagged Bee, Carrion Crow, Flowers, garden, Greenfinch, Pollination, Swallow, Swift
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Bird Song
As I prepare this for publications my world is surrounded by birdsong. There are far worse background noises in the world at the moment.
Posted in Gardens, Photography, Spring
Tagged Birds, Blue Tit, garden, Great Tit, Magpie, photography, Spring, Starling
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Sitting in the Garden…
I know all these empowering guru suggest that you should grab the day, get out an see the world or whatever passes for inspirational nonsense at the moment. Well I say nonsense. You can’t beat just sitting in your garden … Continue reading
Posted in Gardens, Photography, Spring
Tagged garden, Spring, Blue Tit, Birds, Blackbird, Robin, Starling, Greenfinch, Birdsong
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Up With the Birds….
One of the joys (?) of where I live is that at the moment the dawn chorus is really really loud and so if you happen to stir around about dawn from your slumbers the chances of going back to … Continue reading
Posted in Gardens, Photography, Spring
Tagged Spring, Gardens, Flowers, Robin, Magpie
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What is there to say?….
I was going to write a post about the state of affairs within the current incarnation of the Conservative party and our ‘Dear Leader‘ Boris Johnson. What is the point? He’s broken his own rules, even his own MP’s seem … Continue reading
Posted in Conservative Party, Photography, Politics
Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative Party, Everards Meadows, Everards Pasture, Pond, sky, Tree
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Bempton
It was wonderful to stand on the cliffs of Bempton and take in the fresh air. Of course this was a lot fresher than usual as the wind was blowing off of the land so taking away the normal aromas … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Spring
Tagged Bempton Cliffs, Fulmar, Gannet, Herring Gull, Jackdaw, Kittiwake, North Sea, RSPB
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Using Someone Else’s Lens…
I had a great time this morning using the new Sony 70-200 f2.8 that my friend has bought for his business. My god it’s a great lens – sharp as a pin and the focus is so quick. Would I … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Spring, Winter
Tagged common frog, Pond Life, Sony f2.8 70 - 200 mm, Sony f4 70 - 200 mm, Whitwick
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End Times?….
Are we in the ‘End Times’? Are the drums of war beating – calling us to our doom? I don’t know but what I do know is that yesterday was a beautiful spring day here and I enjoyed it. I … Continue reading
Posted in Jubilee Park, Photography, Spring
Tagged Catkins, Compton Verney, Dawn, Jubilee Park, River Soar, Spring, sunrise
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A Long Walk….
Given everything that is going on at the moment it does seem just a little bit self indulgent to say I spent Sunday enjoying myself walking through the streets of London. Yes it is but what can I do about … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Winter
Tagged British Museum, Bubbles, Building, City of London, london, Movie Set, Old Bailey, River Thames, Skyscraper, St Paul's Cathedral, Street Photography, Tate Modern, The Globe
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TV is no Substitute for the Real Thing….
Yesterday was a lovely early Spring day and because of this the weather was a bit all over the place. One moment it was blue sky and sunshine the next grey skies rolled in with just a hint of dampness … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Photography, Winter
Tagged Compton Verney, Daffodil, Grey Sky, Portrait Artist of the Year, winter
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