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Simon Marchini LRPS

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I suppose I need to explain why I have been talking some photographs of Coots this morning.  Well it is simple and a little complicated at the same time.   I have thing about the ordinary when it comes to wild life photography.  The page of magazines are full of exotic animals from around the world and we always seem to neglect the wild life at home when in fact they are fascinating.  There only problem is that, well, they’re a bit common.

I like common – those who know me might think just as well – so I suspect that this is a blow for common animal.  Now for the more complicated bit.   I also want to use some of the photographs in forthcoming competitions  and so i need to make compelling and original photographs for them to have any chance of success.  Whether I have succeeded in this only time will tell.

So that is why I am taking coots.  I expect over the coming weeks and months I will be taking many more.
 

Simon Marchini LRPS

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This is the first shot from the session this morning.  Lets hope the rest are as good.
 

Simon Marchini LRPS

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This is a test to see if Posterous  has set up the connection to my all new Twiiter account.  Here goes
 

Simon Marchini LRPS

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Simon Marchini LRPS

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Simon Marchini LRPS

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Well it is here.  Yipee.   Actually, I think I might be tempting fate by writing this and the winter could come back and bite me in the bum but what a wonderful day.  The sun shone, the birds were singing their collective hearts out.  Quite literally the sap was rising as most of the plants were showing signs of new growth.

As I sat in my garden this morning trying to capture some of the birds coming to the garden it was amazing what a bit of sunlight will do to your spirits. You don’t have to be suffering from S.A.D.D. to feel better when you finally seem to have turned the corner and the days are getting longer and lighter.  I was going write warmer but there was a frost last night – a product of the clear sky over night.

One final thought – spring is a noisier time than in the past.  Nothing to do with the din of passing traffic nor bird song or even lawn mowers  but rather expanding plastic.   Most of the house where I live have plastic guttering and as soon as they get a bit of sun on them they start to expand.  This leads to a continuous click and crack sound.  The warmer it gets the more click and cracks.  Just another sign that spring is one the way.
 

Simon Marchini LRPS

Web: http://WWW.simonmarchini.co.uk