Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Rainy Wales


Bridge at Connays Quay on a very wet morning in Wales - also have some dawn shots that may be more pleasing though the sombre sky does seem to go with the structure

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Using Shift and Tilt Lens

Tried out my Canon Tilt and Shift lens on the beach huts at Wells.


On the left, the beach huts when taken without any shift appear to lean backwards as they are taken from below

With the lens shifted, the verticals are corrected and the beach huts are now upright and photo appears to be taken from a ladder at the height of the decking.

Sunday, October 19, 2008

Two More Cafes



Two cafes taken on a rainy visit to Hunstanton - neither was doing much business.

Saturday, October 11, 2008

More Spiders from Wicken

Three more spiders from Wicken


Pisaura mirabilis (right)

Meta segmentata (below)

Araneus diadematus (below right)





Two Images from Wet Sunday



Two images from the wet Sunday of

our camera club weekend in Wells-next-the-Sea.


Any ideas why Hunstanton has these perfectly rounded boulders all covered in green seaweed? Not enough light to make a good image but still took my eye.
This image says it all about Hunstanton on a wet day



Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Red Kite in Chilterns


We did a detour en route to Bath to photograph the red kites around the Stokenchurch area. Amazing birds - sometimes a dozen in the sky at once - well worth a visit.
This is from one of the small jpeg file so will post the best of the conversions later.

Friday, September 19, 2008

Hard winter to come?


If the old adage is true, with the hedgerows full of berries this autumn, we are in for a harsh winter.
Good news for those like me that like winter frosts and snows, but not so good for the wildlife.

Saturday, September 13, 2008

Iceberg beach Jokusarlon


Started looking back on the many photos I took in Iceland in February and have never processed or printed.
I remember being so overawed by this beach that found it very difficult to settle and compose pictures.

Thursday, September 11, 2008

Puffin on the Farne Islands


Everyone else's puffins seem to be able to get their sand eels in a tidy row while mine had them all in a mess - some heads towards me and some tails but I did like the bit of movement on the wings and the glancing light.

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Blue staircase


I have quite a collection of coloured staircases. This one was taken recently in Edinburgh at their discovery centre near the Scottish Parliament.

Monday, September 8, 2008

Pumpkin time coming


With all this year's rain, should be some giant pumpkin's around for Halloween.

Saturday, September 6, 2008

Rufous-tailed hummungbird


Last one from Ecuador - the complete catalogue of birds is now accessible from my website but this is my favourite - mainly because I have knipofias growing outside my study window in Cambridge but the most exotic species I have seen on them here are goldfinches

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Spider from Ecuador


Can anyone identify this orb-spinning spider seen in Ecuador - in open land west of Quito.

Monday, September 1, 2008

Cloud Rain Forest

It was the wet season on the east of Quito and we certainly saw a lot of clouds and rain.

Sunday, August 31, 2008

View of Antisana Volcano Ecuador


Taken from nearly 15,000 feet on a beautiful sunny but icy morning. Good day for a brisk walk but at that altitude everything had to be done more slowly.

Saturday, August 30, 2008

Back from Ecuador




Back from a week photographing birds - mainly hummingbirds in Ecuador.

This one is called Shining sunbeam which seems a reasonable name for a bright orange bird.

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Wedding Photographs




Two 'anonymous' images from recent wedding at Downing College Cambridge - great location

Sunday, August 17, 2008

Abandonned Cemetery


Found this old cemetery near Kings Lynn - hoping to get back in winter when easier to see all the old graves

Saturday, August 16, 2008

Dragonflies from Fen Drayton Pits





Picture taken on CCC Nature Group outing to Fen Drayton Pits.
Liked the colours but impossible to get front wings in focus.

They liked the metal rails and I got very close to the one below



Thursday, August 14, 2008

Harvest Time in Toft





Wonderful sunset tonight as storm clouds approached from the Southeast. Combine harvester worked continuously into the night to get the wheat cut before the rain comes. Rainbow appeared opposite the sun as it approached the horizon.

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Great Spotted Woodpeckers


A young great spotted woodpecker being fed peanuts by its parent.
Only the young woodpeckers have the red head.

Study of Swan Take Off



Seven frames taken as Mute Swan took off - all it needs is the sound track.

Monday, August 11, 2008

Two Gannet Images


These are two images from a recent trip to Bass Rock in Scotland to observe the Gannet Colony. There are 50,000 breeding pairs on the rock and almost as many non-breeding pairs.
This is one of my favourites as it shows all the stages of gannets diving for fish. It was taken from the fishing boat taking us to the island after fish had been thrown overboard.



It was a windy day so the gannets coming into land hovered in the updraft allowing some good shots of their flying techniques.
I am in the process of revamping my website and these and more images from the trip will appear in due course!

Sunday, August 10, 2008

Two Enthusiasts




Taken at Steam and Crafts Fair at the Museum of East Anglian Life, Stowmarket.


Great trade in bottles of Brasso.



This man is obviously contemplating the enormous task ahead of getting all the brasses polished.


Here the job on another machine is nearly done and ready for the parade

Friday, August 8, 2008

Rocks, seaweed and feather




The rocks were taken in the rain on Dunbar beach, Scotland. I was attracted by the purple, ochre and grey colours that became vibrant in the wet conditions.






Recalling the Beatles Abbey Road


Taken in the snow on Silver Street Cambridge not Abbey Road and they didn't get the strides quite right


Kids in Dublin having fun

Ann Miles Photography - My Favourite Images of the Past10 years or so