Sunset at Upware

Sue and I walked along the River onto Wicken Fen last evening. It was such a beautiful evening and sunset that we kept going a bit further and ended up walking back in the dark. However, we did see a Barn Owl this time.

Markers for Spring

Each year I try and take comparison pictures of the wild flowers out in the garden around 21st March - slipped a bit this year but useful to compare (coltsfoot,celandine,primrose, red nettle and sweet violet). No frog spawn this year and not yet seen a swallow.

Cambridge Infrared (again)

Thanks to Paula and Guy for an excuse to walk round the Colleges. Hope to see some of those fish-eye images on your blog soon. It is difficult to find new views in Cambridge but first three seemed to fulfill this and I do like the bike!.  

Orange Moon

The full moon rose above our horizon about 6.30 pm this evening and was an amazing orange colour.  I recently read that it was a Super moon when the moon made its closest approach to Earth since 1993.

8.30 to Toy Town

Images taken with the Tilt and Shift lens showing the Toy Town effect you get with its narrow plane of focus. The lens was shifted and tilted for the second image.

More tilting in Bath

A few more tilt pictures from Bath - again with predominant purple in many cases. I realise that I only notice what colours are in fashion through my photographs!
The man and dogs worked best in monochrome as the background colours were very bright.
Then onto the train and back to Cambridge.

Tilt Lens in Bath

Decided to take the Tilt and Shift lens travelling to Bath today. I liked the purple element in each of these candids.

Visit Raptor Foundation St Ives

A few images from the flying sessions at St Ives. The falcons are always my favourites and this Lanner was no exception performing very well. The Kestrel and Eagle Owl also kept to pretty predictable paths. The Bald Eagle was from a static display while the Little Owl was meant to be flying but was too worried by an overhead wild Buzzard.

Sunrise through Condensation

I couldn't resist photographing yesterday's sunrise though my study window - very apocalyptic.

Botanic Gardens

Some graphic leaves taken in bright light at Cambridge Botanic Gardens today.

Falcons and Kites

Some images of Falcons (Saker and Lanner) and Black Kites from Thursday. It was a dull day so I had to use a fairly high ISO to get sufficient shutterspeed. In the final image the Falconer was catapaulting food high into the air and the Black Kites were attempting to catch it.

Owls

Four very attractive species of owl photographed at Hawk Conservancy Centre on Thursday - lovely setting but very difficult for the camera to pick up the owls as they fly through the trees. Two noctornal owls with dark eyes, the Ural Owl and Tawny Owl, and two crepuscular owls with amber eyes, the Eagle Owl and Snowy Owl.

Late Afternoon in Bath

Four images taken with the Lumix on way back to Bracknell from an Away Day at RPS in Bath. The staircase and columns are part of the new development opposite the station. The sun had come out during the late morning but had not fully burnt off the mist so the lighting on the platforms was beautiful. I especially like the well-trained pigeon that walked into just the right position.