5 August 2024
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That’s the last of my photos from our recent trip to the Lake District online. This is looking over Ullswater from near Aira Force Waterfall. We’ve got some lovely countryside nearer home and some decent hills but nothing quite so … Continue reading
22 July 2024
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A different kind of bird picture today, in the form a sculpture by the late Paul Harvey, which was on display at RHS Rosemoor last week. What I didn’t spot until looking back at the picture yesterday was how this … Continue reading
21 July 2024
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My Mum has woodpeckers visiting her bird feeder at the moment. They are quite shy of movement but, when I was down there last week, I set my camera up on a tripod with a long lens and got a … Continue reading
16 July 2024
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Betty Harkness is the name of this rose which was among several I enjoyed while visiting RHS Rosemoor earlier today. On this trip, I’d decided to use my Vivitar 90mm lens set at f/4, which gave a narrow depth of … Continue reading
27 June 2024
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I’ve been wanting to take another photo surveying the back garden for a few days now but had to wait until this morning for it to be a little bit overcast. Bright sun is wonderful but the camera can’t cope … Continue reading
4 June 2024
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Last week we had a camping holiday in Scotland. Overall, it was excellent although the drive up and back wasn’t the most enjoyable experience and, once on our campsite, we were made fully aware of why people speak of Scottish … Continue reading
13 May 2024
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No aurora photography for me last night – a clear sky when I poked my head out but nothing to be seen. However, mainly for my future reference, I did find a project from the University of Lancaster that has … Continue reading
12 May 2024
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As I’m sure many other people did last night, I poked my head outside a few times later in the evening to see if I could detect any traces of the much-discussed and photographed northern lights. When I’d woken up … Continue reading
5 May 2024
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I’m fairly sure that this little creature, which we saw crossing our path at RHS Rosemoor yesterday, was a violet oil beetle (Meloe violaceus): I couldn’t identify it from memory but, looking at the photos today, it struck me that … Continue reading
25 March 2024
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I’ve missed a couple of months of my back garden series (since a snowy day last December) but here is an update from this morning: The grass had a bit of strimming last week although the return of wet weather … Continue reading