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Toolbox Art? Once again the Old Box of Many Things has come to my rescue on a lazy afternoon...
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Canon EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM lens. Single shot, EXIF plus flash -1 ev with bounce card, raw file into Affinity Photo and a small 6:4 crop.
From the Richard Harvey Studio One.
Unfortunately these guys often show up where there are bird feeders 😮
Explored 16th Mar 2022 @ #403.
Spiral. Just keep your eye on the horizon or it'll blow your mind.
Gypsy Bridge, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex UK
(SOOC shot, no crop)
Daisy Rock Hopeman
At the eastern edge of Hopeman beach lies the iconic rock formation known locally as ‘Daisy Rock’, so named because of the milk-daisies which grow around the structure, this image is a long exposure capture of some 20 seconds duration to give the milky effect to the sea.
The sun rises in the East. Everybody knows this. Whether it remains visible all day is another matter. But things are getting brighter day by day. 10 minutes prior to taking this shot the low sun was blinding me, then the clouds moved in. But I sense great days are coming. Hints and promises...
(Farmland just to the Northeast of Corringham, Essex UK)
One may ponder the difference...
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From the long ago abandoned Occidental Oil Refinery site, Canvey Wick, Essex UK
Just because a fungus is relatively common doesn't stop it from being gorgeous - glistening inkcaps in multiple groups in an old tree stump.
This was quite a challenging photoshoot for me as these Sedge Warblers spend most of their time low in the reed beds and occasionally popped up by which time I had to be ready to shoot and hence many poor images but at least three decent ones, so you get to see them all. The images were all taken at Attenborough Nature Reserve.
Do not use this image on websites, blogs or other media without my explicit permission. © Nigel Stewart
Woodland Mist
A lovely misty start to Saturday morning and I didn't have to travel too far to catch this view not far from Carlisle giving gorgeous light flowing through the misty woodland.
Near Carlisle
Sony A7Rii
Sony FE 24-70mm f2.8 GM
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© Brian Kerr Photography 2018
Mycena fungi in Epping Forest on a sunny morning. Canon 90D + Canon 24-70mm f2.8. Shadows created from a mask of the foreground in PS
14th Century St. Michael’s Church, Fobbing, Essex UK. I can hear the bell ringing practice tonight which prompted me to look out and rework this older photo.
From a cottage garden seed pack purchased at RHS Hyde Hall, Essex UK. A floral lucky dip if you will. We just chucked them in a raised planter and waited...😀
Our garden, September 2023
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Canon EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM lens. Essentially SOOC on the flower, some distractions removed, small 3:2 crop and vignette.
It rained all day yesterday... and (so far) all day today. Miserable, wet, soak-you-through kind of rain. The Scots call it 'dreich'.
Of course, there's a kind of beauty in the dull overcast-ness of it, if you look through the right sort of lens ;-)
Thanks for looking! I hope your week ahead is a dry one :D.
I am recording the progress of a little cherry tree we planted in our garden in the late summer of 2021. So far it has survived snow, frost, high winds, a heatwave and the not infrequent attentions of a certain dog. It is thriving however and it will be interesting to watch it grow over the coming seasons. Here we go with a full complement of leaves and so far this Spring we've had plenty of rain to help it along. And it's already strong enough to let birds pick insects off the leaves so it won't be having any insecticide sprays on it.
The project album ⬇️
www.flickr.com/photos/bigharv/albums/72177720307172357
(SOOC shot)
Arguably the most impressive waterfall of the north york moors in the UK. It takes a bit of doing to get to the base as here but it's worth it. Here I've kept the impact of the splash zone visible rather than wiping the lens for every shot.
Just for the challenge really, capture the texture on this orchid on our windowsill in bright afternoon sun. I am under strict instructions not to move it so much as an inch. So no pressure then...
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Canon EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM lens, single shot, manual focus. Fill flash on board camera at ETTL, Flash EV at +1 1/3. Raw file into Affinity Photo for monochrome and 10x8 crop.
When the weather forecast is for early fog set your alarm and grab a camera.
A series of 3 shots from fields near my home.
Corringham, Essex UK
Bit of a bitter sweet image, taken on the morning the kids went back to school, signifying the end of summer holidays, and as the mornings start to feel the subtle change of season (although it has been remarkably summer like since!)
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Covet not thy neighbour's apples. Buy him a beer and he'll give you a basket of them.
(In fact, these are my neighbour's apples, and yes I regularly buy him a beer and yes we still have some sliced apple in the freezer from last year!)
Another view of Old Leigh-on-Sea on what was a most glorious morning. Here the old harbour deserves an old treatment I think.
Leigh-on-Sea, Essex UK
Part of my 'Duffus Castle through the seasons' project.
The castle is situated on the Laich of Moray, a fertile plain that was once the swampy foreshore of Spynie Loch. This was originally a more defensive position than it appears today, long after the loch was drained.
The motte is a huge man-made mound, with steep sides and a wide ditch separating it from the bailey. The whole site is enclosed by a water-filled ditch, which is more a mark of its boundary than it is a serious defensive measure.
Duffus Castle was built by a Flemish man named Freskin, who came to Scotland in the first half of the 1100s. After an uprising by the ‘men of Moray’ against David I in 1130, the king sent Freskin north as a representative of royal authority.
He was given the estate of Duffus, and here he built an earthwork-and-timber castle. Freskin’s son William adopted the title of ‘de Moravia’ – of Moray. By 1200, the family had become the most influential noble family in northern Scotland, giving rise to the earls of Sutherland and Clan Murray.
In about 1270, the castle passed to Sir Reginald Cheyne the Elder, Lord of Inverugie. He probably built the square stone keep on top of the motte, and the curtain wall encircling the bailey. In 1305, the invading King Edward I of England gave him a grant of 200 oaks from the royal forests of Darnaway and Longmorn, which were probably used for the castle’s floors and roofs.
Come on, let's go...
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3 exposure HDR set in camera at +/- 1 EV. SOOC, no crop.
Mucking, Essex UK.
Cummingston is located on the north-east coast of Scotland in Moray. It lies on the B9012, sandwiched between the two fishing villages of Hopeman and Burghead. It was known as "the Collach", possibly from Scottish Gaelic an Coileach meaning "eddy".
I had help in the shape of our spotter Enoch in the Baluli reserve just outside the Kruger NP in South Africa. His abilities are remarkable - hope to go back one day. Then the driver anticipated her path wonderfully and got us right in front of her as she prepared to hunt impala.
Our first day in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe staying at Camp Hwange. This was later in the evening before supper. A great day to remember.
Actually, this should probably be called 'Yet Another of Those Days' because we're having a very wet week here. Not that I mind too much... all the murk means it's a bit warmer. And it's good for the ducks ;-)
Happy Wednesday everyone!
A reworking of this photo.
Prompted by the interest of CC Camerawork who in no way suggested any editing was actually required. But if you prefer SooC blame them...!
(A 10x8 crop, some minor enhancement to the levels and some clarity).