Larinioides cornutus

Vinnie’s going to bring the car round at 8. Be ready…

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Part of a series of corner and street shots around my home town.⬇️

SOOC shot

Cumbria UK

The blusher (Amanita rubescens) appears to dominate fungi populations in Epping Forest at the moment. Don't confuse with panther cap (A pantherina) which has hallucinogenic properties (muscarine alkaloids).

The Grid traverses farmland up and down the country.

Corringham, Essex UK

Cold but bright and sunny weather this week so decided to try for a sunset.

You are still not able to walk round Great Pond, in conversation with the warden she said the reason was that during Storm Babet the bridge over the Decoy Pond outlet was washed away. She said they hope to have a temporary bridge in place in the next week or so. The path around Miller's Pond is now open; again in Storm Babet the pond overflowed and washed part of the dam wall away.

We've had a lot of named storms this winter which in my opinion is obviously down to climate change. What does our government think is the answer; drill more oil wells in the North Sea; pathetic!

Ironbridge UK

Devon England UK

Sunderland North east England UK

Goldfinch in the Cherry blossom in the garden.

A couple of walkers admiring the waters thundering over the reservoir wall.

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Birmingham UK

Forge Valley NNR - Yorkshire - colonies of butterbur just coming into flower (Petasites hybridus). Name derives from earlier habit of wrapping butter in the leaves in hot weather to preserve it.

Only thing to do when the bird is too close to the camera! However as it raised a wing it created an unusual portrait.

Blist Hill Ironbridge UK

Llandudno Pier as seen from further down the coast on a rainy day.

Dipper flying with a beak full of insects.

The upright coral fungus - Ramaria stricta - in Epping Forest. A first timer for me.

First morning light, Scotland UK

Please tell me if this works or not... I've processed a few versions using nik efex, each getting progressively darker *grin*. Maybe it's Halloween coming up, but here's the darkest version!

I like how the light comes in from the left. I don't think the man was aware that he was in the photograph... or at least, he didn't seem to mind :)

By the way, these latest photos are my first proper attempt at low light/long exposure photography (I normally point and click). They were all done using a tripod, but very much experimental. It was a lot of fun and I'd encourage anyone to try it if they can!

Lake Como Italy

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I like the gentle tones of the sky and water here in this reprocessed 4 minute exposure from 2014 ...

Many thanks to everyone who comments or faves my shots.

Regards Steve

Shot with Pentax K5 II Sigma 24mm Super Wide II

A cover crop or green manure used to put nutrients back into the soil without the use of fertiliser makes a very colourful picture.

Birmingham City center

Taken from the east bank of the Tay on the "Fiddler's Walk" from Dunkeld. I used a polarizer to cut the reflections and a 4-stop ND to smooth out the water a bit. Finally, a 3-stop ND grad aligned with the diagonal line of the trees.

Birmingham UK

Willow Warbler catching grubs to take back to the nest.

Some things can be relied upon.

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Just before sunrise looking towards Claiffe heights & Windermere

For me the last week of spring; summer starts next week.

Week 26 and half way through the latest 52/52 project. The end of the year; in many ways glad to see the end of 2022, not the best of years. Here's hoping for a better 2023 and an early General Election, preferably before the end of January, lol.

Wishing everyone a Happy, Prosperous and above all Peacefully New Year!

Sulphur tuft colonies now starting to show up after a slow start in our part of the world.

Back to our Sunday walk at Sizergh Castle. Some visitors in the fields.

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Dunlough Bay lies just north of Mizen Head, Ireland’s most southwesterly point. A gale was blowing in from the Atlantic during sunset.

Small brown moth warming up in the suns glow.