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"When the sun goes down" .... Fleetwood Mac
When the sun goes down and the moon shines bright
Honey if you call my name, I will take away your pain
I will take good care of you tonight
Somebody broke your heart, tore your world apart
But that's all over, it's a brave new day
Somebody made you cry, took away your pride
But that's all over, let's be on our way
When the sun goes down and the moon shines bright
In my arms it's safe and warm, I give you shelter from the storm
I will take good care of you tonight.
Thursday morning is up there with the best few hours of photography I’ve had in a long time. It started at Rydal Water photographing the boathouse from a viewpoint I’d not been to before. The light wasn’t great, but the mist lingering on the mirror like water made up for it.
Quite a few images to follow, taken this same morning but in VERY different conditions…..
The boat house in Birkenhead Park, UK. The world's first publicly funded civic park. Designed by Joseph Paxton and opened in 1847.
Sometimes, one would wish to emigrate. I know, it's wishful thinking. However, here in the UK, and given the situation we are in, Australia and New Zealand are desirable places indeed - and not just weather-wise. Our political imagination has been constipated, and there is little light at the end of the tunnel. OK, enough. We are going to stay. We will be cleaning up the mess we ourselves have got us into. It will take a couple of years. Fuji X-E3.
I got out of the car when I got home and I had my camera with me (of course!) Spotted this tiny 3mm fly on my headlight.
Common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
At a nearby pond I spotted this Moorhen nesting,
The female moorhen lays four to twelve eggs at a rate of one egg per day. The eggs hatch in 17-22 days. The chicks are precocial and will leave the nest and feed themselves within a few days of birth. Once all the chicks leave the nest, the moorhens use the extra nests to sleep in at night. Both parents care for the chicks. They chicks fledge in about five to seven weeks. The mating pair may raise more than one brood in a season, using the same nests.
Bad news for the Mallard who made a nest next to my pond, all the eggs disappeared during the night / early morning,
As we were making rounds upon London, Heathrow had just closed and we had to find another destination for a landing.
Charlestown is the last open 18th Century Georgian harbour in the UK and is proud to be a UNESCO world heritage site.
When you enter Charlestown Harbour you are transported back in time. The Harbour has a unique history and geography and remains a vibrant working port, with classic tall ships, beautiful beaches and great places to eat and drink whilst enjoying the breath-taking views. The Harbour’s UNESCO listing is part of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape.
Text: charlestownharbour.com/
A colourful sunrise at Staithes the other morning www.stephentierney.co.uk
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Shot from the car in Howden. I got out then went into the Minster Church just to the right of this shot. The building on the corner is Churchside Antiques Shop. I dont know what next door is, but loud music boomed out spoiling a peaceful Sunday afternoon.
This was a quicky, unthinking shot. I didnt expect to like it as much as I do :o)
Many thanks for all of your support and kindness, it is apreciated.
Tony
Milky Way @ Stonehenge, Wiltshire UK
Well I've been a bit frustrated wrt the Milky Way core this year as when it's visible around 3am or so unless it's at a weekend I just can't shoot it as I wreck myself for work and weekends have been pretty crap so far.
I got myself a second hand fast prime lens through mpb earlier in the year and have been wanting to try it out for astro.
More recently the MWC has been 'visible' just after midnight but again far too many clouds most nights. However, the other night there was a forecast for skies to be clearing around midnight so I took a chance but wanted somewhere not to far away so despite the known light pollution I set off on the 35min drive to Stonehenge.
Experimented with f/1.4-f/2 shots and 2-2.5min exposures using the Move-Shoot-Move star tracker I have.
I can't say I think this is a great image and I'll try to convince myself it's more to do with the light pollution (I wish Salisbury's street lights went off at 10pm!) than my lack of shooting/editing skills. However I thought I'd post it just as a bit of a record of my first attempt with the Sigma 20mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens. 14mm would have been better but I'll cross my fingers canon will eventually see sense and let Sigma produce RF compatible glass.
For the record - the image is a composite of a 150s exposure at f/2 ISO100 for the sky and 30s f/4 ISO1600 for Stonehenge.
I'm planning on taking this lens to Iceland in October so wish me luck seeing and shooting the Northern Lights during the few nights I'm there on a Workshop.
Thanks for viewing and have a good weekend everyone..
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