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One more shot from Dartmoor, a panorama that takes in Burrator Reservoir on the left, Sharpitor and Leather Tor at the back and Sheeps Tor on the right. St Leonards Church occupies a fantastic location, nestled at the bottom of the shot.
On Saturday evening I had a couple of hours free so I managed to take a quick trip to Leather Tor for sunset, as the winter sun sets further to the right it manages to catch the side of the small outcrops which overlook Burrator Reservoir. It has been really cold here for the past few days, and I unfortunately left my hat and gloves in my other coat… something to remember next time!
Samburu is a lovely place to watch elephants. We watched this pair meet and greet each other as they crossed the dried riverbed. The larger one chased the smaller one and then they tussled a little before eventually settling into an embrace.
Olympus OM-1, 40-150 F2.8 @ 115mm F5.6, 1/800 ISO 400
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One more from Tuesday morning, I loved the light pouring in from behind this set of trees so I crouched low to isolate them from the fields beyond.
Well, finally I can say Happy New Year! It’s not that I didn’t want to, I’ve just had 3 trips out and this is the first time I’ve got something I’ve deemed worthy of sharing… such is the life of a landscape photographer, sometimes the weather just doesn’t play ball. Even though the forecast wasn’t great this morning with lots of low cloud I still headed out to the bridges, this time from a bit further away so it gives a different perspective.
A free couple of hours gave me an opportunity to get out and continue learning about the best techniques of shooting Macro with my Olympus E-M1 II. I made use of the Autumn leaves around this mushroom to bring some colour to the scene.
This beautiful bridge is located between Betws-y-Coed and Blaenau Ffestiniog. Whilst this location is not visible from the road, it's easily missed. Access however is straight forward with a gate leading down to the Waterfalls. I'm not sure I've ever seen this location photographed before so it was great to explore somewhere new.
Edit of my photo taken for the Dogwood 52 week photo challenge: 2018 Week 10: Selective Color
While this is technically no longer a selective color photo, I like this one better than my 'official' submission for selective color week.
One of my first serious attempts at some astro-photography. Unfortunately the clouds had failed to clear and they were reflecting a lot of the light from the nearby Caradon Hill Transmitter, but considering how the evening started this is far better than I was expecting.
This is a stack of 8 images, with some additional frames used to highlight the inside of the mine… it’s certainly been a learning curve working out how to get the best detail out of the night sky!
I’ve been experimenting more with longer focal lengths recently as I often default to wide-angle shots, just something to try and push myself to look at the scene a little differently. This is a shot taken at Cadover Bridge on Saturday morning in the rain, where I’ve also gone for a more subtle processing style than normal.
These three little Mushrooms were growing out of a tree stump within a very messy scene. Going with a 1x1 profile meant I could turn these in to a nice simple shot.
Agama or rainbow lizard.
Downtime at Laikipia Wilderness River camp is never dull. There were several agamas and skinks skittering around the mosquito netting and the rocks outside my room. It was just a case of being patient to catch them at their best.
Olympus EM-1ii, 300mm F5.6, 1/800 ISO 100
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Male Grévy's zebra covered in Africa's red dust.
Grévy's zebra is the largest living wild equid and the most threatened of the species. It is found in parts of Kenya and Ethiopia. Grévy's zebras' physical features can help to identify it from the other zebra species; their overall appearance is slightly closer to that of a mule, compared to the more "equine" (horse) appearance of the plains and mountain zebras. Compared to other zebra species, Grévy's are the tallest; they have mule-like, larger ears, and have the tightest stripes of all zebras. They have distinctively erect manes, and more slender snouts.
The Grévy's zebra live in semi-arid savanna, where they feed on grasses, legumes, and browse, such as acacia; they can survive up to five days without water. They differ from the other zebra species in that they do not live in a harem, and they maintain few long-lasting social bonds. Stallion territoriality and mother–foal relationships form the basis of the social system of the Grévy's zebra. In its native home this zebra is listed by the IUCN as endangered. Its population has declined from 15,000 to 2,000 since the 1970s. In 2016, the population was reported to be "stable"; however, as of 2020, the wild numbers are still estimated at only around 2,250 animals.
Olympus OM-1, 40-150 F2.8 @ 106mm F5.6, 1/1250 ISO 160
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I'm going a little "marmite" tonight... some ICM (Intentional Camera Movement) used to get a different take on the trees at Colliford Lake.
I’ve finally made it, a shot 5 years in the making! When I originally joined the Liskeard Camera Club we had a landscape photographer presenting his work, and one image that has always stuck in my mind was the church on Brent Tor in the snow and ever since I’ve been planning my own shot. I was incredibly annoyed when I missed the opportunity to take the shot during the original “Beast From The East” storm and I wasn’t going to miss it this time!
There was only a few of other people there, one other photographer who was leaving as I arrived and a couple playing on a sledge… it was such an amazing place to be, the wind howls around there at the best of times but with the wind and snow it really was bitingly cold… all worth it in the end though!
Last Saturday evening I made the journey to Bedruthen Steps with Shaun, something we’d been planning for a few weeks. Everything looked like it was coming together nicely, as we had some lovely clouds overhead with clear space on the horizon, but unfortunately the sunset didn’t fully materialise.
I’m always on the lookout for something interesting to put in-front of a landscape shot and this thistle caught my attention; I used focus-stacking to make sure the thistle itself and the background were all in focus.
We've had a some exceptional sunsets over the last couple of days... to the point where I think we should be suing Hugh Jackman as I'm not sure he can still claim to have the greatest show after last night's display!
Bedruthan Steps, one of the fantastic beaches on Cornwall's north coast. taken on our club photowalk last week.
First trip to Llandudno. It took me 37 years! I was lucky to go on a day where it was not Windy so the Gondolas were up and running. I did take advantage of using them but this was shot whilst sitting on the side of the Mountain enjoying some Sun.
I love how this shot came out. The Gondolas were just above me so it gave me the opportunity to give the impression that they could be up at any height in the Mountains.
These Gondolas have been going since 1969 and were still used every year during the Spring and Summer months.
It's been a few months since returning back from Northumberland but I had completely forgotten to go through all my photo's. This Lighthouse was taken looking through the gates down South Pier in Amble.
Taken from near the summit of Great Orme Nature reserve, near the Upper Station of the Llandudno Cable Cars.
I loved the simplicity of this shot overlooking Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm.
A shot from Tuesday evening on a photowalk with the Liskeard Camera Club. We had spotted the fair in the car park and were heading back to take some longer exposures but by the time we got there it was all packed up, grrr! We had to make do with a few shots of the East Looe River instead.
One from a recent photowalk with the camera club to Hooe Lake in Plymouth. I’m intrigued that the “hulks” are allowed to stay where they are, and have obviously been there for quite some time, so if anyone knows of how they came to be there I’d love to know!
Recently I had time to explore around The Peak District, and take some of the last photos before Autumn finally comes to an end and we are officially in Winter. The Silver Birch trees around Surprise View still have some fantastic colours, especially with the backdrop of Blue Skies.
We have had an odd Autumn this year in England. Initially it looked like it was coming super early as the trees were already changing in August. Now, another 6 weeks on it almost seems to have reversed. Wyming Brook near Sheffield had an awful lot of Green in the trees still with just a few fallen leaves stuck on the rocks down the waterfalls.
Another one of the properties I photographed whilst in Dungeness. This Black, Timber built house stood out from all the rest right along the Coastline. I preferred the use of Black and White for this high contrast photo.
Taken on my first visit to Garth Pier in Bangor, North Wales. it was a day of Grey sky so much of my day was shot in B&W. being out of season it was very quite on the Pier with only a couple of other people around.
This shot was taken on my last trip to Wales, sadly a month ago now. It's my home from away from home and I love it in the quite seasons especially. Wondering down Garth Pier in Bangor I think there must have been a total of 10-15 present. More than half of which were staff. It gave me the opportunity to get some shots around the Pier in a Liminal state.
A male jackal shows affection to his mate after they had just killed, partially devoured and buried a scrub hare.
Olympus EM-1ii, 300mm F5.6, 1/1250 ISO 250
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A shot I’ve had in my mind for a while, basically every time I come home from Plymouth and pass the Peace Dove! I’d wondered how it would look with a long exposure with the car headlights catching it, up close it’s not quite as shiny as I’d thought but it still looks pretty good.
I purchased the budget OM System 40-150 F4-F5.6 recently and have been really impressed with the lens. I picked it up direct on offer for just £109. So far I've found the lens to be really sharp in good light.
Saturday morning was looking like there was potential for a nice sunrise so I decided to head for Polperro; I’d attempted this shot earlier in the week but in my half-asleep state driving there I’d missed the road closure at Looe and going back to take the diversion would have meant missing the sunrise anyway. It’s somewhere I’ve shot before and liked the composition but the sky was not the greatest so it definitely required a return visit and luckily there was some nice high cloud to catch the pre-dawn colours.
First visit to Garth Pier in Bangor, the day was full of grey sky, so I used the Colour Picker in camera to just show just the Pier Life Buoy in Colour.
We have had a lovely winter here in the Finger Lakes and Southern Tier regions of New York state. Since just before Christmas there has been a consistent, beautiful cover of snow and crisp, cold temperatures. Mix cold with water and you get ice - icy waterfalls. The afternoon sun peeked out at just the right time.
Cascade Mills and Falls
Keuka Lake Outlet Trail
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After a few hours exploring underground this escalator bought me back to natural light. This was taken in Battersea Station on the London Underground, one of the newer stations on the Northern Line.
We have had an odd Autumn this year in England. Initially it looked like it was coming super early as the trees were already changing in August. Now, another 6 weeks on it almost seems to have reversed. Wyming Brook near Sheffield had an awful lot of Green in the trees still with just a few fallen leaves stuck on the rocks down the waterfalls.
As I had to make the trip up to Exeter for work today I thought I’d start early and visit a couple of Tors on the way there, I had initially planned to just stop at Sharpitor but the mist that was rising from Burrator Reservoir was pulling me so I headed over to Leather Tor instead. After a while a beautiful spot of golden light lit up the Tor.