A European Robin standing on a moss covered piece of wood which is baited with live mealworms to keep him interested! The reflection is genuine and no Photoshop has been used.

Wren Photographed from a hide at a reflection pool, using high speed flash to freeze the motion. The little island is baited with live meal worms, which the bird finds hard to resist. It took me many attempts over sometime, to capture the Wren in flight.

Orange sunset reflection!

A reflection image, taken from a hide with high speed flash, using live meal worms as bait. One of the worms has fallen into the water, arousing the interest of the Wren.

Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

I’d lived in the East Bay for 20 years without knowing we had shipwrecks - now I’ve located two in two years!

Photo taken in Igrane, Croatia

Ernstmühl or Ernst mill, a watermill

pier and sky reflection

Just enjoying a beautiful morning.

Morning of September 11 on Carlyle Lake, woke up to the entire lake covered in thick fog. An amazing sight to watch as the fog started to clear and uncover this beautiful lake

Chollas Lake. Lemon Grove, CA

Tagus River behind us

Architektur / Nachtfotografie / Reflexionen / Reise

FANAR – das islamische Kulturzentrum von Qatar.

Eines der bekanntesten Wahrzeichen von Doha ist das spiralförmige Fanar-Gebäude in zentraler Lage nahe des Souq Waqif und des Museums für Islamische Kunst. Es ist weithin sichtbar – ganz besonders nachts in warmem Goldlicht beleuchtet. Die markante spiralförmige Minarett‑Architektur spiegelt sich klar in einer Pfütze im Vordergrund und erzeugt eine perfekte visuelle Symmetrie. Der tiefblaue Nachthimmel verstärkt den Kontrast und lässt die geometrischen Details der Fassade besonders plastisch wirken. Ein atmosphärisches Nachtmotiv mit starkem architektonischem Fokus.

FANAR - the Islamic cultural center of Qatar.

One of Doha's most famous landmarks is the spiral-shaped Fanar building, centrally located near the Souq Waqif and the Museum of Islamic Art. It is visible from many places - especially when illuminated in warm golden light at night. Its distinctive spiral minaret is reflected perfectly in a puddle in the foreground, creating striking visual symmetry. The deep blue night sky enhances the contrast and highlights the geometric details of the façade. An atmospheric night scene with a strong architectural focus.

These large wading birds are a Schedule 1 species. In summer, they have bright orangey-brown chests and bellies, but in winter they're more greyish-brown.

Their most distinctive features are their long beaks and legs, and the black and white stripes on their wings. Female black-tailed godwits are bigger and heavier than the males, with a noticeably longer beak (which helps the sexes to avoid competing for food with each other).

They're very similar to bar-tailed godwits, which breed in the Arctic. Black-tailed godwits have longer legs, and bar-tailed godwits don't have striped wings. As the names suggest, the tail patterns are different, too. What they eat: Insects, worms and snails, but also some plants, beetles, grasshoppers and other small insects during the breeding season(Courtesy RSPB).

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