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Well it is still bloomin' windy and there is still no chance for leaves so what to do instead? Head to the beach and build a delicate rock balance and dare it to defy the wind?
The forecast was set to deteriorate by lunchtime so I headed to the coast. The wind was very strong there and my optimism dwindled. I had in mind something like the stack I built at Robin Hood's Bay. That one withstood the wind perhaps this one will?
The tide was due in by lunch so I set to work collecting flat stones and pebbles. I set the camera up first in the vain hope that I might get a picture and started on the construction.
The first effort had a horrendous wobble three-quarter built, the lower few layers were rolling on their pebbles and it soon fell. I tried again and dismantled the next two tries in order to concentrate on stopping it wobbling so much although it was impossible to eliminate entirely.
Always expecting it to topple I added each new layer one at a time until I finally got it done. I thought it might need another layer (I still do looking back at the pictures) but sometimes you can't push it any further. The proverbial last straw.
Now, a bit panicky, as it swayed quite a lot to and fro, I waited for the sun to come out. It needed to be front lit or else the contrast was too strong. As it seems to be with recent luck it there was blue sky either side of where the sun was with a strip of grey cloud right through the middle. It didn't look like there would be any decent light anytime soon.
But despite the nerve jangling wobbling it stayed upright and within half an hour I got all the pictures I wanted. Quite perplexed how it was still standing I thought I would try and capture a time lapse of the incoming tide. I set everything up and sat back and waited.
I looked at my watch - it was 11.30 and the tide would be fully in in 3/4 of an hour. The wind was really cold but I thought I could handle the shivering until the tide arrived. I am not so sure about the sculpture.
What seemed like an age had passed and the tide was still not in. I looked at my watch again and it said 11.30! What? I must have read it as 11.30 when it was 10.30!
Glutton for punishment that I am I couldn't stop the time lapse capture as the sculpture still stood. Sat in my 9 coats and 4 hats I practiced my powers of telekinesis. "Fall over! Fall over! Fall over! That way I can go and get warm!"
It wasn't working.
Still the tide marched in and still the stones wobbled and rocked. Didn't seem like anything could topple it.
As the hypothermia took hold I whispered to myself "just hold on, don't fall asleep, someone will rescue me soon." I took my emergency chocolate bar from my pocket and split it into quarters. "I will have to ration it" I thought "it might be a long time before anyone finds me."
"I am so very cold mummy."
And then it happened. A series of quite violent wobbles lead to its final demise. It sacrificed itself so that I might live.
PS. the lit up look of this photo was done with a reflector not in photoshop.
The 12 Apostles along the Great Ocean Road are one of the "must-see" things in Australia. There are lots of tourists but it's still a worth while place to visit - especially if you're into your geology.
Running hot ahead of the Northstar Commuter train, these stacks hustle through the Anoka Northstar Station with a clear shot to St. Cloud.
Spending my day off work, by going back and spending some time on photos I took in Texas. Re-edit of the amazing second supercell in SW Texas. Got to watch this with my noob friend Alec and the rest of the ETT crew. Did some HDR blending, some temperature changes and some noise reduction. Can't wait to get this image printed.
Loch Glencoul and the Stack of Glencoul from above Newton, Sutherland.
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Raspberry -Foodscape
Another "foodscape" (my take on food photography) This is a focus stacked macro of a raspberry focus bracketed on my Olympus OM-D E-M5Mk2 with 26mm of "macro tube" attached and stacked in PS6 (this increases the depth of field, so more is in focus)
These two striking stacks sit just off the island of Capri. After spending several hours on the tourist riddled island our boat took us back to Sorrento (via the narrow gap in Mezzo!).
I took a portrait version, however due to the rocking boat it didn't turn out half as nice as the landscape version.
It is summertime and the cicadas are singing... These are insects often heard but less often seen, since they emerge from the ground and fly up into the nearest tree or other roost as soon as possible. This unfortunate individual did not successfully complete metamorphosis - one wind remained ill formed and the whole exuvia of its former shape was stuck to it. I found it thrashing helpless on the ground, so I snatched it up before the birds (or more likely my cat) got to it.
I would tentatively identify it as a male Tibicen linnei.
This image is only 1.4x lifesized. It was made with a Pentax K3, DFA 100mm macro lens and extension tube. This is 232 images compiled in 2 separate stacks and then blended together.
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Popped over on the ferry to visit our friend Mark who has Leukemia currently in Southampton General Hospital. Just before his bone marrow transplant. It has been a long journey and hopefully this is the last tunnel he has to travel before finishing his treatment. There is a light at the end of this tunnel and everything is crossed at the moment.
HaPpY FeNcE Friday have a great weekend.
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Another shot from Easter Monday....
this was taken from the cliff at Downpatricks Head, Ballycastle, Co. Mayo. My brother-in-law, Stephen, goes caving and knows all these wonderful and amazing places. So our family all packed 2 cars and headed off on an adventure tour along the west coast of Ireland :)
This huge rock with all it's different layers "stacked" (that looks a little like a dinosaur foot) was just off the coast, it was rather windy, so I thought it safer to lie on my stomach on the cliff edge rather than stand ;-)
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An absolutely stunning evening over at South Stack this evening. As I walked up, there were many other photographers who had set up all over the headland. I have had this shot in mind for a while and so thought I’d check it out. To my surprise there was no one up there (except for Don Cardy who was close on my heels, following me up the path!) - it was great to meet Don and had a great chat whilst enjoying the incredible light that appeared post sunset.