A quick cross-post from my work blog, Defrosting the Freezer, with some pictures of our recent fly-over of Greenland on the way to the USA. If you ever get the chance to take the UK-Iceland-USA route I would certainly recommend it.
Christmas hasn’t quite come early for Billy the cat, he’s left with nothing but a empty, poultry-flavoured, box and an expectant look on his face.
Have a good one everybody!
Love,
Rob
There’s a temporal disturbance in Loddon churchyard! Careful observation with my new lens clearly shows that someone has been messing with time and space.
Seen this weekend, click to enlarge.
Minolta 500mm f/8 reflex lens, 1/250 s at ISO 1600
So in a bout of consumerism, I bought a telescope for my camera that masquerades as a lens. Most of the photos from the Downing competition gallery were taken with it, as was the shot below. Hopefully it will be useful for bringing far-away things up close. Things like birds and sports; things like my credit limit…
Mum – I hope you don’t mind me posting your photo!
Not content with herons using the pond as a takeaway, there’s now a grass snake popping by to nibble on the fishes and frogs.
A recent newspaper report said that wild parakeets were a danger to British wildlife. Escaped (or carelessly released) into a reasonably warm environment, with plentiful food and nesting opportunities, they’re larger than many garden birds and could outcompete our native species. I’d find it hard to shoot this little guy though, seen in the garden over the Bank Holiday weekend.
Taken from Niels’ garden last week.
With Sonya away conferencing in Florida, I made the most of my week off to tidy up, get plenty of work done, then get some board games out. Just a few photos, before the memories fade into a wine-veiled haze.
Seen in the garden this lunchtime, my scrambled eggs went cold while I ran around with the camera.
Shot with Sony a500 DSLR, Tamron 70-300mm lens @ 300mm, f/8, 1/250s, ISO 1600