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Happy Christmas

Sparkie — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 00:00:05 +0000

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

Has anyone seen the Doctor?

Sparkie — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 17:59:00 +0000

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.

Blue tit

Sparkie — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 22:29:21 +0000

Seen this weekend, click to enlarge.

Minolta 500mm f/8 reflex lens, 1/250 s at ISO 1600

Life at 500mm

Sparkie — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 22:15:11 +0000

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…

Sydney the snake

Sparkie — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:15:59 +0000

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.

Parakeet – a pretty pest?

Sparkie — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 20:45:44 +0000

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.

Lenz springtime panorama

Sparkie — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 20:27:25 +0000

Taken from Niels’ garden last week.

Boardgames night

Sparkie — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 20:01:08 +0000

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.

Greater Spotted Woodpecker

Sparkie — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 15:52:39 +0000

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

Sutton Hoo

Sparkie — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 22:49:16 +0000

We went to Suffolk with Sonya’s family last weekend, taking a lunchtime trip to Sutton Hoo. While photographs of Anglo-Saxon burial mounds might be traditional, here is a sheep that looks like a lion.