Camera panorama
As the Sun sets over the distant horizon, this Panasonic Lumix FZ18 digital camera soaks up the view… quite literally!
*Shot on an Olympus E-P1 12mp micro 4/3 system digital camera using a Sigma Super Mini ll 28mm f/2.8 macro lens set at ISO-320, aperture at f/3.2, centre weighted metering mode and an exposure time of 1/160 seconds*
The gateway
Beneath a rolling sky of water-logged clouds lies an overgrown field, where the metal gate of its entrance has been ensnared and held open by the wild grasses’ unkempt growth, tempting any curious passers-by to enter through the Man-made gap and touch Nature’s true realm…
*Shot on a Canon G12 10mp enthusiast compact camera with settings at ISO-80, lens at 12mm, aperture at f/5.6, centre-weighted metering mode and an exposure time of 1/500 seconds*
Which way?
A confusing array of reflective chevron signs set in the apex of a bad bend at an accident blackspot (which may or may not add to the crash statistics for this particular road)!
*Shot on a Samsung WB500 10mp compact camera with settings at ISO-80, lens set at 23mm, aperture at f/5.8, spot meter mode and an exposure time of 1/125 seconds*
Unripe Blackberry
A close-up macro shot of a Blackberry about to embark on its journey, from a cluster of seeds to a succulent Summer fruit.
*Shot on an Olympus E-P1 12mp micro 4/3 system digital camera using an Olympus Zuiko Auto-S f/1.4 50mm lens with camera settings at ISO-500, aperture at f/1.4, centre-weighted meter mode and an exposure time of 1/200 seconds*
The Monster’s foot
Simulacrum at its best: this Beech tree’s weirdly-formed roots uncannily resemble the foot of a gigantic monster, striding through the forest on its way to complete world domination. (And yes, this perception has been achieved without doing any hallucinogenic drugs recently!)
*Shot on a Canon 600d 18mp dSLR using a Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS mkll lens with settings at ISO-400, aperture at f/4, partial metering mode and an exposure time of 1/50 seconds*
The Wind Catchers
Standing astride the Sunburnt horizon like some impassable jagged line, these towering turbines capture the passing wind, their three-pronged blades chopping and slicing the very air before there’s any chance of an escape for even the merest of gusts.
*Shot on an Olympus E-P1 12mp micro 4/3 system digital camera using a Paragon 135mm 1:2.8 lens with camera settings at ISO-250, aperture at f/2.8, centre-weighted metering mode and an exposure time of 1/400 seconds*
55th Year
Discoloured blue plastic flowers splay before their lichen-speckled headstone, from which only a fragment of the full engraved inscription can be read: ‘In her 55th year,’ tells us everything we really need to know though…
*Shot on a Panasonic Lumix LX3 10mp enthusiast compact camera with settings at ISO-80, aperture at f/2.8, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/125 seconds*
Highlights
A lone pylon is brilliantly illuminated suddenly by a sunbeam falling between fractured, overcast clouds, giving hope that the tumultuous storm will pass by soon enough…
*Shot on an Olympus E-P1 12mp micro 4/3 system digital camera using an Olympus Zuiko Auto-S f/1.4 50mm lens with camera settings at ISO-250, aperture at f/2.0, centre-weighted meter mode and an exposure time of 1/4000 seconds*
The marker post
This public footpath marker post – with its fading Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council information disc held in place with rusted screws – points ramblers across a sprawling reed bed; depending on the time of year this crossing is attempted, you can end up either nice and dry or soaked wet through!
*Shot using a Panasonic Lumix FZ18 8MP bridge camera with settings at ISO-100, lens set at 42mm, aperture at f/8, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/160 seconds*
Double A
Two young Lambs gambol across a banking in Piethorne Valley, Newhey as each wear a large, stamped “A” from the Farmer on their fleeces.
*Shot on a Samsung WB500 10mp compact camera with settings at ISO-80, lens set at 70mm, aperture at f/11.3, centre-weighted meter mode and an exposure time of 1/250 seconds*
Stretch the Horizon 