Three’s a crowd
These three Carrion Crows perch upon this rotten tree’s bare, skeletal branches and survey the surrounding area in the hope of spotting their next meal from up-on-high…
*Shot on a Canon 350d 8.2mp dSLR using a Canon EF 100-300mm f/4.5-5.6 USM lens set at ISO-100, aperture at f/10, pattern metering mode and an exposure time of 1/500 seconds*
Tandle Hills’ Monument in snow
A shot of Tandle Hills’ Monument from the approach path that runs off Thornham Lane in Thornham, Royton looking across snow-covered fields towards the distant horizon of Manchester and beyond.
*Shot on a Ricoh GRD ll 10mp enthusiast digital camera with settings at ISO-100, fixed lens set at 28mm, aperture at f/6.3, centre-weighted meter mode and an exposure time of 1/2000 seconds*
Aged
This blue North West Water sign – tilted on a rusting pole and fading in the elements – has seen better days and being situated high on The Pennines, its informative future is not looking too good…
*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/7.1, pattern metering mode and an exposure time of 1/60 seconds*
New shoots
A look forward to Spring, where Life gives us plenty of warm green instead of cold white!
*Shot on an Olympus E-P1 12mp micro 4/3 system digital camera using a Corsina-W 24mm f/2.8 lens with camera settings at ISO-400, aperture at f/2.8 and an exposure time of 1/800 seconds*
Stacked
Box-shaped wooden pallets – complete with their company stamps – stacked and ready to go once the day’s work is finished.
*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-200, aperture at f/6.3, centre weighted metering mode and an exposure time of 1/125 seconds*
The slippery path
Remember to always watch your step in Life as things are rarely just black or white…
*Shot on a Ricoh GRD ll 10mp enthusiast digital camera with settings at ISO-100, fixed lens set at 28mm, aperture at f/2.4, centre weighted meter mode and an exposure time of 1/50 seconds*
Trapped
The Spider that spun this web is in for a wet surprise: droplets of morning dew have gotten trapped on the sticky silk and formed a myriad of glistening spatter the poor insect must now vanquish before its hunting can resume.
*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-200, aperture at f/5.6, centre weighted metering mode and an exposure time of 1/60 seconds*
Motorway madness
The day’s work has finally finished and everyone who drives to their job is heading home in the fading twilight: it’s music on loud, foot down to the floor and the M62 below the flyover in High Crompton is reduced to just a flurry of smudged lights and riotous engine noise in our race to beat the night’s inevitable arrival…
*Shot on a Canon 600d 18mp dSLR using a Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 mkll lens with settings at ISO-100, aperture at f/13, pattern metering mode and an exposure time of 1/5 seconds*
Winter Sun flare
The Winter Sun breaks through the bare canopies of these Beech trees in Tandle Hills country park, Royton and casts long shadows across the freshly-sprinkled snow and fallen Beech husks that cover this woodland’s floor.
*Shot on a Ricoh GRD ll 10mp enthusiast digital camera with settings at ISO-100, fixed lens set at 28mm, aperture at f/7.1, spot meter mode and an exposure time of 1/125 seconds*
Discarded
A luminous Kite with a comedic face is wedged between a sapling and its support post, as the discarded red hand winder and nylon line dangle from the young tree’s branches above: a prime example of our throwaway society…
*Shot on a Canon 600d 18mp dSLR using a Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 mkll lens with settings at ISO-100, aperture at f/2.2, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/250 seconds*
Stretch the Horizon 