Petal red

*Shot on an Olympus E-P3 12mp m4/3 digital camera using a Sigma 30mm f/2.8 EX DN Lens with camera settings at ISO-200, aperture at f/3.2, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/100 seconds*

Whitewash

Someone does not like this graffiti artist’s ‘tag’ as they have splashed all over it with some emulsion: Banksy this ain’t!

*Shot on an Olympus E-P3 12mp M4/3 digital camera using a Panasonic Lumix G 14mm f/2.5 pancake lens with camera settings at ISO-200, aperture at f/3.5, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/20 seconds*

Heysham Sunburst

*Shot on an Olympus E-M1 Mk1 16mp m4/3 pro mirrorless camera using a Panasonic 100-300mm f/4-5.6 MEGA O.I.S lens with camera settings at ISO-200, aperture at f/14, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/1000 seconds*

Encroaching

Nature will always finds its way to encroach…

*Shot on an Olympus E-P5 16mp M4/3 digital camera using a Sigma 30mm f/2.8 EX DN Art Lens with camera settings at ISO-200, aperture at f/5.6, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/125 seconds*

Fixtures

*Shot on an Olympus E-P5 16mp m4/3 digital camera using a 4/3 Olympus 70-300mm f/4-5.6 ED Zuiko lens via m4/3 adaptor with camera settings at ISO-100, aperture at f/5.6, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/320 seconds*

Creased orange

*Shot on an Olympus E-P3 12mp m4/3 digital camera using a Sigma 30mm f/2.8 EX DN Lens with camera settings at ISO-200, aperture at f/4, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/800 seconds*

Fractured light

*Shot on an Olympus E-P5 16mp M4/3 digital camera using a Panasonic Lumix G 14mm f/2.5 pancake lens with camera settings at ISO-200, aperture at f/8, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/10 seconds*

Thirsty

This Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) reveals the length of its proboscis as the butterfly feeds on the nectar of this Ivy plant’s flowers, poised in ventral view (and no, the flying insect ‘tastes’ the nectar with its feet and not its proboscis)!

*Shot on a Canon 600d 18mp dSLR using a Sigma f/2.8 105mm EX Macro lens with settings at ISO-100, aperture at f/5.6, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/320 seconds*

Mudfoot

*Shot on a Samsung S10+ 12mp phone camera with camera settings at ISO-50, aperture at f/2.4, centre-weighted metering mode and an exposure time of 1/800 seconds*

The forgotten Patriarch

*Shot on an Olympus E-P5 16mp M4/3 digital camera using a Sigma 30mm f/2.8 EX DN Art Lens with camera settings at ISO-200, aperture at f/2.8, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/3200 seconds*