Cocksfoot grass
The perennial and common Cocksfoot grass (Dactylis glomerata) droops from the root cluster, its light-dappled green leaves and flowerheads emboldened against the pitch darkness of the undergrowth.
*Shot on a Canon 7d 18mp dSLR using a Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 IS L lens with settings at ISO-100, aperture at f/5.6, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/250 seconds*
… hello 2023!
And here’s hoping for another exhilarating twelve months throughout 2023!
*Shot on a Panasonic Lumix G9 M4/3 mirrorless camera using a Panasonic 100-300mm f/4-5.6 MEGA O.I.S lens with settings at ISO-400, aperture at f/7.1, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/30 seconds*
Caramel: goodbye 2022…
It’s been a rapid but eventful last twelve months, that’s for sure, so here’s wishing you a happy New Year for 2023!
*Shot on a Canon 6d 20.2mp dSLR using a Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 IS L lens with camera settings at ISO-400, aperture at f/4, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/30 seconds*
Headlights
*Shot on an Olympus E-P5 16mp M4/3 digital camera using a Panasonic Lumix 42.5mm f/1.7 G ASPH. Power O.I.S. lens with camera settings at ISO-1600, aperture at f/1.7, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/640 seconds*
Winter light
*Shot on a Canon 6d 20.2mp dSLR using a Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 IS L lens with settings at ISO-100, aperture at f/14, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/320 seconds*
Horizontal shine
*Shot on a Canon 600d 18mp dSLR using a Canon EF 100-300mm f/4.5-5.6 USM telephoto lens with settings at ISO-100, aperture at f/7.1, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/640 seconds*
Empty
*Shot on a Panasonic Lumix LX7 10.1mp enthusiast compact camera with settings at ISO-200, aperture at f/1.4, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/80 seconds*
Grizedale reservoir
*Shot on a Samsung S10+ 12mp phone camera with camera settings at ISO-50, aperture at f/2.2, centre-weighted metering mode and an exposure time of 1/160 seconds*
The Fat Man in red
In the centre of Lancaster – high above what is now Primark – sits Father Christmas crossed legged, who’s looking jolly and clutching a sack of presents, which poses the question: did he really manage to deliver everyone’s gifts across the whole world in time for this morning if he’s now hanging out in drizzly Lancashire?!
*Shot on a Panasonic Lumix LX7 10.1mp enthusiast compact camera with settings at ISO-200, aperture at f/2.1, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/125 seconds*
Crystal fern fronds
Another early morning frost changes overnight dew into stunningly beautiful ice-crystals, their delicate micro-structures coating these deadened fern fronds within a new frozen world…
*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 1/280 seconds*
Stretch the Horizon 