Looking to escape!
*Shot on a Panasonic Lumix G5 16mp m4/3 digital camera using a Panasonic 45-200mm f/4-5.6 G Vario O.I.S. telephoto lens with camera settings at ISO-200, aperture at f/8, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/200 seconds*
Wader in the window
*Shot on a Panasonic Lumix G5 16mp m4/3 digital camera using a Panasonic 45-200mm f/4-5.6 G Vario O.I.S. telephoto lens with camera settings at ISO-320, aperture at f/6.3, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/1250 seconds*
Rough edges
*Shot on a Canon 600d 18mp dSLR using a Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX Macro lens with settings at ISO-400, aperture at f/6.3, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/250 seconds*
Spider’s camouflage
A Labyrinth Spider (Agelena labyrinthical) blends into the pebbledash on the outside wall of a house, possibly looking for a crevice or crack in order to make its home and build its funnel web for prey.
*Shot on a Canon 600d 18mp dSLR using a Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX Macro lens with settings at ISO-400, aperture at f/3.5, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/50 seconds*
Nature’s way
This brown glass bottle – upended and forgotten in the tidal sands of Heysham beach – has now become the new home for a colony of limpets, as Nature does Her thing and adapts to our discarded and unwanted junk…
*Shot on a Canon 600d 18mp dSLR using a Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX Macro lens with settings at ISO-100, aperture at f/5.6, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/125 seconds*
Warton Crag
Two ramblers survey the cliff wall at Warton Crag’s disused limestone quarry in Carnforth, UK and appear dwarfed by this sheer behemoth, where its ledges and precipices are used by nesting Peregrine Falcons and daring rock climbers alike.
*Shot on a Canon 600d 18mp dSLR using a Sigma 18-125mm f/3.5-4.5 DC lens with settings at ISO-200, aperture at f/4.5, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/600 seconds*
Berries in hues
*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/4, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/40 seconds*
Buddha bathed in blue light
*Shot on a Canon 70d 20.2mp dSLR using a Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 IS L lens with settings at ISO-1000, aperture at f/4, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/13 seconds*
Cruising on the River Lune’s estuary
A couple take their small sailboat up the River Lune’s estuary at Condor Green in Lancaster, UK on a hot Summer’s day.
*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-200, aperture at f/4.9, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/1000 seconds*
The Three Amigos
*Shot on a Canon 70d 20.2mp dSLR using a Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 IS L lens with settings at ISO-100, aperture at f/4.5, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/1500 seconds*
Stretch the Horizon 