King St Arcade, Lancaster
A graffiti-stained, red-brick wall at a certain point in King St Arcade in Lancaster, UK: who knows, maybe this is the next Banksy practising their future wares, eh?!
*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/7.1, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/25 seconds*
Purple on Magnolia
The dangling flower of this purple Clematis Jackmanii is vividly contrasted against the magnolia-painted wall it grows before; however, being a deciduous plant, these spectacular crowns will wilt and fall away by the end of the Summer months…
*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 1/1250 seconds*
Fun and games at the Beach
Two dogs bound playfully across a Morecambe Bay beach at Heysham in Lancashire, UK full of the joys of Spring and without a care in the world (except when they will get their next treat)!
*Shot on an Olympus E-P1 12mp M4/3 digital camera using an Olympus 40-150mm f/4-5.6 ED R lens with camera settings at ISO-320, aperture at f/8, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/1250 seconds*
Langdale Pikes from Windermere
A Winter shot taken from the ferry on Windermere in the Lake District, looking across towards the Langdale Pikes in the far distance and capturing an extremely brave lone canoeist travelling along its vast, cold surface.
*Shot on a Canon 70d 20.2mp dSLR camera using a Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens with camera settings at ISO-200, aperture at f/8, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/640 seconds*
One small step…
… one giant leap into the void for this Ladybird, looking to flutter away…
*Shot on a Canon 70d 20.2mp dSLR using a Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX Macro lens with settings at ISO-100, aperture at f/7.1, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/250 seconds*
King of the (concrete) jungle
A Lion hewn from bronze sits upon its plinth, majestically surveying all that pass before its metallic gaze across Dalton Square in Lancaster City centre, UK.
*Shot on a Canon Powershot S95 10mp compact digital camera with camera settings at ISO-100, aperture at f/5, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/1600 seconds*
Cherry tree blossom
An unfurling Cherry tree blossom shows that the seasons have finally changed and Spring has arrived at last in Lancashire, UK (albeit blooming against a slightly noisy Bokeh).
*Shot on a Canon 6d 20.2mp dSLR using a Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 IS L lens with camera settings at ISO-100, aperture at f/5.6, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/250 seconds*
Bumpy Flight
Eight Greylag Geese noisily jostle overhead with one another whilst flying in formation to their next feeding grounds.
*Shot on a Panasonic Lumix G9 M4/3 mirrorless camera using a Panasonic Leica 100-400mm f/4-6.3 DG Vario-Elmar Lens with settings at ISO-200, aperture at f/7.1, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/1000 seconds*
Reflections in a Water Droplet
A tangle of grass stalks are reflected on the surface of a water droplet, the view of the world reversed upside down and now dancing across the tension of the liquid’s meniscus.
*Shot on a Canon 1D Mark III 10mp professional dSLR using a Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX Macro lens with settings at ISO-100, aperture at f/4, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/50 seconds*
The old Oak tree(s)
From this angle, the Oak tree appears to have been struck by lightning sometime long ago in its life, which has resulted in a ‘cleft’ between its Winter-barren branches. However this is a trick of the eye: there are actually two Oak trees very close together – indeed they seem to have sprouted from Acorns mere inches apart – and as they have grown, their trunks have merged and intertwined as one.
*Shot on a Canon 80d 24mp dSLR camera using a Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Nano lens with camera settings at ISO-100, aperture at f/8, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/400 seconds*
Stretch the Horizon 