Duelling banjos
This picture looks like it could have been taken directly from John Boorman’s seminal movie, Deliverance (1972) a tale of natural beauty, canoes following rivers, personal violation and unavoidable murder. However, this is actually being played out in 2017 on Lancaster canal, so no chance of running into any homicidal Hillbillies from the ‘deep South’ looking for retribution… well hopefully not anyway!
*Shot on an Olympus E-P5 16mp m4/3 digital camera using a Panasonic 100-300mm f/4-5.6 MEGA O.I.S lens with camera settings at ISO-200, aperture at f/9, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/500 seconds*
Angles
Concrete, steel, Sunshine, shadow and a blue sky all combine to create an interesting picture…
*Shot on an Olympus E-P5 16mp m4/3 digital camera using a Panasonic 100-300mm f/4-5.6 MEGA O.I.S lens with camera settings at ISO-250, aperture at f/5.6, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/1000 seconds*
Foxglove
For most nectar-seeking insects, this sight must be almost too much temptation to bear!
*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/3.5, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/1600 seconds*
Little red boat
A little red boat leans aground on the damp sand as the tide retreats from Morecambe Bay: on the horizon to the left are the Rydal Mountains; on the opposite bank Grange-over-Sands sprawls centrally; and over to the right the Old Man of Coniston can be seen, all in the shadows cast from the marshmallow-fluffed clouds drifting overhead…
*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-200, aperture at f/8, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/1000 seconds*
Kaleidoscope
A close-up shot of a children’s playground swing takes on a new dimension, as your eyes try to focus on the chrome and black construction of the seat against the red background of the anti-slip flooring…
*Shot on a Panasonic Lumix LX3 10mp enthusiast compact camera with settings at ISO-400, aperture at f/2, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/2 seconds*
Monochrome on Morecambe Promenade
A cyclist powers along Morecambe Promenade in Lancashire, snapped as a monochrome freeze-frame.
*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/5.6, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/640 seconds*
On the wing
A Herring Gull soars effortlessly across the expanse of blue sky overhead, its five feet plus wingspan revealing the seabird’s imposing size.
*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 1/1250 seconds*
The Twins
Two Dandelions sway in tandem, their powder-puff balls of sow-thistle seeds now virtually dispersed on the passing breeze, ready to settle elsewhere and start the whole cycle of seasonal rebirth again once the next year’s Spring arrives…
*Shot on an Olympus E-P5 16mp m4/3 digital camera using a Panasonic 100-300mm f/4-5.6 MEGA O.I.S lens with camera settings at ISO-200, aperture at f/6.3, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/800 seconds*
The Comma
A Comma Butterfly sitting on the flowering head of some Ivy with its wings closed, showing off the camouflaged underside pattern. The small white mark that can be seen within the brown hues is the reason why this Butterfly gained its unusual name: because the marking looks just like a comma!
*Shot on a Panasonic Lumix G5 16mp micro 4/3 system 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 1/400 seconds*
All across the sands
A Horse is beckoned on by its rider into a gallop at Bolton-le-Sands, with Grange-over-Sands and mountains of the Lake District highlighted across Morecambe Bay’s tidal stretch.
*Shot on a Panasonic Lumix G5 16mp micro 4/3 system digital camera using a Panasonic 45-200mm f/4-5.6 G Vario O.I.S. telephoto lens with camera settings at ISO-160, aperture at f/8, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/1250 seconds*
Stretch the Horizon 