Overgrown arches
Where water once ebbed and flowed just a couple of weeks before between this stone bridge’s arches, now Nature’s taken hold and reclaimed the dry ground as Her own.
*Shot on an Olympus E-P1 12mp micro 4/3 system digital camera using a Sirius 28mm f/2.8 close focus macro lens with camera settings at ISO-320, aperture at f/5.6, centre weighted metering mode and an exposure time of 1/4000 seconds*
All dried up
These dried stalk husks are all that remain of an Ivy plant’s wall spread after Oldham Council have dealt with it…
*Shot on a Canon 600d 18mp dSLR using a Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS mkll lens with settings at ISO-100, aperture at f/7.1, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/500 seconds*
Brilliance beyond the clouds
A top road above Ogden reservoir in Piethorne valley, Newhey takes on a surreal appearance now the scene is swathed in a burst of blinding Sunlight flaring through an overcast fracture: a brilliance beyond the clouds beckoning us…
*Shot on a Panasonic Lumix FZ18 8MP ‘super-zoom’ bridge camera set at ISO-100, lens at 35mm, aperture set at f/2.8, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/1000 seconds*
Timber!
If a tree falls in a forest, will a snapped picture of the event be rendered more dramatic if the camera’s exposure times are set too slow?
Judging by the above blurred shot, the answer is a definite ‘yes’…!
*Shot on a Canon 600d 18mp dSLR using a Sigma 18-125mm f/3.5-4.5 DC lens with settings at ISO-100, aperture at f/7.1, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/13 seconds*
Piethorne Reservoir approach
A couple of colourfully-clad walkers approach Piethorne reservoir in Newhey, as the surrounding browned hills and slate-blue-bruised clouds loom above their route and threaten to cancel out their vivid attire…
*Shot on a Canon 30d 8.2mp dSLR using a Tamron 55-200mm Di ll LD lens with settings at ISO-125, aperture at f/4, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/500 seconds*
Orange Hawkweed
A close-up shot of Orange Hawkweed, complete with a nice Bokeh background effect upon the green grass.
*Shot on an Olympus E-P1 12mp micro 4/3 system digital camera using a Sirius f/2.8 28mm Macro lens with camera settings at ISO-100, aperture at f/2.8, centre-weighted metering mode and an exposure time of 1/640 seconds*
Memphis Belle
A stunning-looking Harley Davidson motorcycle glides along the road, its leather-clad rider’s modesty forever protected due to the frenetic framing of the captured snap…
*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/3.2, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/800 seconds*
The Sun Sets
*Shot on an Olympus E-P1 12mp micro 4/3 system digital camera using an Olympus Zuiko Auto-S f/1.4 50mm lens with camera settings at ISO-250, aperture at f/4, centre-weighted metering mode and an exposure time of 1/250 seconds*
Gliding in
Four Canadian Geese begin their final approach before touching down on the water’s surface of New Years Bridge reservoir in Denshaw, Oldham by beating their wings’ just enough to enable a feather-ruffling glide in.
*Shot on a Canon 600d 18mp dSLR using a Canon EF 70-210mm f/3.5-4.5 USM lens with settings at ISO-100, aperture at f/4.5, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/1000 seconds*
The Guardian
Now that’s one mean-looking Cow guarding those Calves!
*Shot on a Canon 600d 18mp dSLR using a Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX Macro lens with settings at ISO-200, aperture at f/3.2, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/500 seconds*
Stretch the Horizon 