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A red stickman tag – no doubt squirted onto this rusting metal shutter by some adolescent goon – can be seen as a graffiti symbol of some importance between other goons who happen to wander past: to me though, it just shows its creator didn’t learn too much in art class during their school days…
*Shot on a Canon 600d 18mp dSLR using a Sigma f/2.8 105mm EX Macro lens with settings at ISO-200, aperture at f/3.2, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/250 seconds*
Bullrush
Macro shot of a Bullrush…
*Shot on an Olympus E-P1 12mp micro 4/3 system digital camera using a Sigma Super Mini ll 28mm f/2.8 lens with camera settings at ISO-200, aperture at f/4 and an exposure time of 1/400 seconds*
Tandle Hill Monument from Gerrard Wood
Shot of Tandle Hill monument taken from Gerrard Wood, way down in the ferns…
*Shot on a Canon 350d 8.2mp dSLR using a Sigma 75-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DG macro lens set at ISO-100, aperture at f/7.1, pattern metering mode and an exposure time of 1/800 seconds*
Game over
If the question is “Why did the grey Squirrel cross the road?” then this picture may go some way to explaining why the bushy-tailed rodent didn’t actually reach the other side…
*Shot on a Canon A590IS 8mp compact camera set at ISO-64, lens at f/6.7, centre-weighted metering mode and an exposure time of 1/178 seconds*
The Tumultuous Divide
*Shot on a Samsung WB500 10mp compact camera with settings at ISO-80, lens set at 24mm, aperture at f/7.5, spot meter mode and an exposure time of 1/350 seconds*
I Heart Barges
A real-life “Love Boat” moored up on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal at Portland Basin in Ashton-under-Lyne.
*Shot on a Canon 600d 18mp dSLR using a Sigma f/2.8 105mm EX Macro lens with settings at ISO-100, aperture at f/3.5, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/200 seconds*
Where’s the Caddy…?
A break in the bushes skirting Stamford Golf Club’s course in Carrbrook, Stalybridge reveals an unattended Golf bag looking resplendent on a trolley: just the perfect wheeled addition to bolster a passing thief’s daily take…
*Shot on a Canon 600d 18mp dSLR using a Sigma f/2.8 105mm EX Macro lens with settings at ISO-200, aperture at f/3.5, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/1600 seconds*
Home sweet home…
… greets the weary traveller returning from a hard day’s graft, with the tower block’s lofty arrangement of intact window panes and pebble-dashed balconies resembling a level of ‘Tetris‘ that’s run amok…
*Shot on a Canon 40d 10mp dSLR using a Sigma 18-125mm DC f/3.5-5.6 lens with settings at ISO-160, aperture at f/5.6, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/1000 seconds*
The curious Cat (one last time)
I think ‘Possessed’ may have been the correct description for this Cat after all…!!!
*Shot on a Canon 600d 18mp dSLR using a Sigma f/2.8 105mm EX Macro lens with settings at ISO-1600, aperture at f/2.8, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 3.2 seconds*
The curious Cat (slight return)
As I mentioned in my last blog entry, this Cat seems to be drawn to my house – or me for that matter – and will sit for hours on end just gazing at my kitchen window, bathed in a yellow, fluorescent glow. It’s almost like the bloody thing’s obsessed with an over-riding need to catch my attention, for whatever reason: perhaps this is a possessed Moggy indeed…?
*Shot on a Canon 600d 18mp dSLR using a Sigma f/2.8 105mm EX Macro lens with settings at ISO-1600, aperture at f/2.8, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/5 seconds*
Stretch the Horizon 