The curious Cat
A move to a new house and I’ve discovered I have a new neighbour in the form of this Cat, who appears to enjoy sitting in the middle of the back garden and staring at the kitchen window for hours on end, night or day! And yes, the two white, blurred edges framing this furry Feline are indeed a gap between the kitchen blinds…
*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 1/250 seconds*
Purple petals
*Shot on a Panasonic Lumix LX3 10mp enthusiast compact camera with settings at ISO-100, aperture at f/2.5, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/100 seconds*
Shine some light…
… down on me from above… (Yes, that is my VW Polo being struck by Sunbeams in the middle of the picture: an automotive blessing!)
*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/5.6, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/2000 seconds*
Three dangling Gnomes
I think the title of this picture sums up everything you need to know, really…!
*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 1/250 seconds*
Buds in macro
Line after line of green flower buds, ready to flower with the arrival of some Sunshine and maybe a drop of rain, symmetrically perfect to one another thanks to Evolution’s effect on Nature’s long journey…
*Shot on a Sony NEX 7 Mirrorless 24mp Digital Camera using a Sirius f/2.8 28mm Macro lens with settings at ISO-100, aperture at f/3.5, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/30 seconds*
Black and yellow frenzy
This nasty-looking brute of a Wasp (any suggestions of its official name will be greatly appreciated, so message this blog) was buzzing around my camera and lens just the other day and when it finally landed to slurp on some nectar, I managed to grab a shot or two. Once its thirst was sated, the savage black and yellow beast was back buzzing on the wing and I luckily managed to make a quick exit before its stinger had chance to strike home somewhere on my person!
*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/2.8, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/1250 seconds*
The cable carriers
A line of immense pylons – each differing slightly in height and shape – run off into the Pennine moors and towards the distant horizon, their dangling steel-stanchion arms draping mile after mile of electricity cabling to isolated hamlets and villages…
*Shot on an Olympus E-P1 12mp micro 4/3 system digital camera using a Olympus Zuiko Auto-S f/1.4 50mm lens with camera settings at ISO-320, aperture at f/5.6 and an exposure time of 1/2500 seconds*
Celtic silhouette
A Celtic cross grave headstone in Royton cemetery, cast in silhouette against the glare of an Sun-split, overcast sky.
*Shot on a Panasonic Lumix LX3 10mp enthusiast compact camera with settings at ISO-80, aperture at f/2.8, centre weighted metering mode and an exposure time of 1/2000 seconds*
Leafy embrace
Outside a disused and crumbling factory stands this worn street light: its bulb long since popped and now apparently abandoned to Nature’s ever-encroaching grasp and leafy embrace…
*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-200, aperture at f/6.3, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/200 seconds*
Way too hot!
This poor Cow’s succumb to the blistering Sun and sweltering weather we’ve had across the UK: I’m sorry to say this, but even a blind man would have known exactly where to find her ‘resting place’!
*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/5, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/2500 seconds*
Stretch the Horizon 