Down in the dark…
… sprouts new Life intent on reaching the nearest light.
*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/5.6, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/160 seconds*
Background noise
A Black-headed Gull effortlessly glides past a distant pylon; a vast metallic behemoth that’s really messed with this photo’s background blur or bokeh. (I don’t think anyone has noticed it though, right….?!)
*Shot on a Canon 1D Mkll N 8.2mp professional dSLR using a Canon EF 100-300mm f/4.5-5.6 USM lens set at ISO 160, aperture at f/8, pattern metering mode and an exposure time of 1/800 seconds*
Inquisitive
This inquisitive, windswept Pony has become curious about the buffeted moron struggling to stand still long enough in-between gusts to point a camera and lens in its direction: one over-eager nuzzle and I’d be tumbling in the breeze!
*Shot on a Ricoh GRD ll 10mp digital camera with settings at ISO-80, fixed lens set at 28mm, aperture at f/2.8, pattern meter mode and an exposure time of 1/570 seconds*
Walkerwood Reservoir in Millbrook, Stalybridge
A panoramic view shot high on the moors above Walkerwood reservoir in Millbrook, Stalybridge looking out across Cock Wood and off towards the distant skyline of Manchester city centre.
*Shot on a Panasonic Lumix LX3 10mp enthusiast compact camera with settings at ISO-100, aperture at f/3.5, centre weighted metering mode and an exposure time of 1/1250 seconds*
Straight to the point…
… and no messing about: the remainder of this sticker lets us all know what the score really is!
*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/8, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/250 seconds*
Fly on a leaf
*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-320, aperture at f/4 and an exposure time of 1/30 seconds*
Saturday night, Sunday morning…
… and the empty steel kegs lie strewn at the back of a local Cricket club, their beer drained and finished off under a blistering Summer Sun whilst watching men in white run back and forth hitting leather-bound balls and clutching wooden bats.
*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/7.1, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/800 seconds*
Pine needle whirl
Peering down into a Pine tree’s chlorophyll-green whirl of swirling emerald needles…
*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/3.5 and an exposure time of 1/4000 seconds*
Hanging on
My birthday is today – the number 43 is a terrible burden to carry for the next 12 months – and as I get older, I must confess that this Snail’s predicament of hanging onto a snapped twig for dear life pretty much sums up my outlook at the minute!
*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/4, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/400 seconds*
Points
In a couple of days time, this speeding driver will discover the painful reality of points (plus a fine) upon their driving licence, a reminder that’ll last for the next three years or so…
*Shot on a Panasonic Lumix FX9 6mp compact camera with lens at 16mm and settings at ISO-100, aperture at f/4.8, pattern metering mode and an exposure time of 1/15 seconds*
Stretch the Horizon 