Still Life
I have´nt posted for a time, the conditions are,nt right for landscape photography-too bright and drab brown foliage everywhere and not a cloud in sight.Seascapes are out –there are people everywhere...
View ArticleMr Green Grumpy
I read somewhere that mammals have an instant dislike to reptiles, going back to the time when we crawled out of the swamps , took over the world and relegated reptiles to beneath human contempt...
View ArticleAcrida Ungarica,Andalucia,Spain
I was sitting on a little rock in the Cala Sol Iberico on the first day of arrival here, just looking out to sea, when Nati and my daughter Sophie were heading down to the sea for a dip and Nati...
View ArticleDamsel Flies Laying Eggs
The natural world when observed up close, never ceases to amaze me.The male Damsel fly supports the resting female while she lays her eggs just below the surface of the water. If i´ve seen this once...
View ArticleResting…..Sigma 70-300mm DG
I´m not sure what type of fly this is – never seen one before, it landed on this leaf (a type of cactus with long sword-like leaves). This plant is everywhere but the name of it escapes me for the...
View ArticleHousehold things
First off, an amendment to my last post in reference “El Niño” lottery. While it´s true i did´nt win 2 million Euros- i actually, did win € 140.00, my wife decided she would spend my winnings on...
View ArticleNature Is My Canvas
Have´nt been able to get out with my camera for about ten days or so, all i can offer is something of a few weeks back, that i never got around to posting. There must be a Billion images of thistles...
View ArticleCleo Of The Nile
I know what you´re all thinking “What´s a grown man doing playing with Monster High Dolls”, actually i have´nt had a chance to get out of the house with my camera since we got back from London. I...
View ArticleA Perfectly Natural Design
If someone asked me to close my eyes and visualize a 3-dimensional, non symmetrical,simplistic, but intricate form, i would probably be here, sat in this seat, with my eyes closed for my entire life....
View ArticleSpring!!!
The Easter weekend has been busy for us, so not much in the way of photography to offer the blog. Here is a wild flower for Spring. I don´t know the name but they´re very common. But i love the...
View ArticleGetting In Close……Cropping For Effect
It´s been awhile since i did any flower macro, but hey, spring is here, so i´d better make the most of it. I´ve never been a great fan of full frontal,full size, whole flower fills the frame, no petal...
View ArticleSkyline….Or why i love my Sigma DG 4-5.6 70-300 mm
Well , after 6 weeks of recuperation (but not quite rejuvenation) I think i´m well on the way to being back to my old self – a 6 km walk in the mountains today… took it really slow and no problems...
View ArticleHappy Little Elf
Amazing what you can find knocking around the house…….don’t know where we got this from,but I found him at the base of a Yucca plant…..guess my wife would know something about it!!!! :) Canon EOS 5D...
View ArticleOne Of A Bunch
My wife Silvia thought she’d brighten the house up a little, after the long hot,dry, summer. I like these daisies for their simple colours…..and a chance for a little macro practice. The season is on...
View ArticleA Desert Flower……Up Close And Personal
I reckon you can never have too much practice if you want to get better at something….so at the risk of becoming a little bit boring for some, here’s a new macro – it’s a flower from a little cactus...
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