Friday 31 July 2009

Oystercatchers on the Orwell


Two oystercatchers who waited for hours in the same place to have their photo taken.

Thursday 30 July 2009

Sculptor's House


Bird made out of walnut and bronze in John McGill's house during Open Studios.

Wednesday 29 July 2009

Renault Fun Day


The Renault F1 team brought their car to Duxford today, 3 litres and 19,000 rpm, so the boys brought out their big engines - two 40 litre P&W 14-cylinder radials with a total 3400 bhp. But the car accelerated faster.

Tuesday 28 July 2009

Roesel's Bush Cricket


This cricket is quite rare in Cambs, so we photographed it in situ to show where we were. Due to the narrow depth of field when viewing, we didn't notice the fen tiger strolling by.

Monday 27 July 2009

The Pack


Five of the seven collies at Paxton Pits. The white-faced dog was deaf, and they are all waiting for the signal to go.

Sunday 26 July 2009

Fulmar


A little barrel of blubber flying about like a toy aeroplane on straight wings. Taken at Hunstanton on a June evening.

Saturday 25 July 2009

Southern Hawker


We found this large dragonfly on a hedge this morning. We think it's a Southern Hawker.

Gallery Cat


Last weekend of Open Studio, dogs banished again, but you can't keep a cat out.

Friday 24 July 2009

Collie Pack


Out walking today, we met a lady with seven collies. Here are two of them.

Thursday 23 July 2009

Great-crested Newt


Moved the wheelybin and found this amphibian. He had a bright orange belly, like the tips of his toes.

Wednesday 22 July 2009

Rust in Peace


Another piece of ancient marine metalware.

Tuesday 21 July 2009

Age and youth


Edith and her great-granddaughter Hannah. The baby was one month old, while her great-grandmother was born the year the Titanic sank, 1912.

Monday 20 July 2009

Flyball


My favourite breed, the collie, doing what it does best - racing about and barking all at the same time. Crufts, 2009.

Sunday 19 July 2009

Another black-headed amphibian


Flying things fascinate me. This PBY was photographed at Old Warden, where you can see it closer to than at its home base at Duxford.

Saturday 18 July 2009

15mm fisheye


It's Open Studios time, when 'Er Indoors throws the dogs out of their doorside bed and throws open her doors to show the world her photographs. So I borrowed her 15mm fisheye lens (which comes out at 24mm on my camera) to photograph the Long Gallery (or Kennel).

10mm same viewpoint


Then I tried my 10mm non-fisheye, which comes out at 16mm. From the same viewpoint, you get more in, but the geometry looks a bit skewy.

10mm low viewpoint


This looks better, but it's not such a good viewpoint, except for the empty bed where the dogs usually sit.

Evicted dog


One of the evicted dogs, not looking very 'appy. The other one refused to be photographed.

Thursday 16 July 2009

Orford Ness Cold War building


This is one of the buildings used to carry out tests on atomic bombs during the 1950s. It was designed to direct any accidental blast upward, through the roof, which has now fallen in, making shadows on the walls.

Wednesday 15 July 2009

Black-headed Gull


This bird kindly chose a dark background to show off its dazzling plumage.

Tuesday 14 July 2009

Sue at Belstead

I cranked the ISO up until the camera was sweating at ISO 1600 and
took the photo at 1/30th at f/2.8 on a 60mm macro. Sue was lit by a window behind her and her computer screen in front.

Monday 13 July 2009

The Lure of the Old

I like photographing photographers with their favourite subjects. But who am I to talk?

Saturday 11 July 2009

angled boat

Posterizing seems to work quite well with rotting wood and peeling paint.


Friday 10 July 2009

Young Swallow

One of a family of swallows whose parents were trying to get him or her to catch his or her own supper. Orford, Suffolk.