Loch Turret Spillway & Dam (01 Jan 2016)
New Years Day 2016 was as this image makes it look – brisk and cold. The infrastructure of the dam & spillway provide plenty of interesting geometric shapes. The Wikipedia page about Loch Turret has…
Falls of Acharn (31 Dec 2015)
I visited these Falls after torrential rain in the previous couple of days – almost an inch at home on Boxing Day, the 26th. Roads had been closed and there were still deep pools of…
Blue Bench (01 Nov 2015)
I wish I could remember where this bench is! The colour is wonderful, and I like the patterns of recent rain on it. Shutter speed: 1/100s Aperture: ƒ/2.7 ISO: 100 Focal length: 4.6mm Taken: 1 November, 2015 14:11 Camera: Nexus 4
David (22 Oct 2015)
THE David. The statue by Michelangelo, in the Accademia in Florence. it’s wonderful, as are his others in the gallery, and floats above the crowds on a tall plinth. This is the second time I’ve…
San Gimignano (21 Oct 2015)
San Gimignano is a wonderful Tuscan hill town, with more of it’s tower houses left than any other similar town. It’s a fantastic place to visit both for views of it, and from it. There…
Spiral Staircase, Sienna (21 Oct 2015)
Sienna is known for Porchetta (roast pork loin) rolls, and in the west corner of the Palio is Salumeria Il Cencio. They have some benches on the first floor with a wonderful view across the…
Cow Parsley Seed Head with Cobwebs (14 Oct 2015)
I have a giant cow parsley in my garden, and loved the delicate cobwebs with the seed heads. Shutter speed: 1/1000s Aperture: ƒ/8 ISO: 400 Focal length: 42.5mm Taken: 14 October, 2015 08:10 Camera: PENTAX K-5 II
GrCh Shunra Fawntasia (10 Oct 2015)
Taken at the Cumberland Cat Show in 2015, where she got a Reserve Imperial Certificate. Shutter speed: 1/25s Aperture: ƒ/4 ISO: 800 Focal length: 26.25mm Taken: 10 October, 2015 13:10 Camera: PENTAX K-5 II
Teasel (11 Sep 2015)
I have a love/hate relationship with the teasels in my garden. They make wonderful photographic subjects, but they are nasty prickly things if accidentally handled! If you look closely at this image you can see…
Aoife and kittens (04 Sep 2015)
Aoife also had her first litter in 2015, within a few days of Eadlin. Here they are almost 3 months old. Shutter speed: 1/30s Aperture: ƒ/8 ISO: 12800 Focal length: 75mm Taken: 4 September, 2015 15:09 Camera: PENTAX K-5 II