Grass (02 Dec 2014)
Santa came early in 2014, as I treated myself to a new and rather expensive long zoom lens. I took some test shots in the village with it and the older long zoom lens and…
Straw Bales (07 Sep 2014)
The wonderfully folded fields near Stathmiglo don’t always grow potatoes or carrots. In 2014 there was a crop of barley or wheat, and from my viewpoint with the low warm sun, the texture had a…
Loch Long (17 Aug 2014)
I met up with a friend at Arrochar, Loch Fyne. We sauntered around the head of the Loch to junction with the minor road to Succoth. There was some wonderful lighting as heavy showers drifted…
Kitten (30 Jul 2014)
This is a cinnamon kitten, and it’s clear the colour is very similar to a cinnamon stick. His eyes are starting to show green, and he’s 11 weeks old here. Shutter speed: 1/15s Aperture: ƒ/7.1 ISO: 3200 Focal…
Kitten (21 Jun 2014)
Lola had her second litter in 2014, and I love the pink tongue on this wee lad. He was just over 5 weeks old when this photo was taken, and has all his baby teeth!…
Schloss Schwetzingen (28 Feb 2014)
I spent a few days with Terri, who lives near Darmstadt. We visited Schloss Schwetzingen which is a wonderful building dating to approximately 1700-1750. It has extensive, beautiful gardens and is roughly equidistant from Manheim…
Chest of Dee (02 Jan 2014)
The day after the night before is great for walking as there are so few people about. I saw less than a handful on the track from the car park at Linn of Dee on…
Crichton Castle (26 Dec 2013)
I visited Crichton Castle on Boxing Day, and again had a lovely quiet walk with few other people around. After walking down to the valley bottom and up at it’s head, I was also able…
Crop under Fleece (23 Nov 2013)
This is some sort of root crop, possibly grown for animal feed, under fleece. There is nothing soft or fluffy about agricultural fleece, it’s very stout stuff! Shutter speed: 1/15s Aperture: ƒ/8 ISO: 100 Focal length: 47.5mm Taken: 23 November,…
Lola and Kittens (29 Aug 2013)
Another 10 days and the kittens are now swamping Lola if they all feed at the same time. They are also now posing so beautifully at least some of the time.