First hoopoe of the year!


This is very much a grab shot and really pushed as the unprocessed version was almost just a silhouette, taken from the front/kitchen door, moments...
 

Great Egret Fishing

A Great Egret quietly fishing on a very misty day at Carlton Marshes recently. It doesn't look that misty in the photos but it was really bad and I didn't...
 

Not my best but no sub forum for mixed materials.

My u3a group went out to photograph, mixed materials. Here are some of my efforts.
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Pen‑rhiw Unitarian Chapel, St Fagans



Pen‑rhiw Unitarian Chapel was originally located in Drefach‑Felindre, Carmarthenshire, Wales. It stood on a hill overlooking the village...
 

Saint Teilo's church



That's forum member Dennis Russ posing for me outside Saint Teilo's church, which you can find at the National Museum of Wales Saint Fagans...
 

Blacksmith's workshop at Wales National Museum



One of the living exhibits at the excellent National Museum of Wales, St Fagans, that shenstone Andy brought myself and MJ224 Mark and Dennis Russ...
 

Blackbird (Mono)

Whilst I'm still struggling to perfect focus with the OM-1 Mark ii for more static scenes, it seems to do Birds with ease even with an unorthodox lens...
 

Tortoise Beetle (Maybe)

My first serious attempt at a sequence of hand held Focus Bracketing (selected 10 images) using Flash with the OM-1 Mark ii and the 60mm f2.8 plus lens...
 

Easter Monday Sunrise in Derbyshire

Up early so managed to catch the sunrise this morning.

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Easter Morning Birds

Eastern Bluebird



Red-shouldered Hawk

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Easter Morning Sunrise

The Bluebonnet is the state flower of Texas, and they reliably bloom around Easter.








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Black and white...

...lambs, at the National Museum of Wales, St Faganbs, last month.




Ian...
 

out of retirement

had a play with the om1 the other day , after having lent it to my lad for a Scotland trip here's one of the test shots .still turns out a good image...
 

Basingwerk Abbey ruins


blackfox took me to see the ruins of Basingwerk Abbey, just a short drive from his home in Flint, North Wales. I should have taken more pictures,...
 

Out with the 150-600 today

More testing!

Ian...

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Frosty morning Take two

Will try again hopefully u can see it this time 🙂...
 

Spot the fisherman

One from my morning Walk at Ballintoy...
 

fieldfare from the mobile Honda hide

one from yesterday...
 

nuthatch

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Z8 the flying rat.. attention of Ian

a rat escapeing the rising tide yesterday hmm top one a direct upload so yes its working but effecting the colour profile and second shot a upload with...
 

New camera

Cost me £2. Had one 60 years ago and had to have it as a decorative item- it does not work and I have no interest in film now. Taken with a Pentax K01....
 

Sitting bird

Hopefully Sir Peter Scott is smiling. Taken with a Lumix S1R.

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Big Beast

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long tailed tit Z8

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