Oh that’s a pity. He makes some lovely architectural images- though does other genres too. You should come over to the dark side :)
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Oh that’s a pity. He makes some lovely architectural images- though does other genres too. You should come over to the dark side :)
If you’re in the UK on BBC4 right now and at 10pm are two episodes about Photographer Martin Parr 9pm- I Am Martin Parr 10pm - Martin Parr- Think of England - Modern Times Well worth watching or catching them on iPlayer #photographers
Do you follow Wilfried Puhlmann on Vero? i think you’d like his images.
Some amazing architectural photography. As ever, light is key.
Ooh nice. My top three are Concrete Memento, Colour Blocks and Ascension (in no order). Though I do like a bit of modernism with the petrol station too. Nice set there for sure.
At last a bit of positive news- I’ve finally got my Mum into a local nursing home. No more 1.5hr round trips after work to see her, and with the dark nights drawing in I’m very glad to not have to do those long winding country roads in the dark. Feels very odd without her here though.
There's a decent chance of seeing the aurora tonight - it may be visible as far south as the Midlands (perhaps even further south) 🌃
They are spectacular- and I definitely wouldn’t want to be on the receiving end of a kick 😀
Thanks Glen. A nice shapely leg (far better than a coots that’s for sure) 😂
I’ll probably get told off by someone for objectifying them or something 😁, or that it’s not nice to kill then for food- but as a vegetarian for over 30yrs I can categorically say no herons were/will be harmed in the making of this image💁🏼♀️
Big ol’ drumsticks 🍗 😂
😆 poor guys. Nice to get a good view of those shapely pins.
The legs made me giggle. Alas, a good catch ruined by the modern park setting/horrjble background. Can’t have everything 😂
Great Heron launching into Monday #heron #birds
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Hmm Sure..
😆 thanks Dave. Just the right angle to catch its peeper as it shot past me. I do love a heron photo 😁
I mean, sometimes - yes. Sometimes they’re happy to let you watch them hunt.
Thanks Glen. Would have been rude not to take the shot as it was so close.
Thanks Den. He’s focused on the bullseye.
Thanks Glen. The position made me chuckle.
Be careful how you throw your arrows 😂 #birds
A relatively low & close pass by this Grey Heron flying over the field. #birds
And if you're wondering whether someone getting killed is what it will take for the media and political class to come to their senses, I would just remind you that Jo Cox was murdered in a similar moment of demagoguery and hysteria 9 years ago, and if anything things have got far worse since then.
Beautiful Glen. We don’t get those here. What amazing colours ❤️
It’s GRACKLEPALOOZA time again! We have a few in the yard throughout the summer, but as migration approaches, they multiply! There are probably at least 100 here at times and it will increase! This male Common Grackle is almost done his moult and thinks he shouldn’t be named “common”! #Birds 🪶
Just watched The Eagle Huntress - it’s quite a remarkable film and what a remarkable girl (now woman).
Thanks Glen. They’re definitely one of my favourite birds.
A Northern Gannet coming in to land- love those feet and tail feathers. #birds
The water levels of the Test are already too low. This would devastate our local wildlife www.itv.com/news/meridia...
They were really difficult weren’t they- but the other guy just sat in the open singing his heart out. This was as good as I got from the male who was with the female on the other side. Definitely some side-eye going on there .
Me in shorts would be enough to put anyone off photography for life, Alan 😂😂. Send them my way 🤣🤣
Maybe as winter approaches the -7°C and 4am starts will put them off a bit 😂
@lotaylor23.bsky.social I think this was one of the lucky shots on the more challenging side of the reserve
Climbing up a bank and on tiptoes if I remember correctly :) it was at least an easier catch than the male and female on the opposite side eh Lorraine. We nature lovers do like a challenge though.
Thank you kindly for the compliment ☺️
Thank you ☺️
Thanks Helen. I hope you have a great day too 💚
Thanks Helen. Sometimes when I look at it, it reminds me of the type set in old fashioned books, like a letter D embellished with artwork. I’d need to find the other 25 letters to make a collection 😂
Beautiful Glen ❤️. Lovely shot and fabulous colours.
We’ve had a couple of spotted sandpipers hanging around one of the local marshes this year. They are usually bop bop bopping along with their funky dance. But this time, one decide to fly to the next foraging spot! #Birds #photography #wildlife 🪶
A study in Flamingo morning rituals for #FlamingoFriday TGIF, we made another week! Good weekend all! #birds
Thank you Dave. I didn’t even realise until I checked the disk later on 😆
Thank you 🙏🏻
Common Kingfisher mid dive #birds
Thank you.
As do I 😂
Caught in the act #BrownHare #ukwildlife
Banded Demoiselle on a water sedge, perched over an algae covered pond. I just love the effect the beautiful soft background gives to this amazing little insect predator. This image is still one of my favourites, so l thought l'd give it a reshare. #ukwildlife #insect #demoiselles
Thanks Den 🙏🏻. Yeah too early and I can’t find them, too late and they’re all supercharged and zipping around everywhere.
Still a lovely shot Dave. I hate the atmospherics at this time of year so am mostly just not shooting anything at any distance. Heat haze messed up all my bittern flight shots last year 😤
Thanks Den. I foolishly chose to look for them at the worst time of day- it was so hot. They were all chilled while I was a sweaty mess 😂
Thanks. I pushed it up a bit after that.
The Sony a7RV does humans, animals, birds, insects, and vehicles. It comes at the cost of fps but it does ok for me in most circumstances
I never had a dslr but from what I understand the evfs in the mirrorless cameras really help.
Yeah that’s where some of the new mirrorless bodies really shine, especially with the advanced AF. Mine has insect AF which certainly helps to get the eye sharp. Still need to work on the panning techniques of course.
That’s a great way to get them. This one was flying almost in a figure of eight around the side of a lake patrolling its territory, I got lucky a few times as it flew almost parallel to me.
Thank you Lisa ☺️
This was at 1/1250s. More shot on a wing and a prayer 😂
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Cedar Waxwings are named after the little waxy red tips, called astaxanthin, on their secondary feathers. This Cedar Waxwing was pulling off some fancy aerial manoeuvres while hunting bugs, and showed off these tiny red tips! The astaxanthin are now thought to be involved with social status.
Thanks Dave! Now to get the wings perfect 👌🏻
You’re welcome ☺️
Thank you Glen. They’re such a challenge.
Thank you ☺️
Thank you ☺️. Sometimes I’m just very lucky.
Keeled skimmer dragonfly #ukwildlife
Male Migrant Hawker Dragonfly #ukwildlife
He was definitely the most handsome of the Drake mandarins, and very protective of his mate. No one else could get close, he even saw off the geese 😁
Common Darter Dragonfly #ukwildife
Ruddy Darter Dragonfly #ukwildlife
Great image Glen 👏🏻
A few days ago I posted a barn swallow bathing in a marsh. But they weren’t the only ones, and it was hard to know for sure if they were flying in for a bath or a drink. This Tree Swallow was thirsty and has just finished plowing the water for a drink! #Birds #photography #wildlife 🪶
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Beautiful. What a shot 👌🏻
The week is rushing by, so here is a juvenile European Bee-eater also rushing by! Nyoooom. #birds
Fred keeps a careful eye on a White-headed Duck as it passes by. Look at that expression! Happy #FlamingoFriday, TGIF we made another week! Good weekend all. #birds
Bad hair day or just stepped out of a salon? Drake Mandarin Duck #birds
Thanks Lorraine. I think she wondered where all the people came from 😀. Spotted her when out with a friend, and we quickly attracted a crowd.
Thank you. She was beautiful
Thanks Lorraine. She was beautiful in the winter light.
Thanks Mike. She was in hawthorn overhanging a river at some local ponds and remarkably tolerant. Back and side views all offered something different. This is from behind which I love for the colours.
Thank you Glen ☺️
Nice! What pretty colours.
Female Common Kingfisher (Alcedo Atthis) #birds
Poised for a long wait. #birds #heron
That’s an exceptional talent you’ve got there 😂
A Grey Wagtail doing the strut and pose along the river bank. #birds
This is lovely. What gorgeous colours.
Willets and Marbled godwits in the mist. See you tomorrow. 🪶
Thank you Glen 😊
Too many Heron photographs? #birds
Thanks. He’s been in the dog house all day. Fingers crossed for a good sleep tonight 🙏🏻
Will it take all three of us to carry it though, Dave. That’s the question 😀
You can’t even buy a tripod foot or a lens cap for that price 😂
Thanks Dave.
Thank you Glen.
I found you a great canon lens, though looks a little overpriced to me 😂
Hahaha stop it you guys! 😂