Category: Animals
Cat on My Balcony
I was playing piano yesterday afternoon, in front of my balcony window, and spotted an unexpected listener on the balcony. I’ve occasionally seen cats wandering across the (1st floor) balcony, but not taking a nap...
Read MoreGrantchester Meadows at Dawn
For the third time in one week, I found myself heading to the meadows at sunrise to get some photos. This dawn was much damper than the previous week’s, so the damselflies weren’t quite as forthcoming, but I did find one particularly friendly model who posed very patiently for lots of photos and macro video. Dew rising from the meadows at dawn I love the striking...
Read MoreDamselflies at Dawn (II)
Maybe it was getting up at 4:30am two days ago to take photos of damselflies in Grantchester Meadows, but my body clock’s a bit messed up. Went to bed at 2, still awake at 3, playing piano didn’t help, so at 4 I cycled to Fen Ditton meadows in search of more damselflies to photograph. I didn’t find as many this time, but got some artier photos of the beautiful...
Read MoreDamselflies at Dawn
4:30am, stirring after 2hrs sleep. Greg calls – “Want to come photograph damselflies?” Sure. Cycling to Grantchester meadows 5 mins later at sunrise. Wading through the nettles on the riverbank, start spotting lots of black wing-tips. Snap snap snap. As it warms up 3 hours later, dozens of damselflies fly around you as you stir the nettles. Sunrise over the River...
Read MoreBalloon Art
I was commissioned to photograph the Cambridge University Jewish Ball, where one of the entertainers, David Crofts, created the most incredible balloon art I’ve ever seen. Some of the creations shown on his website have to be seen to be believed. Monkey and palm tree David Crofts, with Tigger and...
Read MoreThe Natural History Museum
I visited the Natural History Museum in London today, for a friend’s birthday outing, and took a few interesting photos of the exhibits and the building itself. The famous Diplodocus in the lobby Close-up of the Diplodocus’ head Water patterns in sand Oviraptor embryo in egg Ceiling of the main...
Read MorePortrait with new flashgun
I bought a flashgun, the excellent Canon 430EX Speedlite, to help with my portrait and wedding photography. I’m photographing a wedding this weekend, and from past weddings I’ve photographed know that it will be very useful for formal photographs in sunlight, and for the after-dinner party. To make sure I know how to use it on the day, I took a couple of photos of some...
Read MoreCosta Rica – Frogs
In the style of my Colour & Form compositions, I decided to collect the best frog photos from Costa Rica, and show them in one image. This image has proven very popular, both with wildlife enthusiasts, and lovers of cute critters.
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