luminous nature

Moss

2007-08-07T05:25:00.001-07:00

I found this striking Moss on the Devil's Trail at Changue in south-west Scotland and I'm pretty sure I've never encountered it before. IDs welcome from the knowledgable...

Digimicroscoping II

2007-03-30T22:15:00.000-07:00

Butterfly eyespots and scales...

Snowy Park

2007-02-08T08:19:00.000-08:00

Sunny Hill Park, North London.

Rainforest Revisited II

2007-01-29T11:35:00.000-08:00

Some images from Peru, mainly in the Parque Nacional Cordillera Azul...

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2007-01-16T08:24:00.000-08:00

The Woods in Winter

2007-01-02T21:27:00.000-08:00

Went birding around Auchincruive in Ayrshire today. There were not many birds. Although woodlands seem dull and lifeless in northern Europe at this time of year there is still colour to be searched out. These images are more or less straight from camera with no post-manipulation.

Indoors

2007-01-01T22:37:00.000-08:00

The weather over the Christmas and New Year period was poor this year. Storms and powercuts were the norm. No cold, blue sky, frosty days. Itching to get out and do some photographty, one day I contented myself with trying some unusual shots indoors.

Arctic Gull

2006-12-22T21:02:00.000-08:00

The Ross's Gull from the high Arctic is probably the most beautiful of all gull species. I travelled to Loch Caolisport in wild Argyll to photograph this rare visitor against a backdrop of the isles of Jura and Islay.

Christmas Lights

2006-12-19T08:17:00.000-08:00

Lisa and I went skating (or I tried to) on the outdoor rink at the Tower of London last night. Here are some pics from around there and Covent Garden.

Pavo cristatus

2006-11-23T08:13:00.000-08:00

London Eye

2006-11-12T21:26:00.000-08:00

After a bit of birding and gull photography in Kensington Gardens yesterday, I headed to the Embankment in London to catch a few fireworks from the Lord Mayor's Show. It kicked off at 5.00pm and then I (and hundreds others) realised I was in the wrong spot along the Thames. A mad rush ensued as the unprepared jostled for a decent position.... but they were all over in 10 minutes, spectacular though they were. Anyway, decided to take some more unusual shots of the London Eye on the way back to the tube.

Plumage Patterns

2006-11-03T08:37:00.000-08:00

Been sorting through a lot of photos recently and found some close-ups worth cropping for a more abstract feel on this blog. From the top: Mandarin Duck, Grey Heron, Starling, Peacock, Rook & Pheasant.

Thames Lights

2006-10-03T07:26:00.000-07:00

Some zoom/slow shutter photographs (no post-manipulation) from the London Eye and along the River Thames on Saturday night.

Digimicroscoping Nature

2006-09-25T22:30:00.000-07:00

Experimenting this evening with my Nikon Coolpix 4500 camera and a low-powered microscope. A few trial photographs with some materials to hand: Leaf Veins, Morpho Wing Scales, Barbs & Barbules, and Shell.

Misty Park

2006-09-23T22:03:00.000-07:00

Sunny Hill was blanketed with mist and heavy dew early this morning. A gang of 23 Magpies were chattering loudly on the hill and at least 10 Jays were scolding around the park. Meadow Pipits could be heard ‘seeping’ overhead and my first Skylark of the autumn also flew south. The sun soon burned off the mist to reveal a warm blue sky and before long Speckled Woods, Red Admirals and Migrant Hawkers were buzzing around. From the top: various trees in the mist, spiders web with dew, horse chestnut zoom, Wood Pigeon in flight feather on grave, & angel zoom.

Autumn Park

2006-09-16T19:16:00.000-07:00

Colours are changing in the landscape as autumn approaches. From the top: Ivy flowers, Pedunculate Oak leaf, Chestnut spike, Horse Chestnut leaf, Acorn zoom, Autumn Reflection, & Hawthorn Berries from Sunny Hill Park, North London.

Northern (London) Lights

2006-09-14T22:14:00.000-07:00

Nice sunset this evening so I walked through Sunny Hill Park. Good start with a Hummingbird Hawk-Moth followed by a new patch tick – Little Owl! With autumn approaching the nights are drawing in. Looking north towards the start of the M1 motorway I saw some potential for some light shots. These photographs are unmanipulated and straight from the camera – just playing around with the manual zoom and slow shutter speeds. Long-winged Coneheads were still stridulating in the long grass after dark.

Grand Canyon

2006-08-31T07:20:00.000-07:00

We came here for the California Condor. But, for once, birds took a back seat to the awesome scenery...

Another Arizona

2006-08-17T07:32:00.000-07:00

Rainforest Revisited

2006-07-28T07:51:00.000-07:00

Some images from my trips with work to Peru.

Garden Froglets

2006-07-22T23:01:00.000-07:00

Back in Ayrshire, metamorphosis is now complete. Common Frogs (Rana temporaria) are leaving their watery nursery for the big wide world.

Firth of Clyde

2006-07-22T22:55:00.000-07:00

The best view in Ayrshire, Scotland undoubtedly involves the sea and the Isle of Arran as a backdrop. Some evening images from Irvine Harbour mouth…

Thirsty Heath

2006-07-16T22:05:00.000-07:00

A mindless idiot set fire to Thursley Heath in Surrey… just before I discovered this wonderful habitat for myself.

Sunny Hill

2006-07-16T22:01:00.000-07:00

Sunny Hill Park is in Hendon, North London – a few minutes walk from my house. In summer, the unmanicured areas are great for skipper butterflies. At dusk they stop dancing through the grasses and settle to roost in the warm, late evening glow.

photodump

2006-05-26T09:18:00.000-07:00