For Noreen and Trinna

A few images from the Cambridge Botanic Gardens yesterday. A perfect autumn day with clear cold air but sill a bit of warmth in the sunshine for insects and people to enjoy. Thanks for your company and hope you got some photos that you are pleased with.

Innate swimming reflexes

Here are a couple of images from a series of images that I have been doing of babies at their early (4 to 6 month) swimming lessons.
It is amazing how easily they float (the jacket is for warmth not buoyancy). They also make swimming movements when underwater and have a gag reflex that closes the windpipe. This disappears at 9 months. They keep the eyes wide open.

More Dogs

A Pomeranian, Greyhound and Whippet/Saluki cross all in full flight - literally in the case of the greyhound.
The Spaniel shows the effect of shaking the head hard on floppy jowls and the Border Terrier is just enjoying the sea

Fish Quays

Here are a few images from Fish Quays early in the morning. The first image is taken at f2.8 and the second, a bit later as the light improved, at f18 giving more definition to the light sources. The Fish Quays themselves I thought ooked good as monochrome.

To Gateshead and back via South Shields

Yesterday, I took the Metro to Newcastle, walked down to the Quay and along to the Millennium Bridge. A coffee in the Sage Centre then back over the bridge to Newcastle and the Metro to South Shields. The Metro ticket works on the Ferry to North Shields so I crossed the Tyne and then walked back via the Fish Quays to Tynemouth. Shame there wasn't a bit more light around.

Tynemouth to Alnwick

Yesterday I was taken on a very enjoyable tour of the coastline between Tynemouth and Alnwick - many thanks to Brian and Joan for their company and forbearance on a grey and drizzly afternoon. Here are a few images showing the very soft pastel shades that were achieved (with a bit adjustment in Lightroom!) .

Today onTynemouth Beach

Definitely the cutest puppy on the beach today, along with her companion. Both are

chihuahua crosses.

Whitby

More dogs to follow - becoming quite a challenge to find new breeds. Here are two Whitby Abbey pictures for El - it was a very grey day so this is the best I could do - hope one fits the bill.

Bridlington Canines

I continued the theme of dogs and their owners today in Bridlington but this time asking people if I could photograph them with their pet. They all wanted to pose their animals for me - but, guess what, the Springer Spaniels and Border Collies were having none of it. The Collie attempted to lick my fisheye, which was a bit close focus even for that lens.

Cleethorpes

A few images from Cleethorpes yesterday - all the fun of the fair there plus the traditional donkeys. Not much in the way of sunshine except for the cheery welcome sign.