Building the Olympic Dream?

We paid a return visit to the Olympic site and the streets around Hackney Wick. Building has continued and some folks, like the Docklands Light Railway driver, can't wait for things to start. Others like the man peering through the fence aren't so sure and others just continue to frequent the 'regenerated' streets.

Roman Road Market

We visited the Roman Road Market in London and then walked through into the Olympic City site. Here are some of the traders and buyers in the market. It was very contrasty light which made people photography difficult.

Markers for Spring 2012

I try to record the flowers out in my village in Cambridgeshire each year on the official first day of Spring - I am a day late this year but here are a selection for my yearly comparison. It has been unusually dry with very mild spells over the past weeks so lots of the spring flowers are out and beginning to go over.

Havergate Hares

Great location for Hares - shame about the weather. It started raining as we left Orford Quay and got heavier as the day progressed. The Hares were fairly obliging to start with and even a bit of chasing and mating but soon all they wanted to do was shelter from the rain so we did the same.

Wild Herons and Captive Owls in Wiltshire

These Herons come into feed at the Hawk Conservancy site in Wiltshire. I have been once before and the weather was exactly the same - thick cloud and cold. I would love to see them in good light as they come fairly close. The Great GreyOwl and Snowy Owl gave great flying displays.

Stourbridge in the Mist

Today the mist hang around all day and a visit to Stourhead Gardens produced some lovely atmospheric views of the lake. I have put a set of the misty scenes on my website http://www.pin-sharp.co.uk/galidx.php?gal=18&sec=65 and above. Below are a few extra images from the visit. The wild daffodils and camelias are in full bloom.

Bath in the sunshine

A few images from an afternoon stroll round Bath.

St Albans Heronry

As I was passing St Albans on the way to Bath , I thought I would have a second attempt to locate the Heronry having been thwarted by heavy Saturday traffic last time. The light was not good and the Herons were not doing a lot but did manage the classic Heron with twig shot. The last Heron shot was taken with the camera on live view - it gave a very sharp image of the static Heron. The Coots were fairly quiet as well - this couple gave a good display of aggression.

Building the Dream

I haven't posted much recently as photography has been a bit on hold while I completed the 120 prints for my new talk on The Seaside and also an entry for one of the categories in the RPS Print International . The latter took a long while to adjust as the image was taken through a slightly tinted window and straight into the sun. I very much like the final image as it reminds me of my time at a nursery school above the Thames in Greenwich area when I spent breaks looking out over the dockyards and enjoyed the cranes and the tiny workers like ants. I was under five at the time but can still recall the scenes vividly.