Some Creative Shots from Shortgrove Estate

Some double exposure images done in camera plus a shadow of a tap dripping and a high key flowerpot.

Welney Wildfowl Trust on a Grey Day

The light levels remained very low during our morning visit to Welney so it was high ISO and try a few different tricks such as multiple exposure in the Canon using the Brighter blend mode.

More From Shortgrove

A few Infrared images converted to monochrome - it was a very sunny clear morning so difficult conditions not to burn out the highlights inappropriately. I especially like the sunlit background behind the stark shadow trees in the first image.

Shortgrove Estate Newport

Sixteen members of Cambridge CC spent a very enjoyable day photographing the grounds and old greenhouses at Shortgrove Private Estate Newton.   Thank you Sylvie for organising this. First a few infrared images using the hastily made raw conversion profile - a slightly different colour combination to my usual one but I think it works OK for the subject.

What Next for the Aura Nightclub Newmarket

This building is currently closed having finished as the Aura nightclub in 2014.  It was built in 1936 as the Doric cinema and closed in 1964. Since then it has been used for night clubs and also the Orange Pub. Planning permission for flats was recently refused. These locals show the general desire for it to be returned as a local amenity - Cinema/bowling alley etc - Newmarket currently has no entertainment other the pubs and nightclubs. 

December foal Sale at Tattersalls, Newmarket

A brief visit to Tattersalls Auction this afternoon - always a privilege to see such beautiful horses many sold for very large amounts. 

Welney Highlights

Just the right conditions for a visit to the Ouse Washes at Welney. Although there were not many swans coming into feed there was plenty of activity to keep a party from CCC occupied. A few of my favourites including the first showing four species of duck, the splendour of a male mallard in good light, a pair of mute swans in complete synchrony (their rings are consecutive numbers!), whoopers flying in and then squabbling, a rook chasing a sparrowhawk, male pochard as the sunset lit the water and the final sunset itself with a bit of 'creative' input (those brushes get everywhere).