Brighton People - What The Camera Reveals

A few more shots from our very sunny, hot day in Brighton; many where I was unaware of nuances in the photos till I downloaded and studied them. For instance, in the first photo, the contrast was so high I was unaware of the figure posing so well  at the fruit machine and, in the second, the symphony in blue. In the third shot, I failed to read the very appropriate 'GIRLS' on the wall when composing the shot and 'Are they twins?' in the fourth image. Otherwise some contrast of Culture and of Generations in the next two pairs, and a couple of Browsers at the many stalls. finishing with a beach scene - an image that really needs to be enlarged greatly and printed to appreciate the huge variety of people Brighton attracts.

Two Legs, Four Legs at Dogs Live Peterborough 2017

The weather was too hot to stay very long at the Dog Event at Peterborough but time to get a few shots of  dogs and their owners. So often the different breeds seemed to be accompanied by a certain style of footwear etc from the traditional brogues for the Beagles to the spotty socks for Dalmatians. Flyball was fun as ever with lots of paddling pools for the dogs to cool down in after their event.

CCC Trip to Brighton - Iconic Scenes

This year's CCC coach outing was to Brighton yesterday on a very hot day. I hadn't anticipated just how busy it would be on a Saturday in July but there were still quieter places to find early on though by afternoon the beaches were pretty packed. A few shots of 'iconic' Brighton to start to series of entries.

Silver -Washed Fritillaries in Gamlingay Wood

As with other butterflies, seems to be a good year for Silver-Washed Fritillaries with plenty on the wing in GamlingayWood. Also Meadow Brown, Green-Veined White and Ringlet. I haven't been able to identify the Cimbicid Sawfly and the shutterspeed (1/500th) was a bit slow for the hoverfly (Volucella pellucens)

Damselflies and Dragonflies at Paxton Pits Cambs

It was very useful to refresh my memory as to the differences between the Common Blue Damselfly (first two images with wine-glass abdominal markings and wide upper blue stripe on thorax, images 1 and 2), Azure Damselfly (Stirrup abdminal marking and blue and black stripes about even, image 3) and Variable Damselfly (Stirrup marking but blue stripe is very reduced and sometimes interrupted, also 'bat' marking on penultimate abdominal segment, image 4) during a survey at Paxton Pits yesterday. Other photos are Blue-tailed Damselfly, Emerald Damselfly (wings at 45 degrees), female and male Banded Demoiselles, Scarce Chaser and Emperoro Dragonfly.