Fungi Photography Paxton

The numbers of fungi has increased since my last visit on Sunday with fruting bodies pushing through the leaf litter and coming out of logs, trunks and mossy areas throughout the reserve. Here are a few that I managed to identify - the first being my favourite -  Brown Cups (Rutstroemia firma) growing inside a Turkey Oak acorn cup. 

Cambridge Camera Club Exhibition 2024

This year Cambridge Camera club is holding its Annual Exhibition in October (our traditional time up till about 10 years ago and is also returning a venue last used 9 years ago: St Andrews Street Baptist Church. As before we are being made very welcome indeed and I am sure will have a very enjoyable week now the hard work of erecting the Exhibition is over. 

Do visit if you are in Cambridge. It is open 10.00 -17.00 till Saturday. 

Previous Exhibition can be found at  Ann Miles Blog: Cambridge Camera Club Exhibition (pin-sharp.blogspot.com)

Fungi Season Starts at Paxton Pits

As we have had plenty of rain in the last few days (!!), I was hopeful that there would be enough fungi around for the Workshop there on Wednesday (and for the following week's one at Brandon). There are not huge numbers visible, but a hunt around found plenty of different species and some attractive clumps. The images below are a mix of natural light and added LED lights and of single shots and Focus- stacked images. The Dead Man's Fingers is particularly difficult to portray so will have another go at that one!

A Few More Birds from Slimbridge

A few more birds seen on our RPS trip to Slimbridge. The light was very dull so not a great deal of 'life' in the photos but great to see up to 10 Cranes all together down on the banks of the Severn and flying. They have had a very successful year breeding-wise here. Lots of passage migrants on South Lake including Black-tailed Godwits and also parties of Avocets and Lapwings stirring up the mud. The ducks are in eclipse still but recognisable Shovellers looking as grumpy as usual and Teal.

 

Arnos Grove Cemetery

 There was only time for a very quick walk around Arnos Grove Cemetery after the RPS  Assessments at Bristol yesterday but the weather was kind and the storm clouds disappeared to give clear sunshine. Infrared monochrome images. At some point Andrew came into view giving scale to the impressive buildings.