We are spending 4 days in London Albert Dock area and here a few images from a walk last night along the north side looking towards Canary Wharf one way and along City airport the other direction.
Thursday, December 26, 2024
Wednesday, December 25, 2024
Christmas Day 2024
To all friends near and far wishing you the best for 2025 and for a more stable and peaceful world to enjoy moments like this
Tuesday, December 24, 2024
Life After Death of a Tree
Sometimes trees have to be cut down - a very sad event to see life destroyed but nothing in nature is seemingly wasted. When I looked closely at the stump and logs from one giant that had to be felled to protect power lines at Paxton Pits, it was teaming with life. Here a few slime moulds, fungi and creatures living there - this from a short session before the rain came yesterday afternoon - tentative identifications on the thumbnail sheet. I especially like the simplicity of this slime mould Comatrichia nigra and the incredible camouflage of the Ant Damselbug. (Handheld stacks quickly processed - need a bit of refining when time!!)
Monday, December 23, 2024
Candlelit Carols
This year, the Toft community carol service was held in the church rather than outside and the church was full. I wanted to try and capture the atmosphere when all the candles were lit and the church lighting turned off, using either a longish exposure with wide-open aperture and high ISO or using Olympus Live Composite mode where the image is built up by repeated exposures (second image) and a smaller aperture can be used (first image). The congregation were relatively still in the first image and is my favourite.
Saturday, December 21, 2024
Winter Solstist at Hardwick
The Winter Solstice at Hardwick Wood was celebrated today with a huge bonfire to clear up all the bramble, hawthorn and other spiky debris that would impede new growth in the coppiced areas. Unfortunately, I had a lunchtime commitment so I had to miss the jacket potatoes, chestnuts etc
Friday, December 20, 2024
Miniature Life in a Log Pile
It has taken a couple of days to process these images taken in one of the log piles in my garden - focus-stacked images with 60mm lens plus 26mm extension rings and natural light. The possible IDs are Trichia varia for the first and Hemitrichia spp for second - I need to photograph older stages to be sure according to expert advice. I like the orange peel surface on the first. The next six are various slime moulds (I think) and then a couple of fungi species (Henningsomyces candidus and ?), , finishing with an incredible spider sac with mesh bag - not yet identified to species but so intricate and colourful.
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