Beautiful Demoiselle

Beautiful Demoiselle

 

A few shots taken down at my local nature reserve near the Roman River Valley of a male and female Beautiful Demoiselle

 

Male Beautiful Demoiselle - Flash

 

Female Beautiful Demoiselle - Flash

 

Male Beautiful Demoiselle using Available Light

 

Male Beautiful Demoiselle on Stinging Nettle - Flash

 

Hide at Ipswich

Hide at Ipswich

 

These are a few more shots taken from the hide at Ipswich. All birds are either coming to bait or to drink from the pond. The hide has been in place for a number of years and I share use of the set up with another photographer, who usually ends up getting better pictures than I do !

 

Wood Pigeon Drinking

 

Magpie

 

Close Up shot of Male Pheasant drinking at Pond

 

Male Pheasant Mating Display

 

Robin

 

Jay 

BUCS Athletics Chamionships - Part 2

BUCS  Athletics  Championships - Part 2

 

These are a few more shots taken on finals day at the BUCS Athletics Championships held at Bedford International Stadium.

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Charles Clarke over the last fence in the Men`s 100m Hurdle Event

 

Hannah Cockcroft MBE - Women`s 800m Wheelchair Event

 

Hannah Tarver crosses the Finishing Line

 

Jessica Andrews shows the Strain

 

Safely over the Bar in the Women`s Pole Vault Event

 

Daren Waife-Morson lands in the Sandpit

 

Bending into the Pole During the Men`s Pole Vault Event

 

Birmingham changeover during the Men`s 4 x 400m Relay Event

 

Loughborough changeover during the Women`s 4 x 400m Relay Event

 

Women`s Steeplechase Final

 

Men`s Steeplechase Final

BUCS  ATHLETICS  CHAMPIONSHIPS - PART 1

On Sunday I attended the second day of the BUCS Athletics Championships being held at the Bedford International Stadium. I was fortunate to obtain a `media accreditation pass` so was able to photograph `on the track` as opposed to having to photograph from the public area. The first heats were held on the Saturday while Sunday was mainly the quarter and semi finals of both track and field events.
                                                     Adam Gemilli in the Men`s 100mm

                                              Carla Drew in the Women`s 100mm Hurdles

  

                                        
                                                Marylin Nwawulor and Rachel Johncock

 

                                                         
                                                           Laura Sugar Out in Front

                                       Samantha Milner Competing in the Women`s Discus

 

Winner of the Men`s Pole Vault Event Clears the Bar

 

                                                   Wynston Berice Stafford Raves for the Line

GREEN WINGED ORCHIDS

GREEN  WINGED  ORCHIDS

Yesterday, I went over to Oxley Meadows with Peter Cox to photograph  Green Winged Orchids. Its a Essex Wildlife Trust reserve just outside Tiptree. At this site, they grow in their thousands, with all the different colour variants from the normal dark pink/red coloration to pure white ones. Although it had rained quite heavily all morning, it brightened up in the afternoon and the light was quite nice giving perfect conditions - soft overcast lighting with very little wind.

PEAK DISTRICT

PEAK DISTRICT

A couple of weeks ago I visited the Peak District whilst going to the opening of the Clay Cross Exhibition. Only stayed for a few days but managed to get one or two `usable` landscapes. It would be great to return in August, when the heather on the moorlands will be in flower. I  used  both my Canon 5 Mark III and Infra Red converted 30D. All monochromes  converted in Silver FX.

                                                       Cubar Edge -Mono Conversion

                                                           
                                                              Cubar Edge - Sunrise                                         

                                              Higger Tor                            Millstone on Cubar Edge                             

                                                                      
                                                   
                                                          
                                                                          Owler Tor

                                                                     
                                                                 Over Owler Tor -No 1

                                                                
                                                               Over Owler Tor - No 2

                                                              
                           Owler Tor -Infra Red No 1                     Owler Tor -Infra Red No 2      

                                                         
                                                           
                                                        
                                                                          Owler Tor

                                                                      
                                                       Cubar Edge - Colour Version