Photography
28.06.21
Saints Bay is undoubtably one of the finest bays on the south coast (second to Petit Port in my eyes). With higher tides, the pier makes a great place to chill and, if you fancy it, jump off the pier for a swim.
///micro.chevrons.lifelike
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
17mm / ƒ11 / 1/250s / ISO 200
27.06.21
The sunset that almost was, but didn’t quite happen.
///quietly.backs.cobble
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
17mm / ƒ11 / 1.3s / ISO 100
26.06.21
The most south easterly point of the island, St Martins Point. A few hundred steps down to an amazing place, watching the fishing boats chugging past and the mesmerising currents flowing through.
///curiosity.hoot.thorax
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
20mm / ƒ8.0 / 60s / ISO 100
25.06.21
Set myself a colour theme today to make things a bit easier. There’s green everywhere you look but delve deeper into the green grass and you’ll see more than first meets the eye.
When these crickets are fully grown their wings grow the entire length of their body and I’ve seem them take off and fly pretty far!
///scaffold.wellies.output
Canon EOS 70D - EFS 55-250 USM
125mm / ƒ7.1 / 1/320s / ISO 320
24.06.21
A trek I’ve become very familiar with over the year, one that gets easier every time you walk it. The rewards on a calm summer morning are more than worth it. Probably spent just over an hour sat down here, occasionally checking the camera.
///outbid.costs.kennels
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
20mm / ƒ8.0 / 70s / ISO 100
23.06.21
A familiar sight for many but how well do you know your Guernsey beaches? Can you guess the location…
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
30mm / ƒ8.0 / 1/1250s / ISO 200
22.06.21
Th vibrant lavender was like a magnet for the bees once the rain had cleared. We all know by now how important bees are but if you haven’t watched Black Mirror yet, check out the Series 3 episode 6 - Hated in the Nation.
///gaps.collated.booklet
Canon EOS 70D - EFS 55-250 USM
210mm / ƒ7.1 / 1/125s / ISO 500
21.06.21
More like the Winter Solstice!!! Same temp in places across the UK as it was 6 months ago in the winter. It’s a milestone in the year for me because it marks (almost) the middle of the year. The plans I had were out the window pretty early this morning so I had to mooch around town the evening to salvage a shot.
///sinister.reddest.capabilities
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF50mm f1.4
50mm / ƒ5.0 / 1/5s / ISO 800
20.06.21
Amazing day with my nearest and dearest, kicked off with breakfast at the Beach House followed by a lovely roast cooked by Danni, who actually took this picture off us. I don’t often get in front of the lens but there are exceptions.
///junket.adoration.bystander
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF50mm f1.4
50mm / ƒ6.3 / 1/500s / ISO 200
18.06.21
Both kids have north facing bedrooms so don’t really get to see many nice sunsets in the spring and winter but in late spring and summer I try to encourage them to just spend ten minutes looking out the window and admiring the sky.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF70-200mm f2.8L
85mm / ƒ/7.1 / 1/200s / ISO 400
19.06.21
First introduced from Mexico in the 1830’s, these daisies have made themselves homes across the island growing out of hundreds of walls, paths and doorways. Technical name is Mexican fleabane.
///feed.backward.computer
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF50mm f1.4
50mm / ƒ/5.0 / 1/200s / ISO 200
17.06.21
Ten minutes of intense sunlight was the best we got today. Just had to wait for someone to walk into the scene to add some scale.
///blazed.alien.pouting
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
24mm / ƒ11 / 1/25s / ISO 100
16.06.21
If there’s anything cuter than a 6 week old kitten, I don’t want to know about it. Those blue eyes are something else!
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF50mm f1.4
50mm / ƒ/3.2 / 1/125s / ISO 500
15.06.21
Whilst watering the plants, the frog jumped out. It’s happened before but there’s absolutely no way in, or out, of our garden unless the gate is open (which it wasn’t) and frogs can’t jump 2 metre high walls and fences!
Canon EOS 70D - EFS 55-250 USM
200mm / ƒ8.0 / 1/320s / ISO 100
14.06.21
The house prices in Guernsey are unbelievably f**king stupid at the moment, it actually takes the piss. But (there’s always a but with me), when you concider the luxurious lifestyle we have and the views some properties offer, it kind of makes sense. The silhouette of the table and chairs caught my eye, while admiring a view that I’ll probably never afford!
///held.dripping.fidget
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
28mm / ƒ11 / 1/250s / ISO 200
13.06.21
It’s not easy getting up for sunrise in the summer but just being out there watching the world wake up is something that drives me to keep doing it. No more than three cars passed, a few cyclists and a load of birds singing in the trees.
///dive.archive.haggle
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
24mm / ƒ11 / 1/125s / ISO 200
12.06.21
A young rabbit soaking up the evening sunshine on the coast. I tried to get closer but it disappeared into a massive hold in the ground. There must be some seriously large networks of rabbit tunnels under the common, its hard to imagine how vast they must be.
///checkpoint.subtotal.shows
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF70-200mm f2.8L
200mm / ƒ/6.3 / 1/100s / ISO 200
11.06.21
This sums up the last two days, thick hill fog but a pleasant temperature to be out hiking. The fields around Pleinmont are looking stunning at the moment and a perfect place to get away from life.
///griddles.special.tangerine
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF70-200mm f2.8L
80mm / ƒ/6.3 / 1/500s / ISO 200
10.06.21
They may be common but they’re a stunning mini species of butterfly. With the sun hiding for most of the day, the insects tend to stick to one spot until you disturb them.
///warden.constituents.subplot
Canon EOS 70D - EFS 55-250 USM
220mm / ƒ8.0 / 1/200s / ISO 250
09.06.21
Macro, a miniature world that often gets overlooked. I’m sure I’m not alone when I say that every time I see a butterfly you have to actually say in your head ‘ooh, a butterfly’, or maybe it’s just me!
Difficult to photograph during the day as they are most active and don’t like to stay still for long. This one looked a bit battered and seems to have lost part of it’s leg from the rough winter.
///arrive.diddled.coughed
Canon EOS 70D - EFS 55-250 USM
220mm / ƒ7.1 / 1/640s / ISO 200