LIGHTS ALIVE

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Pretty epic colours in the sky tonight.  Had to run from the North Show down the lanes to get out of the trees in the park.

MOULIN HUET TEAROOM

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One of the quirky little gems tucked away on the South coast of Guernsey.  Possibly the best office views in the world?

Canon EOS 70D - EF17-40mm f4L

17mm / ƒ/8 / 1/640s / ISO 100

PULIAS BAY

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Not a bay for swimming but still a great place to watch the sun go down.

Canon EOS 70D - EF17-40mm f4L

17mm / ƒ/16 / 1/15s / ISO 400

FETE D'ETAI

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Spent a few hours at Castle Cornet this afternoon for the medieval fete. The kids wanted to have a final look around before leaving so I took the opportunity to get a few shots on the way. 

Canon EOS 70D - EF50mm f1.4

50mm / ƒ2.8 / 1/640s / ISO 400

ARRET M DE BUS

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Our last morning in France so I went for a nice morning walk before the big drive home.  It's difficult to find a view that sums up the area but its more or less miles and miles of peaceful country roads and rural farmland just like this with Paimpont Forest in the distance.

Canon EOS 70D - EFS55-250mm f/3.5-5.6 STM

55mm / ƒ/8 / 1/60s / ISO 100

PESLAN

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Final day of our family road trip.  Awesome trip with many happy memories to take back home. 

Canon EOS 70D - EF17-40mm f4L

17mm / ƒ/8/ 1/400s / ISO 200

LE MANOIR DE L’AUTOMOBILE

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An unbelievable collection of over 400 privately owned cars dating from the late 1800's to the late 2000's.  Such a cool place to visit and get close to some very famous cars.  The F1 grid was my favourite.

Canon EOS 70D - EF17-40mm f4L

17mm / ƒ/4/ 1/20s / ISO 1600

LA TRINITE-SUR-MER

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100km drive to the west coast of France to the Carnac region. Makes yo realise how fortunate we are in Guernsey to have so many beaches close to home.

Canon EOS 70D - EF17-40mm f4L

17mm / ƒ/8/ 1/1000s / ISO 200

JUDE

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We took the kids to Kingoland today and they loved everything about it. There were some height restrictions but that didn't stop the smiles :)

Canon EOS 70D - EF50mm f1.4

50mm / ƒ3.2 / 1/1250s / ISO 100

COUNTRY LANES

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Stunning misty and still morning over the french countryside.  This is the road and seemingly endless rows of maize connecting our farmhouse to the nearest town a few miles away. 

Canon EOS 70D - EF17-40mm f4L

28mm / ƒ/16/ 1/60s / ISO 200

DINAN

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Spent our Sunday being proper tourists with lunch by the river followed by a nice long walk around the picturesque streets of Dinan.

Canon EOS 70D - EF17-40mm f4L

17mm / ƒ/8/ 1/400s / ISO 200

SPRINKLE

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When nature calls!  Sorry if this seems inappropriate to anyone but it just sums up Finley's character perfectly and I have censored the wiggly bits :)

Canon EOS 70D - EF50mm f1.4

50mm / ƒ4 / 1/640s / ISO 200

EASTERN BLACK SWALLOWTAIL

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Roaming around the grounds of the farmhouse I stumbled across this beauty.  Reminds me of Heimlich from Bugs Life :)

Canon EOS 70D - EFS55-250mm f/3.5-5.6 STM + Extension Tube 

155mm / ƒ/8 / 1/200s / ISO 320

FABULOUS FERMAIN

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My third visit in successive days. Three completely different moods but I wanted something with a more summery feel.  Off to France for a week for a well deserved break! 

Canon EOS 70D - EF17-40mm f4L

17mm / ƒ/8/ 1/100s / ISO 200

BLUE WHALE

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One of the winning scarecrows from the Torteval Scarecrow Festival.  Not every day you see a blue whale in a field :)

Canon EOS 70D - EF17-40mm f4L

17mm / ƒ/8/ 1/250s / ISO 100

JIMINY

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Definitely the biggest cricket I've seen this year!  This shot was set up by placing the cricket on the end of stick and unbelievably it stayed there while placing the stick in the ground and re-positioning it to get a clean background.

Canon EOS 70D - EFS55-250mm f/3.5-5.6 STM + Extension Tube 

145mm / ƒ/8 / 1/200s / ISO 400

SUNSET SELFIE

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Summer evenings on Cobo bay soaking up the last of the sunshine.

Canon EOS 70D - EFS55-250mm f/3.5-5.6 STM

200mm / ƒ/8 / 1/1600s / ISO 200

CASTLE PIER

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The Castle Pier Lighthouse looking out towards Herm and Jethou. 

Canon EOS 70D - EF17-40mm f4L

17mm / ƒ/11 / 1/125s / ISO 200

LE JAONNEUSE

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One of the more underrated beaches in the island with Fort Pembroke in the distance.  If you ignore the fact that the islands waste is dumped right next door its a pleasant beach to look at. Guaranteed to see owls too if you wait around long enough.

Canon EOS 70D - EF17-40mm f4L

17mm / ƒ/8 / 1/30s / ISO 200