FOLKLORE

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One if the sculptures in Candie Museums Guernsey Folklore project.  The Sci-Fi exchibition is well worth a look too.

Canon EOS 70D - EF17-40mm f4L

17mm / ƒ/4 / 1/50s / ISO 3200

RISE

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Standard Autumn morning in Town.  20 degrees in the middle of September, can't complain with that :)

Canon EOS 70D - EF17-40mm f4L

17mm / ƒ/5 / 1/40s / ISO 640

LITTLE JUMPER

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Deep down inside a pile of wood chips, lived a tiny Jumping Spider. 

Pushing the limits of my macro set up with this one.  Hand help with a microscopic focus plane really did push my patience too!  These cute little spiders are literally smaller than a grain of rice.

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

65mm / ƒ/8 / 1/125s / ISO 400

BOAT YARD

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There's something about rusty oil barrels that always catches my eye.  I really liked the neat arrangement and the position of the boat in this shot.  Photography defiantly brings out my OCD!

Canon EOS 70D - EF17-40mm f4L

17mm / ƒ/8 / 1/8160s / ISO 100

POWER OF RAW

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I learnt a valuable lesson today.  Always check your metering before you shoot.  By default I always opt for Evaluative mtering but with a strong back-lit subject this dragonfly was almost a silhouette. Luckily for me the details were retained in the files. 

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

200mm / ƒ/8 / 1/320s / ISO 400

PORT SOIF

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Struggled to find inspriation today so headed back to a familiar beach which rarely dissapoints.

Canon EOS 70D - EF17-40mm f4L

17mm / ƒ/7.1 / 1/8s / ISO 400

NATURES ABSTRACT

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Experimental split toned flower details.  Just for fun!

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

125mm / ƒ/8 / 1/250s / ISO 400

TROLLS BRIDGE

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Some days these two drive me mad.  They kick, they punch, they laugh, they cry,  but I'll always love them no matter what :)

Canon EOS 70D - EF50mm f1.4

50mm / ƒ4 / 1/500s / ISO 200

MORNING GLORY

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This is the spot I ventured down to a few weeks back.  The time seemed right to head back and see how the early sunlight would hit the cliffs.  

Canon EOS 70D - EF17-40mm f4L

17mm / ƒ/11 / 1/60s / ISO 200

JUPITER'S BEARD

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Like clockwork, the same Hawkmoth turned up at exactly the same time and location as it did a few weeks ago. Happier with the results this time as there is some depth between the flowers and the subject. The speed these moths move, you have seconds to compose.

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

210mm / ƒ/8 / 1/200s / ISO 400

GRANDE HARVE

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For a few moments it felt like the summer had retuned, and then the storms continued!

Canon EOS 70D - EF17-40mm f4L

17mm / ƒ/14 / 1/8s / ISO 200

SILVER STUDDED BLUE

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Last attempt to photograph some butterflies this year before they disappear into hibernation for the winter.

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

200mm / ƒ/8 / 1/250s / ISO 400

HANOIS

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The powerful forces of nature battering the west coast.  You have to admire the engineering of a lighthouse, being able to withstand some of the most brutal waves without leaving a mark.

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

250mm / ƒ/8 / 1/800s / ISO 100

GOLDEN PATH

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Slept through the alarm again but manged to get above Fermain just as the sun and rain made an appearance. There was a huge rainbow around the corner but the driving rain was not in my favour!

Canon EOS 70D - EF17-40mm f4L

17mm / ƒ/8 / 1/80s / ISO 200

JERBOURG

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Part of this ongoing project is to revisit, rework and hopefully improve on locations I've tried before.  Shooting the same composition doesn't really challenge the imagination.  Inspired by a recent club competition, this is my variation on the Jerbourg headland.  

The rainbow was a lucky bonus :)

Canon EOS 70D - EF17-40mm f4L

17mm / ƒ/8 / 1/80s / ISO 200

SEPTEMBER RAIN

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As if someone has just flicked a switch, summer is well and truly gone but from a photographic point of view this weather is perfect!

Canon EOS 70D - EF17-40mm f4L

17mm / ƒ/8 / 1/250s / ISO 200

HIGH & DRY

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Last minute attempt to capture the day, Alana decided she wanted to join me to take pictures with her camera.  She told me she wants to take a picture everyday and put them on her wall :) 

Canon EOS 70D - EF17-40mm f4L

17mm / ƒ/6.3 / 1/20s / ISO 640

THE FLY

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Up close and personal with a Flesh Fly.  Not the most attractive insect in the world but very striking eyes with a slightly shocked look on its face.

DUNES

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Quite a windy evening along the west coast but I love that wintry feeling in the air.

Canon EOS 70D - EF17-40mm f4L

17mm / ƒ/8 / 1/100s / ISO 400