THE PAPER BOX

21.11.20

Scanning the streets of St Peter Port for some inspiration. Always found something really authentic and interesting about this little shop. All the big chains and high street shops that have come and go over the years have nothing against the handy convenient stores.

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L

17mm / ƒ11 / 0.5s / ISO 200

COMMON BUZZARD

16.11.20

Never in my life have I been able to get close to a buzzard in the wild until today. Down a lane near Rocquaine, I spotted this buzzard perched in a tree. Wound down the window and slowly drove closer and closer until I was pretty much underneath it. The thing that scared it was an attack from another buzzard which came out of nowhere!

Canon EOS 70D - EFS 55-250 USM

250mm / ƒ8.0 / 1/250s / ISO 320

EXPERIMENT

13.11.20

Italian Arum growing in a pile of wood chips with a little backlight poking through the trees illuminating the thick white veins on the leaf. Although this is far from the ‘natural’ colours, I got pretty bored of editing it so went to town on the sliders. Still not quite happy, like a kid scribbling with a crayon, I raced though experimenting with colours and split toning and abruptly stopped when I hit some fiery oranges.

Canon EOS 70D - EFS 55-250 USM

235mm / ƒ8.0 / 1/125s / ISO 250

JALFREZI

06.11.20

The latest prickly visitor to find it’s way into our garden, how, I still have no idea. I’ve found one small gap in the fence, possible big enough for a baby hog to squeeze though. He had ticks on his face so I took him to the GSPCA where I named him Jalfrezi, after my favourite cuisine!

Canon EOS 70D - EFS 55-250 USM

200mm / ƒ6.3 / 1/125s / ISO 500

FROG

02.11.20

Another frog re-homed from ‘death by cat claws’. Went outside last night to see the cat batting something against the wall in the dark which turned out to be this frog. Found it a suitable home and we went our separate ways.

Canon EOS 70D - EFS 55-250 USM

175mm / ƒ7.1 / 1/100s / ISO 400