Thank you Annette & Waj_100 . I cannot wait to see your new shots with the tubes Annette. I have let my Dad borrow my 55-250 II, as he was kind enough to let me borrow his 70-300 IS for an extended period, so will hopefully be going to Colchester Zoo next week and purchase their yearly pass for the current price of £25 for disabled visitors, which imho is well worth the money as it also includes 1-2 free entries to other zoos around the country, should I ever be near them .
My car club paid a visit to Brooklands at the weekend, and I managed to get some nice shots. After much negotiating, we even got access to the famous banked section of the track for some pictures.
I feel somewhat lost as my camera was stolen/misplaced a few weeks back in London. Aside from losing photos from a big reunion event I'd attended that day with old school friends, I now have no camera to work with. I'm hoping to invest in an affordable DSLR in the new year though
For anyone whose interested in a random selection of photography I've added some random favourites of mine to my Flickr, as well as some recent ones taken in summer. They're also on Tumblr depending on people's preferred format
Female mute swan, judging by the the size of the bump (knob) on the top of the beak. She hissed at me as well when I got a little bit too close, even though I was feeding her with bread.
Adults of this large swan typically range from 140 to 160 cm (55 to 63 in) long, although can range in extreme cases from 125 to 170 cm (49 to 67 in), with a 200 to 240 cm (79 to 94 in) wingspan.[4][12] Males are larger than females and have a larger knob on their bill. On average, this is the second largest waterfowl species after the trumpeter swan, although male mute swans can easily match or even exceed a male trumpeter in mass.[4][13] Among standard measurements of the mute swan, the wing chord measures 53–62.3 cm (20.9–24.5 in), the tarsus is 10–11.8 cm (3.9–4.6 in) and the bill is 6.9–9 cm (2.7–3.5 in).[4]
Tried to get some milky way shots but the night clouded over and kind of spoiled that. I did, however notice a strange flash on one of the images. First thought was a shooting star but the persistence after the flash makes me think maybe not. Not a plane, that's usually a completely different visual.
Date 14/09//2014 time was 21.15 cet direction south. 20 second exposures F3.5 18mm ISO 1600.
Tried to get some milky way shots but the night clouded over and kind of spoiled that. I did, however notice a strange flash on one of the images. First thought was a shooting star but the persistence after the flash makes me think maybe not. Not a plane, that's usually a completely different visual.
Date 14/09//2014 time was 21.15 cet direction south. 20 second exposures F3.5 18mm ISO 1600.
Anyone confirm either way?
Looks like a shooting star....can't think of anything else.
As for the criteria, all that they ask for is evidence of your benefit as not all disabilities are visible. The other zoos that you can use the pass at are :
Access to other named zoos
• Use of Colchester Zoo Passes at other named zoos is restricted to free admission only. Participating zoos are Belfast, Bristol, Dublin, Edinburgh, Highland Wildlife Park, Rotterdam, Twycross, Chester (1 visit only per year), Marwell Wildlife (1 visit only per year), Newquay (1 visit only per year), Living Coasts (1 visit only per year) and Paignton (1 visit only per year). Other zoos may choose to join or withdraw from the scheme at any time as this is not controlled by Colchester Zoo.
Click on the first photo to work your way through them in larger sizes.
Wow some lovely pics in there the Manchester airport one's i presume are from the viewing area and not the pub viewing area at the other end of the airport?
Wow some lovely pics in there the Manchester airport one's i presume are from the viewing area and not the pub viewing area at the other end of the airport?
Thank you
The Manchester Airport photos are from the viewing area and from the side of runway 2. The A380, Dreamliner and a couple of others were from the side of runway 2.
You can get to the side of runway 2 by going one junction past the airport junction and then go past the Viewing area turn off, drive through the runway tunnels and turn left just after the second tunnel....park up and walk through the park and up the hill to the unofficial viewing area that folks like me use.
I haven't taken any photos from the Pub yet, but my son visits there a lot.
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I think you've linked to the upload page instead of your album.
Thanks...that will teach me not to preview
Here is the link to my flickr.....https://www.flickr.com/photos/peugeot407/
Click on the first photo to work your way through them in larger sizes.
Good weather too
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dominart/
I like the spider's web
Some nice photos on your flickr
i don`t know which ones they are now
sorry about your camera, i`d be lost too.
love these.
i`ve been going through my cards and uploaded a few more.
http://lazy-dazy.deviantart.com/gallery/
Back shortly.
ETA.
Here.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mute_swan
Hi there, they are all photoshop, playing with the filters, etc.
Nice
Nice photos of the Swans
I must do a course on Photoshop one day
You did well
I do teach Photoshop and my resources are available for you to look at:
http://thedailydom.wordpress.com/category/learning-education/
Date 14/09//2014 time was 21.15 cet direction south. 20 second exposures F3.5 18mm ISO 1600.
Anyone confirm either way?
Looks like a shooting star....can't think of anything else.
I hope the spider didn't make its way inside your house
Another nice selection of shots there Annette
As for the criteria, all that they ask for is evidence of your benefit as not all disabilities are visible. The other zoos that you can use the pass at are :
Thanks
The other day I threw one out the back and the little (big
I took quite a few photos.....
https://www.flickr.com/photos/peugeot407/
Excellent photos
Thank you
Love the tree and reflections on water!
Nice shots Waj, would love to go back to the lake District with camera etc!
Wow some lovely pics in there
Thank you
Yes, It's nice around the lakes, It's only an hour from my house to Windermere
Thank you
The Manchester Airport photos are from the viewing area and from the side of runway 2. The A380, Dreamliner and a couple of others were from the side of runway 2.
You can get to the side of runway 2 by going one junction past the airport junction and then go past the Viewing area turn off, drive through the runway tunnels and turn left just after the second tunnel....park up and walk through the park and up the hill to the unofficial viewing area that folks like me use.
I haven't taken any photos from the Pub yet, but my son visits there a lot.