A groyne isn't a fence, but a groyne post is pretty much the same as a fence post... Anyway, here's a beautifully weathered old man of the sea, Winchelsea Beach, Rye.
Friday, 31 August 2012
Anthropomorphic Groyne
Fencepost of the Week #39
A groyne isn't a fence, but a groyne post is pretty much the same as a fence post... Anyway, here's a beautifully weathered old man of the sea, Winchelsea Beach, Rye.
A groyne isn't a fence, but a groyne post is pretty much the same as a fence post... Anyway, here's a beautifully weathered old man of the sea, Winchelsea Beach, Rye.
Wednesday, 29 August 2012
F-Numbers
Wildife Wednesday #31
Here is a tiny, tiny snail - it is sitting on a nettle leaf, so the size of the leaf serrations is probably your best guide to how small this snail actually is. It is also beautiful!
I have been taking quite a lot of close up photos recently, but I'm always struggling to get enough light - this first photo is with the aperture fully open - F2.8 There is hardly anything in focus, but it is correcly exposed.
The second photo is taken with the aperture down to F10 - more details, but the whole thing is underexposed - grainy and washed out.
I may have to try experimenting with artificial light if I want all the details. I'm loth to do it as the available light is an important part of my photography...
Here is a tiny, tiny snail - it is sitting on a nettle leaf, so the size of the leaf serrations is probably your best guide to how small this snail actually is. It is also beautiful!
I have been taking quite a lot of close up photos recently, but I'm always struggling to get enough light - this first photo is with the aperture fully open - F2.8 There is hardly anything in focus, but it is correcly exposed.
The second photo is taken with the aperture down to F10 - more details, but the whole thing is underexposed - grainy and washed out.
I may have to try experimenting with artificial light if I want all the details. I'm loth to do it as the available light is an important part of my photography...
Monday, 27 August 2012
Cramp Balls
Monday Mushroom #30
Cramp balls are black globs of brittle, charcoal-like matter often found emerging from ash wood.
In cross-section they show a distincive pattern of concentric rings.
They are sometimes called King Alfred's Cakes in reference to the this old story (2nd paragraph.)
The other common name - cramp balls - rises from a belief that carrying a cramp ball about your person makes you immune to cramp. Certainly I have never suffered from cramp while carrying a cramp ball.
Cramp balls are black globs of brittle, charcoal-like matter often found emerging from ash wood.
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| Daldinia concentrica - Cramp Ball |
In cross-section they show a distincive pattern of concentric rings.
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| Daldinia concentrica - Cramp Ball |
They are sometimes called King Alfred's Cakes in reference to the this old story (2nd paragraph.)
The other common name - cramp balls - rises from a belief that carrying a cramp ball about your person makes you immune to cramp. Certainly I have never suffered from cramp while carrying a cramp ball.
Sunday, 26 August 2012
Scotland, Solway, England
Scenic Sundays #30
Views from Dungarry hill-fort, looking southeast over the Solway Firth towards England.
Friday, 24 August 2012
Wednesday, 22 August 2012
The Shadow
Wildlife Wednesday #30
Too dark to blend in with your chosen substrate? Align yourself with the shadows instead...
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| Tarentola mauritanica - Moorish Gecko |
Monday, 20 August 2012
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