This afternoon, wonderful light, really warm.....Summer!

The last poppy, stubble.


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The view to the north-east, the White Horse, in the Vale of Pewsey, 20 odd miles away



C&C welcome.

Coker.

No.2 for me, F.T.

All that colour & movement- the plain, white, static railings seem almost bored with it all....

"Same old spinning, same old colour... seen it all before.....yesterday, actually!"

Nice piccy!

Coker.

Tony,

Sorry...

"ROFL"......?

Coker.

Bother!
That means I might even come last!!!

Coker.

Thanks, Gwyn.

That'll be three, then!

Coker.

Good afternoon, Stefan.

Could you please direct me to the post detailing how I can enter the Voting Comp., Patina, etc./

Many thanks,

Coker

Thanks, I-Berg.
O.K., I did "cheat" with the gull shot, inasmuch as we were back in the car, coffee poured, window open, & it was just there, posing about 15 feet away!

All the best,

Roger.

Quote:
"....taken using Pentax related equipment to show its capabilities here".......

Last evening, outside the front door, a bat was flying around, feasting on the moths attracted by the outside light.

I thought I would try & photograph it.

It being dark(!),
I decided to a). use the pop-up flash on the K7 & b).,
because I couldn't see anything through the viewfinder, I set the zoom on 18mm., manually focussed on between 2m & infinity & shot "from the hip" when I thought the bat would be in the frame.

in one shot, it was, albeit quite small!

Cropped & sharpened.....


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It's no Stephen Dalton, I know, but given the lack of his kit, i.e. "only" the K7 & a bit of time messing about, I think it's remarkable what Pentax has revealed here.

C&C, & any hints to refine technique welcome!

Coker

Thanks, I-Berg, but it wasn't only the water that had that hypothermia thing about it yesterday!
We were virtually leaning against the wind & I really didn't fancy going down onto the (restricted/tide-in) beach for a better shot!
Mind you, what's the worst that could have happened......Swept out to sea?
(What a test for all those weather-seals!!!)
(& the K7's!)

Even the gulls were "hanging-on" to the car park(see 4).

Roger.

As the title...

A view to the West, towards Bournemouth

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TheNeedles, I.O.W.

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Waves against the defences

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Black-headed gull, immature / winter plumage(?)

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C&C welcome, as always.

Coker.