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Managed a break in the rain a few weeks back.
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So ventured down to my local park in search of some Snowdrops, ideal conditionas as it was still overcast.
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Found it tricky to get a good angle even with the tripod splayed to ground level.
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Then I came across a fallen tree with the snow drops growing up from the raised root base.
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This is one from the set I took that morning, a single Snowdrop with rain drops on it.
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Best seen on black - Press L
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Canon 60D
Sigma 105mm Macro
Exposure of 0.6 sec
Aperture f/11
ISO 100

No flash used, just natural light.

Like a speeding bullet, this Male Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) flew right past.
With a wee turn of the tail to correct his flight path and he was off.
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The Chaffinch's large double white wing bars, white tail edges easily identify this 14–16 cm long species.
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Best seen on black - Press L
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Canon 60D
Canon 70-200 f/4.0L @ 200mm
Exposure of 1/1250 sec
Aperture f/4
ISO 400
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Natural light.

Great Tit (Parus major)
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A distinctive bird, with a black head and neck, prominent white cheeks, olive upperparts and yellow underparts, with some variation amongst the numerous subspecies.
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It is predominantly insectivorous in the summer, but will consume a wider range of food items in the winter months including small hibernating bats.
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Best seen Large on black - Press L
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Canon 60D
Canon 70-200 f/4.0L
Exposure of 1/800 sec
Aperture f/4
ISO 400

Feeling pretty low with the poor weather and not being able to get out shooting.
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So back to the archives to have a play with some image from a previous holiday.
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Taken from the rocks at the resort of Es Canar on the island of Ibiza.
Brings back great memories, with the family still tucked up in bed I would sit waiting in anticipation to see the sun rise over the horizon.
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Have a great week.
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A must to be seen Large on black - Press L
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Canon 400D
Sigma 17-70 F2.8-4.5 DC @ 40mm
Exposure of 1/125 sec
Aperture f/9
ISO 100

A view of the Clyde Arc (known locally as the Squinty Bridge), is a road bridge spanning the River Clyde into the City of Glasgow, in west central Scotland.
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A prominent feature of the bridge is its innovative curved design and the way that it crosses the river at an angle.
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We are off into the city this afternoon for a birthday gathering, last train home ;-)

Happy Birthday Denise x
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=Glq4mxnE2Oo
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Best seen Large on black - Press L
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One of a series taken a few weeks ago while teaching a friend how to go full manual and doing a few night shots of the bridge.
www.flickr.com/photos/61640194@N05/6812937635/in/photostream
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Canon 60D
Sigma 17-70 F2.8-4.5 DC @ 17mm
Exposure of 25 seconds
Aperture f/11
ISO 100