Thursday 27 January 2011

Skywatch Friday: Another Mediterranean Sunset

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This was the sunset an hour after our ship left Santorini last summer.

Skywatch Friday

Tuesday 25 January 2011

Watery Wednesday: Carron Valley Reservoir

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Taken last August, and still quite a cold wind as you can see from the "white horses" on the water.


Watery Wednesday

Saturday 22 January 2011

Camera Critters: Night Safari Fish

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Cannot remember what fish these were, but I took them on the visit to the Night Safari in Singapore last year.



Camera Critters

Monday 17 January 2011

My World Tuesday: The Falkirk Wheel and Helix Project

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The Falkirk Wheel is situated at Rough Castle near Falkirk, and is the worlds only Boat Lift. Constructed for the Millennium Link Project and completed in 2002, the Wheel is designed to connect the Forth and Clyde Canals with the Union Canal. Also down by the Wheel is the Helix Project which is symbolized by the two Horses or Kelpies Sculpture in the foreground of the second photo.

You can find out how to visit the Wheel at Falkirk Wheel and the Helix Project at their website

Saturday 15 January 2011

Camera Critters: Dog being Bathed on Palawan Beach

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I took this photograph of a dog being washed by his family whilst on Sentosa Islands' Palawan Beach last year.



Camera Critters

Thursday 13 January 2011

Skywatch Friday: Mt Etna, Sicily

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I was glad to get a clear shot of Mt. Etna when on holiday last year, as the previous occasion she has been shrouded in a haze. You can smell the sulphur from where we are standing on the breeze slightly. Her last eruption was in 2002.

Here is the shot I took in 2009 when it was hazy:

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Check the above link for some great skyscapes and sky related photography from around the world.

Saturday 8 January 2011

Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong at Night

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Night-time shot of The Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong.

Exif Info:
0.125 sec (1/8)
Aperture f/2.7
Focal Length 5 mm
ISO Speed 640

Canon ixus shot ( Daytime) 2009

Thursday 6 January 2011

Skywatch Friday: Sundogs ( Mock Suns)

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A pair of Sundogs or Mock Suns taken before sunset ( they were still visible even as the sun went down at 4pm).

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Skywatch Friday

Sunday 2 January 2011

Macro Monday: Close Up of My Siamese, Rudy

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Recent Close-Up shot of one of my Siamese Cats, Rudy when he was sitting on my window sill.