Female Mandarin
I’d no chance with this next shot. A shutter speed of 1/500 seconds is way too slow for so tiny a bird flying so fast over so short a distance. As for my reflexes, they’re glacial. Still, I had to give it a try.
Friend and Sheffield Hallam colleague, his (larger than) life cut needlessly short
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Beautiful photos Phil!
Good of you to say so, Fay x
This is sustenance for the soul
In these turbulent times! Wonderful Phil x
Thanks Terry. Sustenance for the soul is not something I’m often accused of offering on these pages so iyour words make a welcome change! x
Great photos Phil, especially the blurry one – imagine it as an abstract painting.
Of course. That was my intent the moment I framed the shot …
Right on. I take a lot of shots at very high ISO and sometimes purposefully out of focus – I love that grainy, vague effect much more than ultra-pixel ultra sharp stuff. Although I suppose that has its place in scientific textbooks.