Sunday 18 December 2011

Day 219 is a man...

A quiet corner. by BambersImages
A quiet corner., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...sitting in a quiet corner checking his messages and having a smoke.
He was totally oblivious to me taking his picture.

Day 218...is a macro of...

a fly - possibly Mesembrina meridiana.

Taken with my 100mm 2.8L which is a lens I absolutely love.

Day 117 is an illuminated letter...

Illuminated letter. by BambersImages
Illuminated letter., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...in an early 15th Century bible which is on display in a glass case at Malmesbury Abbey.

Isn't the work stunning. You can't imagine anybody being able to do it now.

Day 216...is an abstract of...

Spikes. by BambersImages
Spikes., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...spikes on an old churchyard fence.

Day 214...Autumn is well and truly here...

Stags Horn Sumach. by BambersImages
Stags Horn Sumach., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

This is leave of a Stags Horn Sumach which turns from green to glorious shades of red, yellow and orange for a few fleeting days before dropping it's leaves.

It's always special when you see it.

Day 213...I wanted some images of...

Town Hall. by BambersImages
Town Hall., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...converging verticals.

This was of the Town Hall in Malmesbury, Wiltshire.

Day 212 is of a Dragon Pumpkin...

Dragon Pumpkin. by BambersImages
Dragon Pumpkin., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

which my husband carved for my daughter.

Day 211...we went for a trip on a steam train...

Contemplation...2. by BambersImages
Contemplation...2., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...for Halloween.
We had great fun and I took lots and lots of pictures of people in their costumes.

This is one of the train drivers while they wait at the end of the line.

Day 210...finds us in the shop trying on...

Trying on for size... by BambersImages
Trying on for size..., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...halloween masks.
My daughter desperately wanted this one!!

Day 209 was another lovely day so...

View from the Grotto. by BambersImages
View from the Grotto., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...I went to Stourhead to take pictures. This is a view from the Grotto back across the lake.

Day 208...my sister came to stay...

208/365 by BambersImages
208/365, a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...so we went to Westonbirt for the day.
This is my sister with my nephew, totally oblivious of me taking a picture of them.

Day 207...we were on our way home when...

Huge double rainbow. by BambersImages
Huge double rainbow., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...it started raining and a huge double rainbow appeared.
As soon as I found somewhere to stop I got out and took some pictures.
Even at 10mm the lens wasn't wide enough to get all of both rainbows in!!

Day 206...I was looking for abstract stripes...

Stripes. by BambersImages
Stripes., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

and found these steps.

Tuesday 29 November 2011

Day 205 in Westonbirt again...

Yew berries. by BambersImages
Yew berries., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

I have been trying to get a good image of nicely backlit yew berries for a while.
In this image I think that I achieved it.

Sunday 13 November 2011

Wednesday 9 November 2011

Day 198.

198/365 by BambersImages
198/365, a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

Spider.

Day 197.

Pylon. by BambersImages
Pylon., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

Pylon.

Day 196.

Tontine Buildings, Cirencester.
Built in 1802.

Processed to look like an aged photograph.

Day 195.

Reflections. by BambersImages
Reflections., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

Reflections.

Day 195.

Busker in Stroud. by BambersImages
Busker in Stroud., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

Busker in Stroud.

Day 193.

Lioness. by BambersImages
Lioness., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

Lioness.

Day 192.

Swimming... by BambersImages
Swimming..., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

Swimming...

A composite I made from several images taken at the Bristol Aquarium on Day 192.

Day 191.



Spiky. by BambersImages
Spiky., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

Cardoon flower.

Day 190.

War is ugly... by BambersImages
War is ugly..., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

War is ugly........love lives on.

Left by family for one of the soldiers brought back in a coffin from Afghanistan.

Day 189.

Lamp post. by BambersImages
Lamp post., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

Lamp post I spotted while waiting outside the library for my daughter.

Day 188.

Backlit poppy. by BambersImages
Backlit poppy., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

Backlit poppy.

Day 187.

Floating... by BambersImages
Floating..., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

Floating...

A composite of three images I took on Day 187.

Day 186.

Teasel. by BambersImages
Teasel., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

Teasel.

Day 185.

Free Spirit Band. by BambersImages
Free Spirit Band., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

Richard from the Free Spirit Band based in Bristol.

Day 184.

184/365 by BambersImages
184/365, a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

A moth on the wall.

Day 183.

Droste Effect Abstract. by BambersImages
Droste Effect Abstract., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

Droste Effect Abstract.

Day 182.

Marigold and hoverfly. by BambersImages
Marigold and hoverfly., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

Marigold and hoverfly.

Day 181.

Blustery day. by BambersImages
Blustery day., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

Blustery day.

Day 180.

180/365 by BambersImages
180/365, a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

Bee on lavendar.

Day 179.

Lily. by BambersImages
Lily., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

A beautiful lily. Unfortunately I can't cope with all the pollen from them.

Day 178.

Tatton Park. by BambersImages
Tatton Park., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

We visited Tatton Park on a dull rainy day, but it gave nice saturated greens.
I was sheltering my camera under an umbrella a lot of the time as I took the pictures!!

Day 177.

Lyme Park, looking across the Reflection Lake.
The Orangery is on the right of the main hall.

Day 176.

176/365 by BambersImages
176/365, a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

Great Orme Aerial Cable Car overlooking Llandudno.

Day 175.

175/365 by BambersImages
175/365, a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

I visited Lyme Park a few times during my stay in Cheshire.
This is the orangery and the upper floor of Lyme Hall on the left.

Day 174.

174/365 by BambersImages
174/365, a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

We went on a day trip along the Peak Forest Canal. On our return this boat was moored nearby and I loved the colours of the sunlight through the leaves and the geraniums in the pots.

Day 173.

173/365 by BambersImages
173/365, a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

Now you have to guess what he was looking at...lol.

Day 172.

172/365 by BambersImages
172/365, a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

Another grungy one for Miranda. :-D

Day 171.

171/365 by BambersImages
171/365, a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

A friend complained that my images were all too beautiful.
The next couple of day's images are therefore a bit more grungy...especially for Miranda. :-D

Day 170.

170/365 by BambersImages
170/365, a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

Bouquet of white roses.

Day 169.

169/365 by BambersImages
169/365, a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

Straw bale in a nearby field.