My Travels #03 - Powerstock Common Nature Reserve

Breakfast at 8 o'clock, we try to get out by 9:15. Friday 19th June we decided to go to Powerstock Common Nature Reserve, part of the Dorset Wildlife Trust. See the website

Large Red Damselfly

Large Red Damselfly

Large Red Damselfly

Scarlet Tiger Moth

Four-spotted Chaser Dragonfly

Four-spotted Chaser Dragonfly

Slow Worm

 

 These next few pictures where taken near Hooke

7 Spot Ladybird

Peacock Butterfly caterpillars

Dung Fly

Peacock Butterfly caterpillars

My Travels #02 - Evening Walk in Higher Kingcombe Meadows

This is the third year the I have been with the Cambridge Camera Club to the Higher Kingcombe Lodge. There are 7 room and we book them all for our club. Very friendly and the food supplied (Breakfast, packed lunch and evening meal) is top class.

You should check out their web site  - Higher Kingcombe Lodge

We all arrived Thursday 19th June and after the evening meal we took a walk into the nearby meadows.

Small Heath Butterfly

My Travels #01 - Winchester Cathedral

So last week I set off on my travels. Sounds grand, The plan to spend a few days down in Dorset with the Cambridge Camera Club, then to stay a few days with my Daughter and family in Swindon and then to go to Butlins in Minehead for a fun few days with grandson Aiden before returning home

This first post is my journey down to Dorset. I decided to stop off at Winchester Cathedral. Cathedrals are a long term project I have set my self and I am hoping to get photos that will be the subject of a Visual Art Panel for my next step in the Royal Photographic Society (Associate Level - ARPS).

A beautiful Cathedral. Check out there web site for more information here

The next few photos where taken in the Crypt. This is  British sculptor Antony Gormley life size statue of a man looking at water in his cupped hands. The statue is called Sound II. It was modeled on the artists own body. The crypt often floods and the statue is seen coming out of the water - I was hoping that this would be how I found it. You can see how high the water rises up the wall.

Antony Gormley's Sound II

Antony Gormley's Sound II

Antony Gormley's Sound II

 A bit of 'fish eye fun' ....

Grantchester Meadows with The Cambridge Camera Club

Beautiful Evening today. The Out and About Group of the Cambridge Camera Club visited Grantchester Meadows, the intention was to photograph insect as the evening drew in. Best laid plans as they say ......
 

Sarah photographing the Ducks

My only successful insect photo - Mono

My only successful insect photo - Colour

Lovely patterns in the water

Lovely patterns in the water

Some of the Out and About Group

Lovely patterns in the water

Lots of people enjoying the meadows.

One man and his bike ... (I actually recognised this person AFTER I took the photo - My Friend Ken)