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2005-07-04T19:30:00.000Z

I have decided to move my blog to its own site to give me more control & give you bigger pictures to look at. Over the next few days, I will be uploading some of the better pics from here up to the new site so people can see what I have done in the past.

Please pop across to http://www.pic-a-day.co.uk/ to have a look at the new site. Please remember to leave comments to encourage me to take more (or point out my mistakes)

This page will stay up for a while (until I get bored with it) but will not be updated any more, so please update your links/favourites etc.

Thanks

-Neil

2005-07-01T09:42:00.000Z

Sunset over the A30
- I pulled up at the traffic lights the other night & saw this out of my window, so snapped it before the lights changed.

2005-06-29T16:18:00.000Z

Industrial Night
- Also found this Industrial Estate while I was out, so stopped for a few pics, may go back & see if I can get some better shots, this was taken from outside the site looking in.

2005-06-29T15:50:00.000Z

Night Moves
- While out storm-chasing last night, I decided to strap the tripod down & take some long exposures as I was driving along (obviously not taking my hands from the steering wheel!!) Shame my windscreen was dirty!!

2005-06-24T15:58:00.000Z

Flower
- I have no idea what this one is, but I liked the look of it!

2005-06-23T10:58:00.000Z

Dandy Lion
- With his mane bright yellow!!

2005-06-21T11:19:00.000Z

Vespa II
- The headlamp this time

2005-06-21T11:18:00.000Z

Vespa I
- Saw the Vespa on my way back from the shop & took a couple of close-up shots

2005-06-20T15:56:00.000Z

Josh II
- This shot was a bit out of focus, but some selective sharpening around the eyes hides that quite well

2005-06-20T15:55:00.000Z

Josh
- This lovely dog had 3 different balls to play with but could only hold 2 in his mouth at a time, so was trying to juggle them so no-one else could play with them!!

2005-06-14T14:19:00.000Z

Dragonfly II
- I took loads of photos, but the shallow depth of field I had to use due to the lighting conditions played havoc with my success rate. I love the colour of this one & the light background helps show up the details on the legs & thorax.

2005-06-14T14:16:00.000Z

Dragonfly I
- I've always wanted to get a photo of a dragonfly, so was lucky when I found a few around the local lakes.

2005-06-14T14:10:00.000Z

Robin
- One of my favourite birds, they don't seem to mind humans too much either.

2005-06-13T09:35:00.000Z

Cygnet
- This fluffy looking cygnet will one day become a magnificent swan!

2005-06-13T09:23:00.000Z

Family Day Out
- The kids were feeding the ducks on the Thames on Saturday when this family of swans decided to pass by, completely uninterested in the bread in the water.

2005-06-10T13:42:00.001Z

Daisy, Daisy
- ...Give me your answer do!

2005-06-10T13:42:00.000Z

Mother to Child
- These daisies just looked to me like a mother talking to her child

2005-06-02T17:48:00.000Z

Evening by the Lake
-The little Tern stayed on his post as I left and, as I turned around, I saw the sun's reflection in the water & had to grab this lovely sillhouette!

2005-06-02T17:47:00.000Z

One Good Tern
- A Common Tern, I believe (I'm no ornithologist). He allowed me to get quite close, although I did have to move VERY slowly and he did complain about it a few times, but stood his ground thankfully.

2005-06-02T17:39:00.000Z

Incey Wincey
- Again, around the local lakes the other evening, I found this charming fellow amongst the daisies.

2005-06-02T17:37:00.000Z

Wabbit
- Was wandering around the local lakes & spotted this little chap. Normally they run a mile at the first sign of movement, but I managed to get quite close this time (until a dog appeared on the scene)

2005-06-02T17:36:00.000Z

Night Traffic part 2
- This time I remembered the tripod! This one is of the M3 at about 10pm and a longer exposure

2005-05-16T15:39:00.000Z

Night Traffic
- On my way home last night, I crossed over the M25, found a spot to park, then took loads of pics of the moving traffic. It was getting a bit cold & not having a tripod was causing me problems, but I think I managed to bag a good shot.

2005-05-09T11:58:00.000Z

Squirrel II
- I think I must have made a bit of a noise as he got a little nervous, grabbed his crust in his teeth and, moments later, ran up the tree to a safer spot

2005-05-09T11:55:00.000Z

Squirrel I
- While out looking for things to photograph, this cheeky chappie caught my attention. Fortunately, I had my long lens with me & he seemed to be quite comfortable with me being there as long as I didn't make any sudden moves.

2005-05-05T11:02:00.000Z

Flower V
- Last one of the 'bunch'!

2005-05-05T11:01:00.000Z

Flower IV
- I wish I knew the names of all of these flowers, I could give a much better description!

2005-05-05T10:59:00.000Z

Flower III
- A white one this time

2005-05-04T15:48:00.000Z

Flower II
- I like the way the colour really stands out against the dark background

2005-05-04T15:45:00.000Z

Flower I
- Wandering around campus, it's incredible how many wonderful flowers are around at the moment

2005-05-04T15:43:00.000Z

Bee
- Unfortunately this is a little soft, but I love the image, so thought I'd post it anyway!

2005-04-29T12:46:00.000Z

Fly in the Sky
- Had some real fun photographing this little hover fly, he would hover, almost motionless a few inches above my camera waiting for me to take his picture!!

2005-04-22T10:41:00.000Z

Blue Sunset
- Taken from Gummers How, looking over Windermere.

2005-04-22T10:40:00.000Z

Another House
- Can't remember where this one was

2005-04-22T10:39:00.000Z

Tree at Grasmere
- Taken with my trusty Sony P120, just liked the sun coming through the branches, the shadows & the texture of the ground

2005-04-20T10:44:00.000Z

My Favourite
- This was definitely my favourite picture of the week.

2005-04-20T10:43:00.000Z

Daffodils & Clouds
- Still the dark clouds really set off the daffodils on the side of the road

2005-04-20T10:42:00.000Z

Day 4 - Lake District Weather
- On the last day, the weather really wasn't being kind

2005-04-20T10:41:00.000Z

Sunset over Windermere II
- And another one

2005-04-20T10:39:00.000Z

Sunset over Windermere I
- After the trip back from Buttermere, I managed to grab a couple of pics of the sun going down

2005-04-19T15:58:00.000Z

Little House on the Side of a Mountain
- I grabbed this shot on the way back from Buttermere

2005-04-19T15:57:00.000Z

Trees in a Valley
- I loved the way the light picked out the trees, I don't think the photo manages to capture it as I would have hoped

2005-04-19T15:56:00.000Z

Little White House on the Lake
- Again, at Buttermere

2005-04-19T15:55:00.000Z

Buttermere
- A lovely lake, but I got there too late in the day and the sun was disappearing behind a peak (and as the journey to it was quite tricky I didn't want to stay too long in case I had to get back in the dark

2005-04-18T00:36:00.000Z

View from Honister Pass
- One steep, narrow road ran through Honister Pass from Borrowdale to Buttermere, this was taken about half way through. I stopped the car, turned off the engine and all I could hear was birdsong!

2005-04-18T00:33:00.000Z

Derwent Water
- The ducks kept preening and, as it was a long exposure, I had several shots of ducks with blurry heads, this was the best of the bunch!

2005-04-18T00:31:00.000Z

Landing Stage II
- A different angle of the same stage

2005-04-18T00:29:00.000Z

Landing Stage I
- At Derwent Water on my way from Keswick to Borrowdale. Had to wait for the ferry to leave!!

2005-04-18T00:26:00.000Z

Trees
- At Thirlmere

2005-04-17T21:15:00.000Z

Sheep
- One of MANY I saw on the trip, in the background you may just make out one of the larger waterfalls feeding Thirlmere

2005-04-17T21:08:00.000Z

Cloudy Hills
- This shows the sort of weather I had to deal with, the tops of some of the peaks wer hidden by cloud for large amounts of the time

2005-04-17T21:05:00.000Z

Stream
- ...further downstream

2005-04-17T21:03:00.000Z

Waterfall
- The stream running from the mountains towards Thirlmere goes through a number of waterfalls, this was quite a small but pretty one

2005-04-17T20:59:00.000Z

Day 3 - By Thirlmere
- This was taken from the car park opposite Thirlmere before my short (7km) walk round to the dam & back

2005-04-17T20:57:00.000Z

White House
- There are a lot of houses framed nicely against a background of rolling fields, this was just one of them

2005-04-16T18:02:00.000Z

Top of Loughrigg Fell
-I was absolutely knackered at this point so only took a couple of snaps & came back down again! This was at about 330metres, almost 1000ft.

2005-04-16T17:57:00.000Z

View of Grasmere from Loughrigg Fell
-Well, so much for the gentle walk, this is about halfway up Loughrigg Fell, as you can see the weather was pretty cold & cloudy

2005-04-16T17:52:00.000Z

Close up of stream
-Still on my way to Grasmere...

2005-04-16T17:47:00.000Z

Day 2 - Grasmere/Rydal
-This lovely little stream ran away from the lake at Grasmere. This was early in the day and I was only planning a gentle walk around the lake...

2005-04-16T17:43:00.000Z

Day 1 - Grizedale Forest
-The day I got there, the weather was bland, so after a bit of searching around, I decided to go to Grizedale Forest & have a look around. This was a little 'waterfall' I came across.

2005-04-08T19:03:00.000Z

Fly on Flower
-Have been busy preparing for my trip to the Lake District, so haven't had much time to take pics. Hopefully by next weeked, I'll have tons to display!!

2005-03-31T00:58:00.000Z

Canada Goose
-Again at Windsor, this goose was up and down off this lump of concrete a few times and I was trying to get a nice portrait of it, but it kept looking the other way, so I went for a slightly different picture.

2005-03-31T00:55:00.000Z

Swan Lake
-Actually it's on Obelisk Pond in Windsor!

2005-03-22T10:18:00.000Z

Signs of Spring
-The trees are blossoming, so the weather should be improving soon!

2005-03-20T01:37:00.000Z

Windsor Trees II
-All lined up in a row

2005-03-20T01:30:00.000Z

Windsor Trees I
-I got to the Great Park a little late in the day, so silhouettes seemed to be in order.

2005-03-20T01:24:00.000Z

Copper Horse
-As the sun fell behind the statue, I managed to grab this shot

2005-03-18T15:58:00.000Z

Snowdrops
-A sure sign Spring is almost here!

2005-03-18T15:57:00.000Z

Canyon
-This old hollow tree stump reminded me of a canyon and with the March sun getting low in the sky, the texture is accentuated nicely.

2005-03-18T15:51:00.000Z

Daffodil
-The weather is gorgeous! Nipped out for a few minutes & snapped a couple of pics today

2005-03-17T13:43:00.000Z

Grass
-My favourite shot of the afternoon, I like the dark clouds in the background, they make the highlights on the grass 'zing' The grass was blowing around a lot in the wind, so had to take a few shots, this was the best of them. I should have used a faster shutter speed, but the light was so fleeting I didn't have time to re-adjust

2005-03-17T13:37:00.000Z

Reed
The sun was low in the sky & popped out from behind a cloud & this appeared in front of me, so I snapped it

2005-03-16T15:45:00.000Z

Fancy a Shower?
-I love when dogs shake off water after a fun half hour playing in a lake, but only if I'm far enough away not to get splattered!

2005-03-16T15:41:00.000Z

Silhouette
-I was snapping away when I noticed the reflections in the water made a lovely silhouette of this person and their dog

2005-03-15T09:55:00.000Z

Lakescape
-One of the first pictures I took on Saturday. I could tell it would be a fun couple of hours ahead.

2005-03-15T09:53:00.000Z

Rays of Light
-Sun + Clouds = spectacular skies (sometimes)

2005-03-14T10:00:00.000Z

Birds in Flight II
-A mad panic of birds taking off, I love the way water birds run across the water as they are getting up speed.

2005-03-14T09:58:00.000Z

Birds in Flight
-Not the easiest subject and this pic is just slightly soft, but I like the movement

2005-03-13T21:20:00.000Z

Goose
-The sun was almost setting but kept popping out from behind the clouds to illuminate the wildlife & bathe it in such wonderful light

2005-03-13T21:18:00.000Z

Swan II
-Such wonderful looking creatures

2005-03-13T21:17:00.000Z

Swan I
-I spent an afternoon at the local lakes, I'll upload a couple a day this week

2005-03-07T13:30:00.000Z

Sophie
-She's so shy, I'm amazed I managed to get a photo at all!

2005-03-07T13:28:00.000Z

Rolo
-Have been having a nightmare trying to get a pic of Rolo where I can see her eyes! This is the only one so far, will continue to try tho!

2005-02-28T19:21:00.000Z

Snow on leaf
-After the recent snow fall, I thought I'd get some pics, but work kept me away from the best bits, so I took this little pic on my way back from the shop at lunch time!

2005-02-24T17:26:00.000Z

The Return of The Ladybird
-The little fella landed on my desk again today, so I took a few more snaps

2005-02-24T16:52:00.000Z

Wing
-Macro photography is fun! It's also very frustrating!

2005-02-24T13:05:00.000Z

Fly
-Well here's the first pic taken with my new reversing ring! I'm pretty pleased so far, just need a decent flash setup now!

2005-02-24T09:47:00.000Z

Ladybird
-Had a quick go with a reversed lens on the front of my new camera and this little chap was a bit quick, I had to just keep snapping & hope to get something out of it. This shot isn't brilliant, but for a first go (hand holding the reversed lens too!) I'm quite happy. Have ordered a reversing ring, so that should help!

2005-02-14T18:09:00.000Z

Tree IV
-Last one!

2005-02-14T18:08:00.001Z

Tree III
-Another tree from Chobham Common

2005-02-14T18:08:00.000Z

Pylon
- Like something from out of this world!

2005-02-14T18:02:00.000Z

Setting Sun
-Had to play with this one a little to get the balance between sky & ground, should have bought a grey grad!

2005-02-14T18:01:00.000Z

Pylon & Cables
-1 point perspective anyone?

2005-02-14T18:00:00.000Z

Tree II
-Again, the sun came out for only short bursts otherwise I could have positioned myself to hide the power cables

2005-02-14T17:59:00.000Z

Tree I
-A trip to Chobham Common as the sun was going down afforded me a few nice shots, would have liked a little more time with the sun though!

2005-02-01T10:34:00.000Z

And so, battle begins...
-I like the feeling of anticipation at the start of the game of chess, not knowing where you will deploy your troops or what your opponent has planned!

2005-02-01T10:32:00.000Z

Smurf
-Trying to keep up with Max? I seem to have a knack of catching animals with their tongues out! Must be the new camera!!!

2005-02-01T10:31:00.000Z

Max
-Obviously enjoyed his meal!

2005-01-31T16:22:00.000Z

Spider
-Found this little chap on the wall at work! Looks kinda scary!!

2005-01-21T16:39:00.000Z

Sun Setting Over Founders Building
-The sky had more colour than you see in this picture, but I messed up & had camera shake in all the pics with good colour! :-(