Thames At Sunrise

The Thames at Sunrise – and the coldest so far this year!  It was -7ºC this morning when I was driving to the station – I doubt it had changed much from that by the time I got here by the side of the River Thames near Reading, Berkshire. Another superb sunrise and a little…

Bottoms up!

Swans on the River Kennet in Reading at lunchtime today – Looks like one swan did not get the message that there was a chance of food from a passer-by!  As I had nothing for them, the one feeding might have been the most satisfied! Technical details: Fuji X-E1;55mm(XF 18-55mm f2.8-4 R LM OIS);f/5.6;1/170s;ISO200; Handheld; Edited…

Sparky the Lab!

  This is Sparky the Lab!  Our 22 month golden labrador retriever – he weighs in at 36kg currently – we blame his father, Toby is a big fluffy retriever – His mother, Iska, is quite a small labrador in comparison Sparky is loungng on a large circular trampoline – I think he sees it as…

St Mary’s Church, Shipton-under-Wychwood

A view of St Mary’s Church, Shipton-under-Wychwood, above the tree tops – taken a few weeks ago in the late afternoon while returning from a walk with Sparky, our (large) golden Lab-Retriever. A beautiful, late afternoon sun lighting the spire with stunning colour standing out against the stormy sky – glorious! Technical details: Fuji X-E1;35mm(XF…

Long Shadow – a self portrait

  Long shadow – a shadow self-portrait! After a long hiatus, I plan to post more photographs…I didn’t stop taking photographs, so have plenty in reserve! This photograph was taken today, while taking Sparky for a late afternoon walk – the sun was low in the sky, giving us interesting shadows 🙂