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DECEMBER 2007
The Birch on the moor
Eastern Moors Estate is the largest expanse of moorland in the Peak District National Park were this isolated birch was photographed after over night freezing temperatures had left a hard hoarfrost.
Canon 1Ds MkII - 17-40mm f/4 lens - f/16 @ 1/2sec. - ISO 100
NOVEMBER 2007
Swallowtail butterfly
This magnificent swallowtail butterfly was photographed as it bathed in later afternoon light on grass stems along a scrubland track in the Algarve, Portugal.
Canon 1D MkII - 300mm f/4 IS lens - f/6.3 @ 1/90 sec. - ISO 200
OCTOBER 2007
Greater Flamingos in flight
At dusk skeins of Greater Flamingo descend from their daytime feeding grounds to roost on the exposed salt-pans of the Algarve.
Canon 1D MkII - 300mm f/4 IS lens - f/8 @ 1/500 second - ISO 200
SEPTEMBER 2007
Northumbrian beach at sunset
A remote expanse of beach along the Northumbrian coast at sunset is a magical place to be as a single shaft of sunlight caresses the sand made perfect by the out going tide.
Canon 5D - 17-40mm f/4 lens - f/16 @ 1 second - ISO 100
AUGUST 2007
Dark Peak waterfall
This superb waterfall is located along one of the many brooks that tumble down from the bogs and mires that dominant the Kinder Scout plateau. I timed my exposures as the sun hid behind a cloud in order to retain the highlights.
Canon 1Ds MkII - 17-40mm f/4 lens - f/16 @ 3seconds - ISO 100
JULY 2007
Emerald Damselfly (male)
An abundant species throughout the Dark Peak region of the Peak District National Park where acidic moorland pools occur. Unusually, it's the female emerald colouration which gives the species it's common name.
Canon 1D MkII - 180mm f/3.5 macro lens - f/11@ 1/60 second - ISO 100
JUNE 2007
Cistanche phelypaea
This strangely beautiful looking angiospermic root parasitic plant was photographed amongst the sand dunes of the Ria Formosa, Algarve, Portugal. It totally depends on its host for water, minerals and organic nutrients.
Canon 1Ds MkII - 500mm f/4 IS lens - f/5.6 @ 1/90 second - ISO 100
MAY 2007
Double rainbow
Taken during a thunder storm over the Cheshire village of Kettleshulme on the edge of the Peak District.
Canon 1Ds MkII - 17-40mm f/4 lens - f/11 @ 1/15 second - ISO 100
APRIL 2007
Dunlins
An impressionistic view of dunlins taken at dawn on the salt-pans of the Ria Formosa, Portugal.
Canon 1Ds MkII - 500mm f/4 IS lens - f/5.6 @ 3.2 seconds - ISO 100
MARCH 2007
Total Lunar Eclipse
During the total phase, the Moon's brightness dropped a thousand fold and took on a copper-orange colour. This odd appearance is due to the fact that Earth's atmosphere filters out all the blue and green light so that only orange and red sunlight reaches the Moon.
Canon 1Ds MkII - 500mm f/4 IS lens plus 1.4 x extender - f/6.3 @ 1/4 second - ISO 400
FEBRUARY 2007
Ice Formation
When the temperature is several degrees below zero the pools of acidic water that pepper the bleak plateau of Kinder Scout the highest point within the Peak District National Park are transformed into magical ice landscapes that are intricate and delicate.
Canon 5D - 180mm f/3.5 macro lens - f/16 @ 1 second - ISO 100
JANUARY 2007
European Scorpion - Buthus ibericus
A recent trip to the Algarve, Portugal was incredibly productive though I was surprised to find this female scorpion sunning herself while out looking for butterflies and lizards to photograph. Scorpions are normally nocturnal creatures, preferring to spend daylight hours hidden way under a rock or under bark.
Canon 1Ds MkII - 180mm f/3.5 macro lens - f/16 @ 1/6 second - ISO 100
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