Algae covered timber groynes on Gold Beach, Normandy.
This shot was taken in mid-afternoon. There was a light cloud cover, the ambient light was bright and evenly-spread. The result is a feeling of the “tropics”.
It is said that William the Conqueror and Harold Godwinson crossed the bay from this point.
This shot was taken in late afternoon – there was a light to medium cloud cover above and behind me. The Mont Saint-Michel was covered in denser clouds. The result is this “moonscape”.
An Egg case (Chondrichthyes) or egg capsule, colloquially known as a mermaid’s purse or devil’s purse, is a casing that surrounds the fertilized eggs of some sharks, skates, and chimaeras.
Colza oil is a nondrying oil obtained from the seeds of Brassica rapa, var. oleifera, a variety of the plant that produces turnips. In France, especially, the extraction of the oil is an important industry. See the consequences of monoculture.
A pair of coots (Fulica atra) crossing a pond with the reflections of weeping willows, silver birch and reed beds.
Combining 2 or more photographs in one image can add interest to otherwise plain shots. Here 2 photographs of the same bird, taken at an interval of 1/6 sec, were combined using Photoshop. Combining 3 images would be even better.
Great Tit – taken at 1/1000 sec. with a 60 mm lens.
Blue Tit – taken at 1/320 sec. with a 105 mm lens.
Freezing motion when photographing small birds can be difficult. In order to get a decent shot of a small bird you need to get really close-up and when you are really close even slightest turn of the head will cause a blur. So, if you want to freeze motion you need a fast shutter speed. The picture below was taken at 1/320 sec. (this is just about enough to freeze motion in such a situation).
Motion blur can add interest to a photo by making it more dynamic. However, in the photo below there is probably too much motion blur – the bird ‘s head could have been in sharper focus. This shot was taken at 1/320 sec. This is much too slow to freeze motion. A shutter speed of 1/1000 sec. or faster would have reduced blur.
The photographs were taken at 1/6 second interval and at :
- Shutter speed: 1/320 sec.
- Aperture: f6.3
- ISO: 800
- Lens : 105 mm
- Support: tripod
- Weather: overcast
Find out more about Blue tit on wikipedia.
Here is another example of motion blur. A cascade taken handheld at 1/10 sec. using a Canon G9.
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