01.12.20
The first day of the meteorological winter, observed from Saints Bay. The tides were perfect and just enough hazy cloud on the horizon to keep the highlights balanced. 30 days left and that would be six years non stop daily photography (2162 days to date). I’ve filled nearly 8TB of storage and many more GB’s thrown away to make space. In my mind, I’m still only getting started!
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
20mm / ƒ8.0 / 80s / ISO 200
30.11.20
The eye of the horse, also known as the equine eye.
Canon EOS 70D - EFS 55-250 USM
180mm / ƒ8.0 / 1/500s / ISO 200
29.11.20
Terracotta chimney pots as far as the eye can see, lining the rooftops of almost every terraced house up Victoria Road.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF70-200mm f2.8L
175mm / ƒ/11 / 1/10s / ISO 100
28.11.20
Alana’s third 10th birthday party, this time all the girls from school went ice skating. Too many pics to sort but I managed to get a few group ones afterwards.
iPhone 11 Pro Max
4.25mm / ƒ1.8 / 1/100s / ISO 80
27.11.20
Tactical Gun Emplacement on the edge of the Fort Houmet headland. Love the low sun this time of year, the light hovers above the horizon for at least a few hour a day.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
17mm / ƒ10 / 1/100s / ISO 400
26.11.20
Two little love birds under the Christmas lights :o)
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
40mm / ƒ6.3 / 0.4s / ISO 1000
25.11.20
With the shortest day just over three weeks away, daylight hours are limited. Overcast days are a thing we just get used to but with dullness comes new challenges. Rain wont stop me searching and there’s always a little detail which catches my eye like this flame like leaf sat against the dark rotten leaves.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
35mm / ƒ4.0 / 1/100s / ISO 800
24.11.20
Our not so little girl turned 10 today! The slow but ever more apparent transition into her teens is not something I’m ready for but she’ll always be my little angel. Something she said a few days ago stuck with me. We talked about friends and at the end, she told me I was one of her best friends. That right there is where it all makes you a proud parent.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF50mm f1.4
50mm / ƒ/2.8 / 1/100s / ISO 400
23.11.20
Another random turn into the lanes around St Saviour. Spotted this bull who was quickly joined by the heifers although a few turned their noses up at me.
22.11.20
Christmas seems to have been brought upon us a little earlier than normal. Not that I’m complaining, I love Christmas. Great effort on the town lights again though.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
17mm / ƒ11 / 10s / ISO 200
21.11.20
Scanning the streets of St Peter Port for some inspiration. Always found something really authentic and interesting about this little shop. All the big chains and high street shops that have come and go over the years have nothing against the handy convenient stores.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
17mm / ƒ11 / 0.5s / ISO 200
20.11.20
As if being Friday wasn’t good enough, starting off the day with scenes like this just make life so much better.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
30mm / ƒ14 / 0.6s / ISO 100
19.11.20
The quiet and narrow country lanes to Icart.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
17mm / ƒ11 / 1/160s / ISO 200
18.11.20
Amazing colours in the sky this morning. Always puts you in a good mood seeing things like this.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
20mm / ƒ11 / 0.8s / ISO 100
17.11.20
The beautifully restored Catherine Best Mill in St Martin. I can only imagine how amazing the views are from inside the dome!
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
17mm / ƒ8.0 / 25s / ISO 400
16.11.20
Never in my life have I been able to get close to a buzzard in the wild until today. Down a lane near Rocquaine, I spotted this buzzard perched in a tree. Wound down the window and slowly drove closer and closer until I was pretty much underneath it. The thing that scared it was an attack from another buzzard which came out of nowhere!
Canon EOS 70D - EFS 55-250 USM
250mm / ƒ8.0 / 1/250s / ISO 320
15.11.20
I gave up on my cliff adventure because I genuinely felt like I was putting myself in danger, mainly due to the 50mph+ winds and driving rain. Stopped off at the Bathing Pools on the way home to see this hero going for a casual snorkel round Havelet.
iPhone 11 Pro Max
6mm / ƒ2.0 / 1/60s / ISO 320
14.11.20
Keen as ever to make the most out of my day, this was the first port of call. Marble Bay taking a battering form the wind and the sea spray was pretty annoying. That said, a long exposure blended the scattered clouds nicely into pink streaks.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
24mm / ƒ11 / 120s / ISO 200
13.11.20
Italian Arum growing in a pile of wood chips with a little backlight poking through the trees illuminating the thick white veins on the leaf. Although this is far from the ‘natural’ colours, I got pretty bored of editing it so went to town on the sliders. Still not quite happy, like a kid scribbling with a crayon, I raced though experimenting with colours and split toning and abruptly stopped when I hit some fiery oranges.
Canon EOS 70D - EFS 55-250 USM
235mm / ƒ8.0 / 1/125s / ISO 250
12.11.20
Continuing with the golden tree theme, this tree is a slightly hidden gem on the way down to Fermain Bay.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
17mm / ƒ9.0 / 1/100s / ISO 500