18.06.21
Both kids have north facing bedrooms so don’t really get to see many nice sunsets in the spring and winter but in late spring and summer I try to encourage them to just spend ten minutes looking out the window and admiring the sky.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF70-200mm f2.8L
85mm / ƒ/7.1 / 1/200s / ISO 400
19.06.21
First introduced from Mexico in the 1830’s, these daisies have made themselves homes across the island growing out of hundreds of walls, paths and doorways. Technical name is Mexican fleabane.
///feed.backward.computer
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF50mm f1.4
50mm / ƒ/5.0 / 1/200s / ISO 200
17.06.21
Ten minutes of intense sunlight was the best we got today. Just had to wait for someone to walk into the scene to add some scale.
///blazed.alien.pouting
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
24mm / ƒ11 / 1/25s / ISO 100
16.06.21
If there’s anything cuter than a 6 week old kitten, I don’t want to know about it. Those blue eyes are something else!
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF50mm f1.4
50mm / ƒ/3.2 / 1/125s / ISO 500
15.06.21
Whilst watering the plants, the frog jumped out. It’s happened before but there’s absolutely no way in, or out, of our garden unless the gate is open (which it wasn’t) and frogs can’t jump 2 metre high walls and fences!
Canon EOS 70D - EFS 55-250 USM
200mm / ƒ8.0 / 1/320s / ISO 100
14.06.21
The house prices in Guernsey are unbelievably f**king stupid at the moment, it actually takes the piss. But (there’s always a but with me), when you concider the luxurious lifestyle we have and the views some properties offer, it kind of makes sense. The silhouette of the table and chairs caught my eye, while admiring a view that I’ll probably never afford!
///held.dripping.fidget
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
28mm / ƒ11 / 1/250s / ISO 200
13.06.21
It’s not easy getting up for sunrise in the summer but just being out there watching the world wake up is something that drives me to keep doing it. No more than three cars passed, a few cyclists and a load of birds singing in the trees.
///dive.archive.haggle
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
24mm / ƒ11 / 1/125s / ISO 200
12.06.21
A young rabbit soaking up the evening sunshine on the coast. I tried to get closer but it disappeared into a massive hold in the ground. There must be some seriously large networks of rabbit tunnels under the common, its hard to imagine how vast they must be.
///checkpoint.subtotal.shows
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF70-200mm f2.8L
200mm / ƒ/6.3 / 1/100s / ISO 200
11.06.21
This sums up the last two days, thick hill fog but a pleasant temperature to be out hiking. The fields around Pleinmont are looking stunning at the moment and a perfect place to get away from life.
///griddles.special.tangerine
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF70-200mm f2.8L
80mm / ƒ/6.3 / 1/500s / ISO 200
10.06.21
They may be common but they’re a stunning mini species of butterfly. With the sun hiding for most of the day, the insects tend to stick to one spot until you disturb them.
///warden.constituents.subplot
Canon EOS 70D - EFS 55-250 USM
220mm / ƒ8.0 / 1/200s / ISO 250
09.06.21
Macro, a miniature world that often gets overlooked. I’m sure I’m not alone when I say that every time I see a butterfly you have to actually say in your head ‘ooh, a butterfly’, or maybe it’s just me!
Difficult to photograph during the day as they are most active and don’t like to stay still for long. This one looked a bit battered and seems to have lost part of it’s leg from the rough winter.
///arrive.diddled.coughed
Canon EOS 70D - EFS 55-250 USM
220mm / ƒ7.1 / 1/640s / ISO 200
08.06.21
As far as beaches go, this is the most rewarding of them all. 286 steps each way, but worth every minute once you're there. I only had ten minutes on the beach at lunch but I like to test out how far I can get in an hour.
///magnets.topical.pets
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
30mm / ƒ8.0 / 1/500s / ISO 200
07.06.21
With the longest day looming, the sun is almost at it’s most northerly point this side of the world. The intense orange glow seems to last ages which is great if you’re chasing the tides to get a composition. They don’t call Guernsey ‘The Rock’ for being a flat barren landscape!
///erupts.locate.price
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
17mm / ƒ13 / 0.8s / ISO 100
06.06.21
This was not what I had planned, I set out to capture the fog over Herm and Jethou but I could see the sun illuminating the coast from round the corner so ran as fast as I could (and nearly died) to catch the light as it beamed over the hill.
///hotspot.nutrients.leaves
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
24mm / ƒ11 / 1/80s / ISO 200
05.06.21
A classic for any local adventurer. With fairly clear skies I needed something with not too much focus on the sky and as the light intensified, this just made itself.
///bulkier.awaits.drumsticks
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
20mm / ƒ11 / 1/60s / ISO 100
04.06.21
Another stunner on the rock. Wandering through the fields around Pleinmont there’s some amazing views out over the west coast.
///wifely.darkens.belief
03.06.21
The greatest things in life are often free and I can guarantee that. Spending a few hours a day doing what you love, even through the harshest conditions, will eventually give you the rewards you seek.
///bursts.heeding.unnerves
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
24mm / ƒ11 / 0.4s / ISO 100
02.06.21
My plan was to chase the thunder and lightning in the early hours but that was short lived. Instead, once the gorgeous orange glow burst over the horizon, I focused my efforts on the rain clouds heading in from behind. As an added bonus, a rainbow appeared in the mix.
///hillside.former.violin
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
24mm / ƒ711 / 0.8s / ISO 100
01.06.21
First day of June and it was a scorcher! Spent my lunch roaming the coast around Rocquaine and Portelet, a little jealous of all the people enjoying the sea.
///bluffed.mosaic.amnesty
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF50mm f1.4
50mm / ƒ/8.0 / 1/320s / ISO 100
31.05.21
We were introduced to the newest additions to the family today. The kids were brave enough to pick them up and the chickens didn’t really care.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
17mm / ƒ7.1 / 1/800s / ISO 320