LR-7867 - The boats are quite away off shore in Sandown bay, running a diagonal between Ventnor to the east of Bembridge ledge. A bit of juxtapositioning with the deck chairs and spinnakers might work for a shot. Stopped and had breakfast so there's quite a few candid's to come later.
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Sunday, 18 August 2013
Round the island - Spinnakers and Chairs
Round the island - Wight Stick Invasion
LR-7837 - taken during the round the island race off Ventnor, stick invasion heading for the rocks
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Not so lonely
LR-7822 - taken during the J P Morgan round the island race off Ventnor the lonely wind surf averaging 20 mph halfway around the island in a bit of shimmer
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Wednesday, 14 August 2013
Round the Island - Beached at Brook (II)
LR-7780 - Second shot from Brook, I liked the people but also liked the composition here. Short drive along the coast to Brook bay we'll be moving onto Ventnor after a drive along the MIlitary Road, past Blackgang, St Catherine's, Niton.
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Tuesday, 13 August 2013
Round the Island - Warming up
LR-7773 - Short drive along the coast to Brook bay and found this pair on the beach warming, I did sort of suggest that the sun was running along that row of yachts at one point in the conversation. Will admit the blood drained appearance of both parties gave a little clue to how cold they were!
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Around the island - No fence Friday
LR-7730 - Bit of ARt for Friday morning, taken on Afton down (location of the 60's/70's original Isle of Wight festivals), nice bit of wild garlic and some blue as it has been thundering and raining since 5 am this morning :( Strange how the forecasters said it was to be the hottest day this year!
HaPpY No FeNcE FrIdAy hoping you have a great weekend
The white bokeh is sail boats in the distance
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Monday, 12 August 2013
Round the Island - Freshwater Lifeboat (FLB) returning from a shout (story below)
Round the Island - Freshwater Lifeboat (FLB) returning from a shout (story below), originally uploaded by Rusty Marvin (just dreaming).
LR-7687 - Moving on from Fort Albert to the south side of the island into Freshwater Bay, taken during the J P Morgan round the Island race, originally I thought the crew were just coming backing from patrol, but they had been called out to assist someone.
I do not know all the detaIls and you will know as much as I do by looking at the images below.
If you feel like donating to the organisation or want to know about their work all funded by charity please visit the website
Freshwater Independent Lifeboat operates 2 boats 24/7 in an area up to 30M off shore from Hurst Point to St Catherine’s point on the Isle of Wight.
Entirely independent we rely on donations and fundraising by our volunteers to run this service.
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Round the Island - X had the spot
LR-7471 - Yes a line of sailing boats is impressive in choppy sea with some great clouds, so here's a little twist on the same theme :)
Still at Fort Albert and shot though the pier cross members
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Catching Spinnaker's
LR-7545 - another with a little bit of foreground interest, so many boats, so many photographers there must have been 40-50 photographers at this site, plus mobile camera's, ipads and anything else you can a picture with, in total there must be a photographer for every boat. Many with there camera's set on a tripod, operated by remote and clicking each time a different boat came into the frame.
Do It Daily @ Today's Posting
Use focus to narrate the image, DoF, blur, mid focus, distant focus and tell us how you did it #TP572
Rented a lens (70-200mm f2.8) for the weekend to see how I got on with it, planning to buy one in the near future, very pleased with the results considering many of the shots were taken the first time of use :)
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RNLI 17-25 off Fort Ablert
LR-7409 - Just before leaving on our trip around the Needles and to Freshwater a few more shots from Fort Albert, shot during the J P Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race.
Yarmouth lifeboat on duty for any unexpected incidents, don't forget you can always drop the RNLI a donation
Lifeboat name: Eric and Susan Hiscock (Wanderer)
Lifeboat class: Severn class
Funded by: legacy of Mrs Susan Hiscock
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Saturday, 10 August 2013
Off to the English Channel
LR-7674 - Shot from behind as they leave the Solent and head in to the English channel and open water to France. Freshwater is the next stop on our trip after leaving Fort Albert.
There are a few hundred floating around on my cloud storage, but I'll try not to bore you with a barrage of yachts of all shapes and sizes and the occasional wind surfer.
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Saturday, 27 July 2013
Round the Island - Changing Skies
LR-7427 - Got up late 05:00, plan A, was to start at Cowes and drive around the island following the leading boats, ops that went wrong then, was meant to be up at 04:00. Yep mad,crazy insane.
There are a few hundred floating around on my cloud storage, but I'll try not to bore you with a barrage of yachts of all shapes and sizes and the occasional wind surfer. PS Still got more scarecrows to :)
The annual J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race, organised by the Island Sailing Club, is a one-day yacht race around the Isle of Wight, an island situated off the south coast of England. This 1,459 boats entered the race with around 16,000 sailors.
The year the race was won by Sir Ben Ainslie’s 45ft America’s Cup catamaran J.P. Morgan BAR stormed round the Island in 2 hours 52 minutes 15 seconds, carving more than 16 minutes off the record time set by Francis Joyon in 2001.
Taken at Fort Albert, Isle of Wight
Selected as picture of the week by our local on-line blog to 4th June 2013 many thanks everyone, trying to catch up with you all.
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Monday, 22 July 2013
Round the Island - Choppy Sticks
LR-7424 - Got up late 05:00, plan A, was to start at Cowes and drive around the island following the leading boats, ops that went wrong then, was meant to be up at 04:00. Yep mad,crazy insane.
There are a few hundred floating around on my cloud storage, but I'll try not to bore you with a barrage of yachts of all shapes and sizes and the occasional wind surfer. PS Still got more scarecrows to :)
The annual J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race, organised by the Island Sailing Club, is a one-day yacht race around the Isle of Wight, an island situated off the south coast of England. This 1,459 boats entered the race with around 16,000 sailors.
The year the race was won by Sir Ben Ainslie’s 45ft America’s Cup catamaran J.P. Morgan BAR stormed round the Island in 2 hours 52 minutes 15 seconds, carving more than 16 minutes off the record time set by Francis Joyon in 2001.
Taken at Fort Albert, Isle of Wight
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Saturday, 6 July 2013
Round the Island - Look a red white and blue one
Round the Island - Look a red white and blue one, originally uploaded by Rusty Marvin (just dreaming).
LR-7410 - Got up late 05:00, plan A, was to start at Cowes and drive around the island following the leading boats, ops that went wrong then, was meant to be up at 04:00. Yep mad,crazy insane.
There are a few hundred floating around on my cloud storage, but I'll try not to bore you with a barrage of yachts of all shapes and sizes and the occasional wind surfer. PS Still got more scarecrows to :)
The annual J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race, organised by the Island Sailing Club, is a one-day yacht race around the Isle of Wight, an island situated off the south coast of England. This 1,459 boats entered the race with around 16,000 sailors.
The year the race was won by Sir Ben Ainslie’s 45ft America’s Cup catamaran J.P. Morgan BAR stormed round the Island in 2 hours 52 minutes 15 seconds, carving more than 16 minutes off the record time set by Francis Joyon in 2001.
Taken at Fort Albert, Isle of Wight
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Tuesday, 2 July 2013
I'm Walking on sunshine - whoa oh
LR-7302 - Went our to run a couple of tasks and grab a few moments of sunshine whoa oh. This young guy was Walking On Sunshine gone on the tune is in your head now Katrina & The Waves - Play
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Witch Lady
LR-7277 - I think it's here, not to loud as it run away last time!
Bit of sunshine for your weekend
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Tea anyone?
LR-7324 - Now that's the way to do it, tea on the beach in some comfortable chairs and soaking the rays, whilst the kids are floating away in a inflatable dingy. Well they didn't but a quick off shore breeze and they would have been away.
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Scarecrow Candid - Sat on the Fence Friday
LR-3248 - Well there had to be one suitable for a fence fence friday shot.
HaPpY FeNcE Friday have an excellent weekend we have a promise sun, hope it is the same for you
Taken during in the Gatcombe and Chillerton Scarecrow Festival the effort and quality of some of the scarecrows is amazing, the humour as well is brilliant, hats off to the people that do this every other year.
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Scarecrow Candid - I'm the Piped Piper - follow me to the Scarecrow Festival
Scarecrow Candid - I'm the Piped Piper - follow me to the Scarecrow Festival, originally uploaded by Rusty Marvin (just dreaming).
LR-3019-PS - As you can see on the approach to Chillerton village you are greeted by the Piped Piper of Hamlin and his bright colours with the rats following. An amazing amount of effort has gone into many of the Scarecrow's in the festival. This only won 3rd prize!
I will admit held off posting after all the comments about all the people leaving flickr (all 52 million registered users or 8.2 million active users that is)
Taken during in the Gatcombe and Chillerton Scarecrow Festival the effort and quality of some of the scarecrows is amazing, the humour as well is brilliant, hats off to the people that do this every other year.
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Scarecrow Candid - See how they run
LR-3015 - On the approach to Chillerton village you are greeted by the Piped Piper of Hamlin and his bright colours with these rats following. An amazing amount of effort has gone into many of the Scarecrow's in the festival. This only won 3rd prize! The Piped Pier bis below in the comments.
I will admit held off posting after all the comments about all the people leaving flickr (all 52 million registered users or 8.2 million active users that is)
Taken during in the Gatcombe and Chillerton Scarecrow Festival the effort and quality of some of the scarecrows is amazing, the humour as well is brilliant, hats off to the people that do this every other year.
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Scarecrow Candid - Follow the Piped Piper
LR-3018 - On the approach to Chillerton village you are greeted by the Piped Piper from Hamlin and his bright colours with the rats following. An amazing amount of effort has gone into many of the Scarecrow's in the festival. This only won 3rd prize! The Piped Pier below in the comments.
I will admit held off posting after all the comments about all the people leaving flickr (all 52 million registered users or 8.2 million active users that is)
Taken during in the Gatcombe and Chillerton Scarecrow Festival the effort and quality of some of the scarecrows is amazing, the humour as well is brilliant, hats off to the people that do this every other year.
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Scarecrow Candid - Magic bag containing a Gun
LR-3174 - Oh Tinky Winky, homosexual icon, gun shooter what ever next.
Tinky Winky (played by Dave Thompson, Mark Heenehan, and Simon Shelton) is the first Teletubby. He is the largest and oldest of the Teletubbies, is covered in purple terrycloth, and has a triangular antenna on his head. He is notable for the red luggage he always carries. His character has caused controversy following allegations that his character's behaviour, bag and body colour have stereotypical homosexual qualities.
You just have to love professional and group opinions
Tinky Winky started a still hinted-at controversy in 1999 because of his carrying a bag that looks much like a woman's handbag (although he was first "outed" by the academic and cultural critic Andy Medhurst in a letter of July 1997 to The Face).[citation needed] He aroused the interest of Jerry Falwell in 1999 when Falwell alleged that the character was a "gay role model". Falwell issued an attack in his National Liberty Journal, citing a Washington Post "In/Out" column which stated that lesbian comedian Ellen DeGeneres was "out" as the chief national gay representative, while trendy Tinky Winky was "in." He warned parents that Tinky Winky could be a covert homosexual symbol, because "he is purple, the gay pride color, and his antenna is shaped like a triangle: the gay pride symbol."[6]
The BBC, who co-produced the programme, made an official response, "Tinky Winky is simply a sweet, technological baby with a magic bag." Ken Viselman of Itsy-Bitsy Entertainment, who distributed the show in the USA, commented, "He's not gay. He's not straight. He's just a character in a children's series."
In May 2007, Polish Ombudsman for Children Ewa Sowińska revisited the matter, and planned to order an investigation. She said in the 28 May 2007 edition of Wprost [full citation needed] that the handbag-carrying Tinky Winky could promote homosexuality. Journalists from Wprost mentioned claims that the Teletubbies promote homosexuality, to which Sowińska replied that she had heard of the issue. The journalists then asked about Tinky Winky. "I noticed that he has a woman's handbag, but I didn't realize he's a boy," Sowińska told the magazine, adding, "Later I learned that there could be some hidden homosexual undertones." Sowińska said she would ask her office's psychologists to look into the allegations, "and judge whether it can be shown on public television and whether the suggested problem really exists."
But on 30 May 2007, Sowińska said in a public statement that she no longer suspected the Teletubbies of promoting homosexuality. She said: "The opinion of a leading sexologist, who maintains that this series has no negative effects on a child's psychology, is perfectly credible. As a result I have decided that it is no longer necessary to seek the opinion of other psychologists."
Despite the objections, the Independent on Sunday's editors included Tinky Winky as the only fictional character in the 2008 inaugural "Happy List", alongside 99 real-life adults recognised for making Britain a better and happier place. Citation PS Didn't work for me!
Taken during in the Gatcombe and Chillerton Scarecrow Festival the effort and quality of some of the scarecrows is amazing, the humour as well is brilliant, hats off to the people that do this every other year.
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Friday, 28 June 2013
Scarecrow Candid - ʍoןs for the weekend
LR-3192 - not quite a scarecrow, a candid shot from the hip!
Taken during in the Gatcombe and Chillerton Scarecrow Festival the effort and quality of some of the scarecrows is amazing, the humour as well is brilliant, hats off to the people that do this every other year.
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Scarecrow Candid - Absolutely Fabulous darling!
Scarecrow Candid - Absolutely Fabulous darling!, originally uploaded by Rusty Marvin (just dreaming).
LR-3166-2 - Psychedelic Mayhem plus a little bit of processing just to do your eyes in.
Taken during in the Gatcombe and Chillerton Scarecrow Festival the effort and quality of some of the scarecrows is amazing, the humour as well is brilliant, hats off to the people that do this every other year.
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Thursday, 27 June 2013
Scarecrow Candid - Three heads better than one
Scarecrow Candid - Three heads better than one, originally uploaded by Rusty Marvin (just dreaming).
LR-3231 - "Mystery Incorporated" or part of them Velma Dinkley, Fred Jones, and Daphne Blake. Scooby-Doo and Shaggy Rogers below. 2nd prize winner in the competition.
Taken during in the Gatcombe and Chillerton Scarecrow Festival the effort and quality of some of the scarecrows is amazing, the humour as well is brilliant, hats off to the people that do this every other year.
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Scarecrow Candid - Scooby-Doo and Shaggy
LR-3228 - Scooby-Doo and Shaggy part of the "Mystery Incorporated" team. 2nd prize winner in the competition.
Taken during in the Gatcombe and Chillerton Scarecrow Festival the effort and quality of some of the scarecrows is amazing, the humour as well is brilliant, hats off to the people that do this every other year.
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Tuesday, 25 June 2013
Scarecrow Candid - tweaking the weather, pack it in
Scarecrow Candid - tweaking the weather, pack it in, originally uploaded by Rusty Marvin (just dreaming).
LR-6891 - Ok who every you are, please can we have some more of that sunshine, we like that!
Did seem to attract a lot of attention (see below)
Taken during in the Gatcombe and Chillerton Scarecrow Festival the effort and quality of some of the scarecrows is amazing, the humour as well is brilliant, hats off to the people that do this every other year.
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Scarecrow Candid ....and Donkey
LR-3140 - Sorry about this, more of them
Liked the first one, loved the Donkey
Did seem to attract a lot of attention (see below)
Taken during in the Gatcombe and Chillerton Scarecrow Festival the effort and quality of some of the scarecrows is amazing, the humour as well is brilliant, hats off to the people that do this every other year.
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Scarecrow Candid - You been robbed lately!
LR-3188 - Some more innovation from the straw people.
Taken during in the Gatcombe and Chillerton Scarecrow Festival the effort and quality of some of the scarecrows is amazing, the humour as well is brilliant, hats off to the people that do this every other year.
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Monday, 24 June 2013
Scarecrow Candid - Against the wall
LR-3068 - A vast array of different skills and liked the focus on this one.
Taken during in the Gatcombe and Chillerton Scarecrow Festival the effort and quality of some of the scarecrows is amazing, the humour as well is brilliant, hats off to the people that do this every other year.
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Look into my eyes
LR-7002 - sorry that has stuck in my mind for so long from the Jungle Book, when Kaa hypnotises/tries to make Mowgli got to sleep and those psychedelic eyes, brilliance. The clip is here or encounter II here
Canon EOS 7D with the Opteka 30mm lens extender
Anguis fragilis, or slow worm, slow-worm or slowworm, is a limbless reptile native to Eurasia. It is also sometimes referred to as the blindworm or blind worm.
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Scarecrow Candid - Head in the sand
LR-3042 - One of two with a man with his head in the ground, thinking there must be a mole problem around the area.
Taken during in the Gatcombe and Chillerton Scarecrow Festival the effort and quality of some of the scarecrows is amazing, the humour as well is brilliant, hats off to the people that do this every other year.
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Scarecrow Candid - Keeping the Bee's
LR-3201 - Listening to a quiz show the other day and the question was who if affected by the Isle of Wight Disease (multiply choice answers). Answer Bee's
Acarapis woodi is a small parasitic mite that infests the airways of the honey bee. The first known infestation of the mites occurred in the British Isles in the early 20th century. First observed on the Isle of Wight in 1904, the mystery illness known as Isle of Wight Disease was not identified as being caused by a parasite until 1921. It quickly spread to the rest of Great Britain. It was regarded as having wiped out the entire native bee population of the British Isles (although later genetic studies have found remnants that did survive) and it dealt a devastating blow to British beekeeping. Brother Adam at the Buckfast Abbey developed a resistant hybrid bee known as the Buckfast bee, which is now available worldwide to combat acarine disease.
Diagnosis for tracheal mites generally involves the dissection and microscopic examination of a sample of bees from the hive.
Acarine mites, formerly known as tracheal mites are believed to have entered the US in 1984, via Mexico.
Mature female acarine mites leave the bee's airway and climb out on a hair of the bee, where they wait until they can transfer to a young bee. Once on the new bee, they will move into the airways and begin laying eggs. citation
Taken during in the Gatcombe and Chillerton Scarecrow Festival the effort and quality of some of the scarecrows is amazing, the humour as well is brilliant, hats off to the people that do this every other year.
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Sunday, 23 June 2013
Happy dog and toy
LR-6867 - Wandering around Chillerton came across this really nice dog, either he was waiting for a photograph, he sure wasn't going to let me have that toy and throw it for him.
To view the set from Gatcombe and Chilerton Scarecrow Festival click me to view a slide show of the set
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Little bit of self promotion
OntheWight-LiveLonger-20130611
Those nice people from On TheWight' used one of my images for an article to see it and read more visit onthewight.com/2013/06/11/mortality-rates/
The headline is Live long and happy.....
Live a long and happy life on the Isle of Wight
Figures released by the Government today reveal that Islanders can expect to live longer than those in other parts of the country.
You’ll be relieved to hear that the Isle of Wight is ranked pretty well in most categories against the rest of the UK. The Island is ranked 49th out of 150 local authorities for premature deaths between 2009-2011. read more....
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Scarecrow Candid - Family day out
LR-3158 - On the bench
Taken during in the Gatcombe and Chillerton Scarecrow Festival the effort and quality of some of the scarecrows is amazing, the humour as well is brilliant, hats off to the people that do this every over year.
To view the set from Gatcombe and Chilerton Scarecrow Festival click me to view a slide show of the set
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scarecrows "scarecrow festival" gatcombe chilerton tea cake fun stroll walk Kuebiko hay-man decoy mannequin gallybagger Bird scarer day out village "isle of wight" Hodmedod Murmet "Tattie Bogal" "Tattie bogle" Bodach-rocais "old man of the rooks" Mommet Bwbach family bench clouds
Gatcombe and Chillerton 2013 Scarecrow Festival
Gatcombe and Chillerton 2013 Scarecrow Festival, originally uploaded by Rusty Marvin (just dreaming).
The Scarecrow Festival is now on!
A by yearly event
Where is it? Throughout the villages of Gatcombe and Chillerton
Which Way?
There are signposts throughout the parish, to point you in the right direction, however, a suggested starting point would be Cox’s Corner PO30 3EE on your sat nav, then turn up Rectory Lane, towards Gatcombe. Then back down onto the main Newport to Chillerton Road, turn right and head for Chillerton.
It’s FREE!
Yes, the best part is that it is totally free, so come along and bring all the family, and spend an hour or two enjoying the spectacle.
A cup of tea, and a slice of cake, Aunt Sally?
Need a break after walking around the exhibits?
Refreshments are available from the Chillerton Village Hall each day from 11.00am to 4.00 pm. Rest your feet and enjoy a cup of freshly brewed tea, or coffee, and a slice of home baked cake for an incredible price of just £1
Visit for more details www.gatcombeandchillertonscarecrows.co.uk/
Taken during in the Gatcombe and Chillerton Scarecrow Festival the effort and quality of some of the scarecrows is amazing, the humour as well is brilliant, hats off to the people that do this every over year.
To view the flickr set from Gatcombe and Chilerton Scarecrow Festival click me to view a slide show of the set
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scarecrows "scarecrow festival" gatcombe chilerton tea cake fun stroll walk Kuebiko hay-man decoy mannequin Bird scarer day out village "isle of wight" Hodmedod Murmet "Tattie Bogal" "Tattie bogle" Bodach-rocais "old man of the rooks" Mommet Bwbach
'A' is for Apple
LR-2899 - Apple and apple seeds on white tiles natural light, well sometimes you just have to try these things
Scavenger Challenge
18. Dry or fresh, seed heads and seed pods make interesting photographic subjects. If you can't find any in nature, check your spice jars!
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'A' is for Apple
LR-2899 - Apple and apple seeds on white tiles natural light, well sometimes you just have to try these things
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Saturday, 15 June 2013
Far away from the madding crowds - Squirrel picnic
Far away from the madding crowds - Squirrel picnic, originally uploaded by Rusty Marvin (Dreaming of mid summer).
LR-8180 - Red Squirrel Alverstone Mead Local Nature Reserve
Far away from the madding crowds at the Isle of Wight festival on the Southern side of the island near Sandown is a very quiet place off the Newport to Sandown railway track (now a footpath/bridleway). Popped over whilst I had use of a 70-200mm lens with a Mk III x 2 extender in the hope of filing a CF card with picture of squirrels (yep saw the same two twice in a hour visit). Further information on Red Squirrels click me to find out about 3,500 inhabitants.
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Friday, 14 June 2013
Visitor a trio - Clean and strutting their funky stuff
Visitor a trio - Clean and strutting their funky stuff, originally uploaded by Rusty Marvin (Dreaming of mid summer).
LR-8941 - A trio of festival goer's taken at Ryde Interchange (aka the bus station), these likely lads are travelling light compared to many of the others spotted.
Yep, you've guessed it after boring you with the round the island race, I suspect there will be a number of Isle of Wight Festival shots over the next week or so. Still contemplating if I should enter the mud pit on Sunday to see Bon Jovi's three hour set and roll about in some mud, but the weather is not particularly nice and I currently have my sensible head on!
Wonder if they will look this clean by Sunday night?
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Saturday, 8 June 2013
I put it here somewhere!
LR-12227 - Now I just have to find it !
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Palmerston's Folies
LR-12161 - So I am trying to promote a happy Sunny weekend, prehaps heading to the coast. So when your there do you own version of Palmerston's fort.
Just and idea to take a thick coat, snow boots and any other witner gear you may have.
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Its the Weekend, head for the coast
coast to free my mind.
Hopefully it will not be snowing as it is in Scotland and there will be a touch of sun, hope its the same for you to.
HaPpY FeNcE FrIdAy have a great weekend
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Traveller Contemporary - after Martin Jennings
Traveller Contemporary - after Martin Jennings, originally uploaded by Rusty Marvin (Dreaming of mid summer).
LR-11309 - After my visit to St Pancras and travelling back to Portsmouth, here is a contemporary traveller at Guildford station, subconsciously inspired by Martin Jennings statute of Sir John Betjeman. Not sure it is as striking could probably do with a hat!
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Traveller Contemporary Sculpture
LR-11264 - Another from the St Pancras visit - Sir John Betjeman was responsible for saving the Station and the Chambers from demolition in the 1960's. In tribute to the famous poet and railway enthusiast an 8.5ft sculpture by Martin Jennings has been designed to celebrate the man and his poetry.
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Bivouacking on the large side
LR-10794 - Built by the forestry workers for educational purposes Firestone corpse
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Destruction or Preservation!
LR-10415 - Never sure with the Forestry commission whether it's destruction or preservation or even logical, the problem is coppicing seems to be harvesting mature tree's as opposed to thinning. The area in the forest/woods was already cut at the end of last year, leaving large gaps between the trees enabling Buzzards to swoop down along quite clear runways and pick off the Red Squirrels previously protected by the woodland canopy.
This looks an expensive bit of kit and along with it's collection truck makes very short work of cutting down something that took years to grow.
Have to wonder if the commission actually know what the contractors are doing or just pleased to see a cheque come in for the timber.
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Well I think the new Flickr is .......
Well I think the new Flickr is ......., originally uploaded by Rusty Marvin (Dreaming of mid summer).
LR-11168 - plenty of dicussion on the new Flickr interface today then.
Mixed feelings but working with it to see how I get on and looking at alternatives.
For me the fact there is little logic behind the purpose of the new interface apart from its beautiful makes you wonder if the business actually knows what it is doing, ok you new broom at the top in Yahoo, but what else are they up to, what's next.
The disappointed on the whole thing is that we are no longer considered customers in the blurb. The layering of important functions will certainly hinder people putting on quality supporting text and therefore impacting on those who use that data set.
Does Flickr understand how Flickr is used, it appears not from the change and their customers feedback.
Makes you wonder if we all deleted our Exif data and did not bother with location data if the business would be impacted, surely somebody in Flickr/Yahoo is selling that stuff to marketeers, Camera companies and so on.
Do they understand their contributors, that's pretty clear they do not and how the different types of customers use the data store.
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Reflective Trash Tusday
LR-11233 - Back to the wall of steel and trash-man, one thing I did notice in Sheffield is how clean the streets are, not only in areas such as by the station but just generally. Hat's off to the team that perform that role.
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