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.
To view the set from Gatcombe and Chilerton Scarecrow Festival click me to view a slide show of the set
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Friday, 28 June 2013
Scarecrow Candid - ʍoןs for the weekend
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.
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 Bird scarer day out village isle wight Hodmedod Murmet Tattie Bogal bogle Bodach-rocais old man rooks gallybagger Mommet Bwbach Absolutely Fabulous woman garden standing Psychedelic grass trees
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.
To view the set from Gatcombe and Chilerton Scarecrow Festival click me to view a slide show of the set
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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.
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 wight Hodmedod Murmet Tattie Bogal bogle Bodach-rocais old man rooks gallybagger Mommet Bwbach Fred Jones Daphne Blake Scooby-Doo Shaggy Rogers wall sky pavement
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.
To view the set from Gatcombe and Chilerton Scarecrow Festival click me to view a slide show of the set
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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.
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 Bird scarer day out village "isle of wight" Hodmedod Murmet "Tattie Bogal" "Tattie bogle" Bodach-rocais "old man of the rooks" gallybagger Mommet Bwbach donkey shrek blue sky cloud grass chain fence
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.
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 Bird scarer day out village "isle of wight" Hodmedod Murmet "Tattie Bogal" "Tattie bogle" Bodach-rocais "old man of the rooks" gallybagger Mommet Bwbach swag robber roof corner holding
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.
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 Bird scarer day out village "isle of wight" Hodmedod Murmet "Tattie Bogal" "Tattie bogle" Bodach-rocais "old man of the rooks" gallybagger Mommet Bwbach against wall flower garden english
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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"Anguis fragilis slow worm slow-worm slowworm" "blindworm blind" "worm garden spring ryde isle of wight england" scavchal dandelion
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.
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 Bird scarer day out village "isle of wight" Hodmedod Murmet "Tattie Bogal" "Tattie bogle" Bodach-rocais "old man of the rooks" gallybagger Mommet Bwbach jacket country mole hole man head stuck ground "penned in"
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.
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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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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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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"PALMERSTON'S FOLLIES" HORSE-SANDS "NO MAN'S LAND ST" HELENS SPITBANK fort sandcastles sand sea solent bembridge isle wight england forts
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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Post Weekend Blue Monday
LR-11650 - Well Sunday was a washout today is not much better so here is a little bit of blue for Monday as we speed towards summer or did I miss it during the Bank Holiday weekend.
Have a good week everyone
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Overcast, dull and raining
LR-10703 - Well that's how it is, one day sunny and then the next overcast and raining. Was hoping to get some nice candid's out today, but loads of stuff still to do and popped back in to the digital media store to see what was around found this at the end of April when playing around with the PL filter.
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rock rocks wave splash surf backwash stone stones spray dull day freshwater "isle of wight" england
Interwoven Technologies
LR-11218 - Sheffield candid's still bucket loads to go ye, but this I liked, guy with the book holding a music player being listen to by his friend on his mobile phone. The double bonus of just sat on the pavement and getting on with it
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Between a Rock and a Banana
LR-10656 - Bit busy at the moment with stuff and wondering about life the universe and everything all at the same, bit like being between a rock and a banana (more like banana skin). Before you even think about asking nope (it was not mine) it was just there and wanted to get a shot of the cliff and Stag Rock, why just because. Oh why is it named Stag Rock, well according to a story a Stag leaped onto it during a hunt.
HaPpY Cliché Saturday
A bit of a tune recommend by Comrade foot God's Great Banana Skin nothing wrong with a bit of Chris Rea at anytime
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Saturday, 1 June 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.
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