Well possibly not and the temperatures are still laughably mild compared to some parts of the world, but for England sub-zero is bitterly cold. And I'm suffering for my 'art', not having yet figured out how to manage a camera while wearing gloves. So my hands are frozen, cracked and chapped. But the landscapes are wonderful in the winter light, and the bird life is varied and plentiful.
The dew pond, frozen in the winter sun
And a lapwing flew overhead :faint:
A quick quiz: How many pied wagtails can you see in this post?
Camera note: the wagtails, pigeon and cattle were all photographed with the EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens. The shot of the dew pond was taken with the EF 17-40mm 1:4L USM and polarizing filter.
cakkleberrylane
7 Jan 2009Beautiful shots – all of them!! 5???
gdare
7 Jan 2009I can see 3 of them but maybe on a first photo is another one?
Nice photos Words :up:
Words
7 Jan 2009Thanks Darko, I don;t think there's one in the first photo. 😉
Words
7 Jan 2009Thanks Lois. (5 is an interesting answer) 😉
gdare
7 Jan 2009Ah, there is another with cattle 😀
SittingFox
7 Jan 2009I can see four!
And it may not be Siberia or Saskatchewan :eyes: but it is certainly pretty chilly out there. I wear thin gloves for photography at this time of year.
lokutus-prime
7 Jan 2009Terrific photos! 🙂 I love nature and you and other friends write about it and photo-capture it in beautiful terms and composition. Well done :up:
Flying Red Fox Blog
7 Jan 2009Nice photos 😀 Its very chilly at the moment! :smurf:
Words
7 Jan 2009Adele, thought you might get them all :sherlock:
Words
7 Jan 2009Mark, yesterday was cold, but today almost felt warm 😎 Well, not as cold as it's been.
Words
7 Jan 2009Darko, yes there's one in both the cattle photos. 😉
Words
7 Jan 2009Thanks Lokutus, I'm glad you like the photos. There are some excellent wildlife blogs here, and what I like is that they are all quite distinctive in their approach. A rich tapestry.
Cynthia23
11 Jan 2009"Pigeon in the morning sun" Fantastic! WOW!
Words
11 Jan 2009Cynthia, thanks. You'll be pleased to know it made a safe landing 😉
Vulpes vulpes
21 Jan 2009:up:
Words
21 Jan 2009:cheers:
lokutus-prime
22 Jan 2009re "Thanks Lokutus, I'm glad you like the photos. "
I've just bought the Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 with interchangeable lenses.
You probably don't have me on you "news watch" because I haven't seen your comments about the photos I posted, Thhe pics are within my comments section on my blog page.
If you have an opportunity please call over and take a look at the birds I have photographed in my back garden. They are not as close up as the ones I see here but I was aiming toward the high oak tree from my upstairs window and using a 45-200 lens and think the result is reasonable 😀
Words
22 Jan 2009I've just added a feed, but I have about 80 on there so don't always get to things quickly so bear with me!