I guess like many others my working year starts in a few hours time. Of course that will take me back to Regent's Park, assuming the rail system can cope with a sudden influx of passengers in the morning. Meanwhile I have been taking a few photos locally, although the grey weather has reduced the amount of time I would like to have spent roaming the Downs. It's also been cold, which while not a reason for not going out the low temperatures are certainly not an encouragement to stand around for hours with camera poised. So the opportunities have been limited, but not altogether absent.
This first shot was taken on New Year's Day at a local pond. It was part-frozen (which was something of a surprise).
I still have some photos in the camera of goldfinches in the garden, but I have sorted out yesterday's effort which included a pair of very lazy starlings hitching a ride on a grazing sheep.
The crows tended to adopt a rather more conventional means of transport.
Landscapes are another matter, and the low sun cast some beautiful light across the valley.
Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 40D and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens.
SittingFox
4 Jan 2011Well, I've lost today as a work day due to flu! :right:
Wonderful light over the water. And I hope those starlings weren't in a rush because sheep don't strike me as the speediest ride!
Words
4 Jan 2011Glad to hear you're getting over it. At least you avoided 'signal problems in the Clapham Junction area'.
SittingFox
4 Jan 2011Hmm. Sounds thrilling. And we've got a snow warning in force for Friday!
SittingFox
4 Jan 2011I'm pretty sure it was the dreaded swine flu :bug: and I've hardly done anything for the past week, but I do seem a bit better now, thanks 🙂
Words
4 Jan 2011Adele, sorry to hear you've been struck down with the flu. Hope it's not too bad.
You are of course right. The sheep were going nowhere… slowly. Those starlings were basically sheep-hopping across the field.
Words
4 Jan 2011Snow warning :yikes: You're joking!!!! Except you're not :psmurf: