This is just a quick entry tonight, with barest hint of a theme (not that I will keep to it entirely). Pairs: such as this pair of herring gulls, taken with a slow shutter to accentuate the movement. It’s a technique I’m working on and can be a bit hit and miss.

Herring gulls (motion blur)

This one is better, but just a single gull. It comes close to what I’m after: an impressionistic image of the bird (but you can still see what it is).

Herring gulls (motion blur)
Herring gulls (motion blur)

Back to the pairs. In this case, a pair of the local rats. I do like this shot, with the second rat just showing to the rear.

A pair of rats

And another twosome. This would have been better had I zoomed back just a bit more.

Rat leaping

The final one for tonight is another badger shot, from this evening. That’s a happy badger!

Badger in garden

Camera note: all photos taken with the Canon 7D Mark II and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM lens, except the badger which was taken with the EF 200mm f/2.8L II USM lens.

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