As seen from the Pontcysyllte aqueduct near Llangollen, Wales. The road bridge on the river is the one used to access the aqueduct.
Photographed using a Nikon D7000 and a Tamron 18-250mm walkabout lens. Processed from 3 bracketed exposures in NIK HDR Efex Pro.
Just last week I made a mad dash from Cambridge to Chester and then on to Llangollen to visit some family. As I wasn’t anticipating a day of photography, I left all my lenses barring the walkabout Tamron 18-250. Llangollen is a pretty little town in North Wales probably best known for the Llangollen steam railway and the Llangollen canal that passes over the River Dee on the Pontcysyllte aqueduct.
A standard 3 shot bracketed HDR image processed in NIK HDR Efex Pro. Photographed on a Nikon D7000.
The last couple of years have seen these orange poppies flowering in my garden and I know I never planted these! These are the Welsh Poppy (Meconopsis cambrica).
These are obviously wild flowers but they’re certainly not unwelcome in my garden!
Both pictures photographed with a Nikon D7000 and a Sigma 105mm f/2.8 macro lens.
I believe the picture explains the title of this blog entry…
Photographed using a Nikon D7000 with a Sigma f/2.8 105mm macro lens (f/5.0, 1/800). Selectively converted dull green background to black in Adobe Lightroom 4.4
The tulips came and went really quickly this year.. At least I managed to capture a few with my camera.
Photographed using a Nikon D7000 and post-processed in Adobe Lightroom 4.4
A long straight path with a kink in it..
Farmington Hills, Michigan
Photographed using a compact Panasonic TZ-30 Camera and post-processed with NIK HDR Efex Pro.
Last of the cherry blossoms in Michigan as spring fast appears to be coming to an end.
Photographed with a Panasonic TZ-30 compact camera. Post-Processed in NIK Color Efex Pro
I recently returned from a visit to Michigan, where one evening the skies put on a dramatic show of the myriad colours contained in natures palette.
Images taken with a Panasonic TZ30 compact camera and post-processed in Color Efex Pro
Legoland is a chain of Lego-themed amusement parks at different locations around the world, including the one in Windsor near London. Away from the milling crowds and long queues for parking and rides, this amusement park in London also offers excellent views of Windsor Castle, the residence of Queen Elizabeth 2.
One thing that immediately strikes me when visiting the USA is the overwhelming presence of national flags everywhere, nowhere more obvious that in the capital. Public building, private houses, buses, metro trains and many flag poles proudly fly the stars-and-stripes. Coming from the United Kingdom, where flying Union Jacks are a relatively rare sight, this display of the national flag is an indicator of the deep thread of national pride that runs through the population.
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