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splendid orchid

splendid orchid

this wonderful yellow orchid was given to me by a florist friend. I was taken by the unusual yellow colouring, and cropped in close in the final picture....
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this wonderful yellow orchid was given to me by a florist friend. I was taken by the unusual yellow colouring, and cropped in close in the final picture.
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FinePix HS30EXR

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Aperture f/4.5 ISO 100 Shutter 10/1600 Focal Length 1050/100

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May, 2015

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taken indoors, the feather was set upon a table for stability. the feather was from a captive owl, and the water drops from a spray.

this teddy bear was jut a fine size for this miniature bike, and the picture took itself!

this picture was taken from my living room window. the youngster was waiting for it's parents which visited every few minutes to feed it. it was a ver

using bubbles bought from a toy shop I constructed a large metal loop and got a good film of bubble mixture onto it. I set it carefully upon a cup and

living in the Scottish countryside has many benefits, including the many weather-hardy species which thrive here. each year the pine trees by our hous

tiny flowers arranged in an old thimble, with very fine fern at the back. a bit of fun on a rainy afternoon!

this is Athos, my very old buzzard. he is over 20 years old now but is fighting fit. I got him in his first year, as he was injured and required train

super macro dandelion seed, taken using a snap on macro lens.

this tawny owl was rehabilitated by us many years ago. never handled, she was released from her aviary and came back nightly for the food hand-outs we

one of the local robins at rest on a chair!

as a late blooming narcissus this flower gives welcome interest once the daffodils have died back. I took this on a cool spring morning, with the sun

a pretty and dainty white butterfly that we don't see too many of here. the camera was out at the first sighting!

early frosts in autumn rewarded me with this opportunity one morning. the petals laced with frost made the rose look sugar dusted, and the shot practi

this captive owl was being shown at a local show, and it was tricky getting the background to look natural at all!

a low shot of London pride in it's early summer glory. handheld, and hovering just above the flowers!

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