Month: May 2020

  • Proud as a… Pigeon?

    Proud as a… Pigeon?

    This is a crested pigeon, usually you would find them in Australia – but I found this one earlier in the year in Devon (in Paignton Zoo, to be precise). What did this image teach me? There are two types of pigeon with this fanciful hairstyle… this one, and the spinifex pigeon (unfortunately I do…

  • Sea Bubbles

    Sea Bubbles

    Sea form is what you get when dissolved organic matter mixes with water (by way of wind and wave), and gets washed up on the beach. What did this image teach me? I have learned more about the creation of sea foam than I will probably ever need to know. For example, in January this…

  • Fuchsia

    Fuchsia

    Most Fuchsia species are native to Central and South America, and they were first discovered by Europeans in the late 17th century when a monk by the name of Charles Plumier came across them. What did this image teach me? There are nearly 110 officially recognised species of fuchsia. Most grow into bushes, but there’s…

  • The Brick Tower

    The Brick Tower

    I have no idea what this tower was originally used for, but now it seems to be home to some random shrubbery and very little else. What did this image teach me? Light, photography is all about light.

  • Three Poles

    Three Poles

    And now for some abstract architecture – three tall, thin poles on top of a white building. What did this image teach me? That sometimes a simplistic composition can make for an interesting image. At least, I think so.

  • Horse Face

    Horse Face

    In researching what to say ahead of this image, I discovered that horses have around 205 bones in their body, as a species they’ve been domesticated for around 5,000 years (domestication of wolves, by comparison started some 15,000 years ago), and that the fastest horse ever recorded reached a speed of 55mph! What did this…

  • GLASS

    GLASS

    Another canal side sign (following on from this post, a few days ago)… What did this image teach me? I should probably start taking more photos of signage – it can be fascinating.

  • The Window & The Curtain

    The Window & The Curtain

    I think there should be a little more stained glass in the world – why don’t we all have a little window with some colour in it? What did this image teach me? It is entirely possible to make your own stained glass window, there are tutorials on-line that explain how to do it… hmmm……

  • Fine Dining

    Fine Dining

    There’s something very appealing to me about this finely laid out dinner table. What did this image teach me? Mmmmm… I’m hungry.