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Birthday Girl
Happy Birthday! What did this image teach me? That I’m a very lucky man (though I knew that already, really).
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Cheetah
Here’s a rather fuzzy looking cheetah staring into the distance… What did this image teach me? Everyone knows that these cats are fast, really fast – but did you know that they can go from 0 – 70mph in just over 3 seconds? That’s less than half the time it would take my car!
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Churchill & Ben
This is one of the famous statues of Sir Winston Churchill, forever looking across at Big Ben (well, the Elizabeth Tower which houses the Big Ben bell). What did this image teach me? Winston Churchill has had such an impact on our history, everyone knows what he looks like – and even when taking a…
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Bright Bird
This gull has taken full ownership of an old red telephone box. Mine! Mine! What did this image teach me? You don’t want to mess with a possessive gull.
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The Komodo Queen
This is a portrait of a Komodo Dragon, the largest lizard species in the world. Isn’t she pretty? What did this image teach me? I learned several things: That a Komodo Dragon’s bite contains poison, and that Westerners only encountered them in 1910, and (most importantly for me) the encounter with dragons on Komodo partly…
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The Spread Eagle
If you visit Stourhead National Trust house and gardens, you may find yourself having a bit to eat at The Spread Eagle Inn. What did these images teach me? The first known usage of the phrase “spread eagle” dates from 1550, and means exactly what it says – the depiction of an eagle with wings…
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Big Red Car
How often do you see a large, red, toy car attached to a side of a building? It’s a new one on me, for sure. What did this image teach me? This composition is all about the lines – left, right, up, down… every which way, and yet somehow (for me, at least) it works.…
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Crocus Close
Found in the garden, poking up to show that Spring is just around the corner. What did this image teach me? This photo was taken on one of my favourite old cameras, a Canon EOS 40D – it just goes to show that, even after all this time (and a LOT of usage) an “old”…
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Dried Flower
Even when dry and seemingly “dead” this flower is beautiful, set against the peaceful waters of the lake at Stourhead. What did this image teach me? That flowers make for interesting photography subjects, even “out of season”.
Do you like what you see?