23/3/12 - Sailing out of Southampton water and passing Calshot Spit I am greeted by this sight of Fawley Power Station just as the sun sinks below the horizon.
Sunday, 25 March 2012
Day 448 - Imminent Departure
22/3/12 - Here is the MV Ventura moments before departure from Southampton Docks.
Saturday, 24 March 2012
Day 447 - Colours of the Wind
21/3/12 - Here I am aboard the P&O Cruise Ship MV Ventura again, for a trip to Belgium Spain and France, its nice to see the ship have all its flags flying, I think it must be to celebrate the 175th anniversary of P&O.
Thursday, 22 March 2012
Day 446 - Roses are Red, Violets are . . . . Purple?
20/3/12 - These little Violets are growing right in the middle of our Garden, how they got there I just don't know but they are nice so they can stay.
Day 445 - Southsea Lighthouse
19/3/12 - I took this shot as part of a timelapse project I am doing, Its Southsea castle and its lighthouse with Gosport in the distance. Southsea Lighthouse was added to the castle in 1828 and is still operational with a flashing white light visible up to 11 miles away.
Day 444 - Tranquility
18/3/12 - Another shot of the groynes on Southsea beach, this was a 30 second exposure at f/16 if your interested in that kind of thing.
Day 443 - Serenity
17/3/12 - I love these wooden posts on Southsea Beach, the lights in the distance are on Spitbank Fort.
Wednesday, 21 March 2012
Day 442 - The Bandstand
16/3/12 - Here is the bandstand moments after sunset, the sunset was beautiful this evening, I watched the sun disappear below the horizon, something I find very magical.
Tuesday, 20 March 2012
Day 441 - The Hard
15/3/12 - While taking a few photos of HMS Warrior I snapped a couple of the Spinnaker tower too, I have never photographed it from this angle before.
Day 440 - HMS Warrior
14/3/12 - Here is HMS Warrior as it appears after dark, She is a beautiful ship and is now over 160 years old.
Day 439 - Get Up!
13/3/12 - I took this last week and I have just decided to post it, It was awkward to to as there was a man who was wandering about watching what I was doing.
Day 438 - Tipner
12/3/12 - On the way home tonight I stopped off and had another go at a startrails photo, this was taken from the Mountbatten Centre, its a stacked image of 43 images all at 25 seconds exposure each.
Friday, 16 March 2012
Day 437 - Boats
11/3/12 - Another shot from my wander around Port Solent yesterday.
Thursday, 15 March 2012
Day 436 - Four of a Kind
10/3/12 - I popped to the Park today for a play around with some photos, I hate doing these things in public, people wandering past wondering what the hell I am doing, ha ha.
Day 435 - Branching Out
9/2/12 - I was wondering around the local park after taking a few pics and snapped a few of this tree.
Day 434 - Port Solent
8/3/12 - I had to pop to Port Solent today and I wandered around having a look at the boats too, I was amazed with how still the water was, the reflections were awesome.
Day 434 - Another Brick
7/3/12 - I spent e few hours tonight taking pics around Portsmouth, there was a heavy mist so had to watch out for my camera as it kept getting damp.
Day 433 - Production Line
6/3/12 - I spent some of today making a new magic trick for my kids act, these were the first ones I made and I am pretty pleased with how they came out so I think I am going to make a few more.
Day 432 - Dew
5/3/12 - I saw this massive weed in our garden this morning and it was covered in dew, it looked quite nice (for a weed).
Wednesday, 14 March 2012
Day 431 - Old Portsmouth
4/3/12 - Another shot with the tilt shift camera, this time from Gunwharf towards Old Portsmouth.
Day 430 - Thames Barge
3/3/12 - I often see this Thames barge in Gunwharf, its such a nice boat, so here it is with my tilt shift camera
Day 429 - Tilt Beach
2/3/12 - I have been playing around with my Tilt Shift camera a lot more recently and I am getting to like the results much more and more, I have to play around with the settings a bit but there are some interesting results.
Tuesday, 13 March 2012
Day 428 - Pebble Heart
1/3/12 - Nat made this nice pebble heart on the beach today, I took a photo of it with my tilt shift camera, I like the way it came out.
Day 427 - Pole Company
29/2/12 - Another photo of the Groins on Southsea beach with the pier in the background. I let Nat name this photo for me if you were wondering, he he.
Day 426 - Southsea Beach
28/2/12 - We had a nice walk along the beach and around Southsea today, I spotted these groins (I think they are groins) and love the way they have been eroded by the waves.
Monday, 12 March 2012
Day 425 - Beach Huts
27/3/12 - I Love these beach huts in Southsea, they are pretty well hidden behind some hedges but you can catch glimpses of them as you pass the Rose Gardens.
Day 424 - Spring
26/2/11 - Spring has finally arrived, and what a welcome sight it is, I love seeing everything coming to life.
Wednesday, 7 March 2012
Day 423 - Shoes
25/2/12 - There seems to be a ghost in my shoes, I saw this idea a while ago and thought I would have a go with it, I need to find a puddle with more sky around it, finding the puddle shouldn't be a problem :o)
Tuesday, 6 March 2012
Day 422 - Home and Away
24/2/12 - Time for a bit of a mess around with some photos in the garden, and here is my identical twin brother too :D
Day 421 - Ready to show
23/2/12 - I love this time of year, everything is starting to show signs of life, the garden is teetering on the verge of putting on a show, how very exciting.