Author Archives: Mike

A month of macro

By Mike | Published August 23, 2010

Since buying a Sigma 105mm f/2.8 macro lens a few weeks ago i seem to have found a new interest in the tiny world that surrounds us. It’s certainly the most challenging type of photography i’ve tried. With a depth of field of sometimes just a couple of millimetres, manually focusing is very tough indeed. This Hoverfly [...]

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Beardown Man

By Mike | Published August 10, 2010

I went for a little walk up to the Beardown Man at the weekend. I say little walk, it took 4 hours up and back as the ground was pretty sodden once i crossed the Cowsic River. The Beardown Man  is a standing stone or Menhir put in place in the bronze age for reasons [...]

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Young Goldfinch

By Mike | Published August 4, 2010

I just spotted this juvenile Goldfinch being fed by an adult. Unfortunately the adult flew away while i was getting the camera out. It’s distinctive gold wing is very visible but it’s yet to have the red and white coloured markings on its head and body.

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Dartmoor Flickr Meet

By Mike | Published July 31, 2010

We had a small meet up on Dartmoor this week for a few local photographers. It was one of those typical Dartmoor weather evenings where we had everything from fog to sunrays. Meeting up at Yar Tor it wasn’t looking too promising: We decided to stick at it and walk up Corndon Down. The light [...]

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Giants chair removed

By Mike | Published July 26, 2010

A sad week for Dartmoor lovers. The giants chair that has been in place at Natsworthy, Dartmoor for the last four years has now been taken down and put into storage. The chair was said to have become a victim of it’s own success, as local residents complained about the popularity causing congestion on the [...]

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New website

By Mike | Published July 25, 2010

Yep, i’ve gone and done it again. A new simpler and cleaner looking website than my previous one. I felt the old photoblog was becoming drowned in sub standard images through the pressure of feeling I had to post something regularly, so i’ve gone for a gallery driven website which hopefully will be more eye [...]

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