Chasing the light

[Rose]

Working at home today - thank goodness !

Just posted my latest PAD on Blipfoto: http://www.blipfoto.com/roseatkinson
Really rather plased with today's shot - I've been trying to achieve something like this for ages, and I go and do it entirely by accident ! I was watching the birds out of the kitchen window at lunchtime - loads of them today, hungry for all the peanuts they can get. I pressed the shutter as this little chap was sitting on the twig to the left... then he moved. Damn I thought. Missed him ! Then I looked at the screen and couldn't believe what I'd captured...

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[davidc]

Saw it on Flickr, I think it's brilliant.

[Rose]

Saw it on Flickr, I think it's brilliant.

Thanks David !

[Mike Farley]

Excellent shot, Rose, especially against the light. It was definitely worthwhile working from home today!

[Rose]

More bird shots for 19 and 20 Jan
http://www.blipfoto.com/entry/2672203

Although I did get out this afternoon and went for a walk with my 5D to the woods at the top of my road. I took some video which I've put together into a little film - now uploaded onto YouTube:
http://youtu.be/RZfoYhbazTA

[davidc]

I'm really impressed with your bird shots

[Rose]

Thanks David Not too bad considering they're all hand held and taken through the kitchen window We have some bird feeders in the Buddleia about 15 feet from the front of the house - they're really popular with the birds.

[Mike Farley]

I'm really impressed with your bird shots

+1

You are fortunate to have the birds so close by. We do not seem to get that many around here these days, even though we have some feeders.

[Rose]

My efforts to go into the office were thwarted this morning so I'm working at home again. I spotted this icicle hanging from the awning outside our lounge and it's today's PAD. The icicle has been melting and elongating all morning so I went back at lunchtime and took some more pics... over a hundred in the space of a few minutes, trying to time the drips !

Today's PAD:

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[Rose]

And here are two alternative views, taken later... can you see the footballer ? LOL

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