Monthly Archives: June 2010

Cornfield weeds 2- cornflowers & others. PHD

Posted on June 29, 2010 by paulhd

Although poppies may be the most eye-catching members of the ephemeral displays of early summer,  other brightly-coloured plants contribute dots, blotches, patches and even great swathes of colour to the landscape. There are white mayweed flowers, yellow corn marigolds, blue … Continue reading →

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Cornfield weeds 1 – poppies. PHD

Posted on June 25, 2010 by paulhd

We employ a very simple form of natural gardening on our bit of Italian terrain, inspired by local tradition and nature. This involves ploughing (in the widest sense) which includes turning over a flower bed with a trowel in November/December … Continue reading →

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Wild Wonders of Europe book. NB.

Posted on June 23, 2010 by niallbenvie

I was pleased to take delivery last week of the flagship Wild Wonders of Europe book, something that was a very remote dream on the day in October 2005 when Staffan (Widstrand) and I took a day trip in the … Continue reading →

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Our Lady’s slippers, bootees and clogs. PHD

Posted on June 17, 2010 by paulhd

Recently, I felt an exhilaration that bordered on ecstasy when I encountered what, for me, is one of the loveliest plants in existence. The distinctive blooms of the lady’s slipper, for that is the plant in question, were growing on … Continue reading →

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Tough times. NB

Posted on June 15, 2010 by niallbenvie

Time for a moan – and a note of caution to anyone hoping to make money from books. In a word, Amazon. I had this naive idea that I would buy books from my publisher at 50% discount then sell them … Continue reading →

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Campanilismo – my belltower’s bigger than yours! PHD

Posted on June 14, 2010 by paulhd

There is an excellent, thoughtful article in the Independent of Friday 11 June 2010 by Michael McCarthy entitled The Tragic Loss Of Britain’s Wildlife. He writes that he has spent his life hearing the complacent cry “Britain’s  xxxx  is the … Continue reading →

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A few more grebes. AP

Posted on June 9, 2010 by AndrewParkinson

As my work on multiple projects continues I have become increasingly aware of the danger of simply repeating myself. This is a risk with which I am often faced as I continually seek to fine tune behavioural images or simply … Continue reading →

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Supplementary lenses and stacking (part B). PHD

Posted on June 8, 2010 by paulhd

I decided to split this post into two parts when it began to grow a bit unwieldy. There is quite a bit of detail included, for one of the intentions in creating this series of “Macro Matters” is to provide … Continue reading →

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Supplementary lenses and stacking (part A). PHD

Posted on June 4, 2010 by paulhd

I have found for a while now that, with a DX format camera (crop factor 1.5) equipped with a 1:1 macro and a teleconverter (multiplier), I can fill the frame in a way that would have taken a total magnification … Continue reading →

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Myspace. NB.

Posted on June 1, 2010 by niallbenvie

One of the things I am enjoying about working locally these days is finding new corners in places I thought I knew well already. Although this looks like a bit of old boreal forest, it is nothing of the sort … Continue reading →

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