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Tag Archives: Andrew Parkinson
That’s not an otter! AP
Another week and I’m still scratching around in the ‘cold spell’ drawer, this time it is a friendly neighbourhood song thrush (with a limp!), that dropped in for a bit of free food. My excuse however for this barely topical … Continue reading
Posted in Notes from the field
Tagged Andrew Parkinson, blizzard, campervan, cold, discomfort, great northern diver, grey heron, Isle of Mull, limp, otters, Scotland, song thrush, swine flu, winter
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Nature’s curves. AP.
There are so many inspiring shapes and patterns in nature but one that I am frequently drawn back to again and again is the occasionally curvaceous sweep of a swan’s neck. Though I had tried diligently to frame this accurately out … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Parkinson, blizzard, cold spell, composition, curvaceous, mute swan, post processing, snow fall, sweep
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The passing of time. AP
It never ceases to amaze, and occasionally worry me that time passes quite as quickly as it does. One minute I’m posting a blog on the WPOTY competition and then before I know it it is 10 days later and … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Parkinson, blackbird, confusion, snow, time, winter, WPOTY
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Ethics before images – it’s about time! AP
And so the witchhunt has begun, the vitriol is being enthusiastically spouted, the sanctimonious (me) are galloping around on their high horses whilst all the time the air is thick with the familiar smell of hypocrisy…..the target of all of … Continue reading
A question of luck! AP.
‘The harder I work, the luckier I am’ might sound like a flippant remark but it is a mantra that I have been gently reminded of recently. In the few months prior to Christmas I was floundering in a sea … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Parkinson, bad luck, blizzard, confiding, effort, flight, luck, mid-air, pied wagtail, reward, snow, UK, winter, work
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Winter….in Derbyshire!! AP.
Whilst I sympathise with all those people who have been adversely affected by this recent spell of cold weather (the history books tell me that this used to be called ‘winter’) it has for me been an absolute delight. In … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Parkinson, black-headed gulls, blizzard, common, low level, overlooked, reflected light, snow, winter
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Missing blogger
I can only apologise to my two fellow bloggers for having gone walkabout for the last 10 days and whilst I would love to have a suitable excuse it has simply been my own disorganised way of functioning that has … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Parkinson, disorganised, family, garden wildlife, inept, Mid Wales, pheasants, Projects, snow
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Forgotten images. AP
Over the last few days I had an agency submission deadline that I was keen to meet but having been woefully unproductive recently I was forced to have a rummage around in some of my unprocessed files. It is something … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Parkinson, crop stubble, flock, jackdaws, languid, marmite, old files, slow shutter, winter
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that little bit of real magic. PHD
After a long day out today, about clambering over ancient Etruscan tombs over-grown with vegetation I just sat in front of the computer with a glass of vino ross (it’s Sunday night and after 18.00…) and looked at a preview … Continue reading →