Ellie - photoblog

Merry Christmas

Ellie Wilkins — 2009-12-24T00:00:00Z

I wish all my friends here on Shutterchance the best Christmas possible, and hope your New Year will bring what you hope for.

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Salisbury Cathedral

Ellie Wilkins — 2009-11-29T00:00:00Z

The Salisbury Font A very modern and truly amazing bronze sculpture by - William Pye -. Donated to the Cathedral by Sir Christopher and Lady Benson and - The Jerusalem Trust - . The font was dedicated on 28th September 2008 by the Archbishop of Canterbury during the Cathedral's 750th anniversary weekend. In each of the curved sections is text, phrases from Isaiah 43:2-3 Do not fear, for I have redeemed you, I have called you by name; you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you. I could have stayed looking at this all day, it's something that 'shouldn't fit in' with the 13th Century mediaeval architecture, but it does. It's perfect, it's awe-inspiring, it's innovative and slightly puzzling too, so it makes you think - not least about how moving water has a perfectly still surface. Creating something like this is a gift, it isn't something that can be learned. There's much more information in the Cathedral's press release, dated September 2008 ..... By the way, the picture was taken handheld - NOT using a tripod - which I think gives an idea of how good the IS is on the Olympus cameras. See how somebody is walking through the background. ISO was on 'auto', and it chose ISO1000. .

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Green Woodpecker

Ellie Wilkins — 2009-11-27T00:00:00Z

In our garden Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Picture 5 of 5 This female woodpecker was about 30 ft from the house, digging for ants. Each of the pictures is taken from indoors, through a single-glazed window. This picture may not be the sharpest, but I think it's the luckiest because she's got an insect in her beak. ..... The RSPB shows that the male has a red stripe beneath the black eye patch, the female has a black stripe. The Green Woodpecker is the largest of the three British Woodpeckers, it's about 30 - 36 cm, 12 - 15 inches long. They like to eat ants, which they dig out of the ground. .

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Green Woodpecker

Ellie Wilkins — 2009-11-26T00:00:00Z

In our garden Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Picture 4 of 5 This female woodpecker was about 30 ft from the house, digging for ants. Each of the pictures is taken from indoors, through a single-glazed window. I like this picture because the bird is looking directly at the camera. I'm fairly sure she spotted me, but didn't seem worried, nor did she seem worried that her beak was dirty. ..... The RSPB shows that the male has a red stripe beneath the black eye patch, the female has a black stripe. The Green Woodpecker is the largest of the three British Woodpeckers, it's about 30 - 36 cm, 12 - 15 inches long. They like to eat ants, which they dig out of the ground. .

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Green Woodpecker

Ellie Wilkins — 2009-11-25T00:00:00Z

In our garden Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Picture 3 of 5 This female woodpecker was about 30 ft from the house, determinedly digging for ants - and doing it very quickly too. Each of the pictures is taken from indoors, through a single-glazed window. ..... The RSPB shows that the male has a red stripe beneath the black eye patch, the female has a black stripe. The Green Woodpecker is the largest of the three British Woodpeckers, it's about 30 - 36 cm, 12 - 15 inches long. They like to eat ants, which they dig out of the ground. .

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Green Woodpecker

Ellie Wilkins — 2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

In our garden Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Picture 2 of 5 This female woodpecker was about 30 ft from the house, determinedly looking for ants. Each of the pictures is taken from indoors, through a single-glazed window. ..... The RSPB shows that the male has a red stripe beneath the black eye patch, the female has a black stripe. The Green Woodpecker is the largest of the three British Woodpeckers, it's about 30 - 36 cm, 12 - 15 inches long. They like to eat ants, which they dig out of the ground. .

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Green Woodpecker

Ellie Wilkins — 2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

In our garden Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Picture 1 of 5. This is probably the best of the five pictures, because the bird is standing still. It's amongst the first I took of the series I'm sharing with you this week. This female was about 30 ft from the house, looking for ants. Each of the pictures is taken from indoors, through a single-glazed window that's far from clean because it's been raining so much. ..... The RSPB shows that the male has a red stripe beneath the black eye patch, the female has a black stripe. The Green Woodpecker is the largest of the three British Woodpeckers, it's about 30 - 36 cm, 12 - 15 inches long. They like to eat ants, which they dig out of the ground. .

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Lisbon / Lisboa

Ellie Wilkins — 2009-11-20T00:00:00Z

Pavement, and ... Sometimes you don't spot something until you get the picture home. I'd carefully composed this to show the detailed pavement outside this traditional gentleman's outfitters, then waited until there were no people in the shot ... ... but didn't lift my eyes to the balcony above it, so didn't see the advertising for the 'Handcraft/Artesanat' shop which has its' entrance on the left of this picture. .

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Lisbon / Lisboa

Ellie Wilkins — 2009-11-19T00:00:00Z

Police A sensible way to get up a steep hill .

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Lisbon / Lisboa

Ellie Wilkins — 2009-11-18T00:00:00Z

Mime artist. Sometimes it's a good idea to know what's happening behind you! The picture of the girls was on one of those rolling boards that had three different advertisements .

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Autumn

Ellie Wilkins — 2009-11-17T00:00:00Z

... title needed ... We spotted this mallard when we were at Bath University. He didn't seem to have a care in the world, and didn't seem to know he was wearing a leaf. Can anybody help with a suitable title? .

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Autumn

Ellie Wilkins — 2009-11-16T00:00:00Z

Ceanothus At least I think it's a Ceanothus, a late flowering one. This flower head is about an inch and a half across. .

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