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[SmartWombat]

"It's a five mile walk ..."
So why did it take us 5 hours ?

Well we hadn't got 100 yards before we detoured into the church.
Which gets me the first "action" shot as Roger laid down in the aisle ... you have to wait to see his view of the church.

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Again, I'm going to tease you
You'll have to wait to see what they found.

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Mike called the clouds "Simpsons clouds" a nice description.
I don't think the silhouette works, on reflection.
Yes, I know it's not normal to photograph a flower from behind, who says I'm normal ?

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Sometimes the eye and the vision of the image exceeds the talent to capture it.

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We reached the reservoir, eventually.

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So there was Roger saying he'd never get a photo of a Dragonfly.
Then one posed for us !
So after I snapped these I lent him my set of extension tubes.
I think he may be a convert.

Oh and I think I captured a female Aeshna mixta here.

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A pause for refreshment.

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A final few before going our separate ways.

[adina]

Wow Paul!

Looks like a great time.

[Alison]

Is that Mike's church?
Awesome shots Paul! Thank you so much for posting them. I can't wait to see what Mike and Roger captured

[Didache]

And now some from me!

Here is Paul and Roger. They both use Canon - but nobody's perfect

Cheers
Mike

[Didache]

Alison .. no this is not my church. Mine is a 1930s town church. This is an ancient village one. Three from the church: The door with it's lovely textures, one of the (quite a few!) stained glass panels - this one done up as a triptych, and Paul and Roger comparing histograms (as one does!)

Cheers
Mike

[Didache]

And three more! A nice reflected image in a pond, a farmer hard at work, and some wire wrapped around a tree-trunk.

It was a great day out .. blessed by good weather, and better company. Paul said "This is the most fun I've had for ages" ... and I concur!! Thanks especially to Roger who organised it all so well.

Cheers
Mike

[Didache]

Last three for the time being ....

Another scene in the church - I had to borrow Paul's mini tripod for this one. I think we all did variations on this theme. Paul loaded down - I thought he looked like one of those Hindu statues of Kali here And part of a rotten tree trunk (this is what I was doing in the last picture of the second post!)

Cheers
Mike

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And three more!

Here's one which is a few inches to the left of Mike's cross of wire embedded in the tree.
We saw lots of things differently, and I personally got a lot out of Roger and Mike's opinions.
So before anyone comments, I've tweaked it in LR, I think I improved it

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I did something different at the pond.

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The door with it's lovely textures

And Mike in the act

[readingr]

What a great day it was - thanks to Mike and Paul for great company and a lovely time.

Here comes my contribution: These were taken before we all met.

Roger

[readingr]

And more...

Just in case you were wondering why I was on the floor - (NO I had not been drinking - YET!)


Paul and Mike comparing who knows what or is it a prayer for a good photo?


My take on the cross. - didn't notice the chair (DRAT)


Roger

[readingr]

Paul lent me his tubes and now I'm hooked (Paul my wife says thanks:mad5: :mad5: )

My very first photo with a tube - great fun and even more qudos to Loupey getting those photos.



Just taking anything in focus


Rusty fence


Roger

[readingr]

Some wildlife?

Peekaboo - Alison, please make the next one and can you bring a model along - this is the best we could do. :lol:


The Robin playing coy


An Oast House - it only took us 45mins to get to the house.


Roger

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More tubes - the dragon fly that I said I wouldn't get. Loupey - how you catch these in flight is beyond me.


At last food - the looks we got from the neighbours - I could swear they'd never seen paparazzi before.


My last pic of the day


but there's more to come ....

Roger

[Alison]

Peekaboo - Alison, please make the next one and can you bring a model along - this is the best we could do. :lol:

LOL Yeah ok I'm sure Gina would LOVE to come along! And maybe Bec, and maybe the twins, and maybe Danielle haha. "The list is endless", she says smugly

I am quite suprised none of you got a shot of all of you together. That would have been one shot I would HAVE to get if I came to meet you all!

It's a shame you didn't get a shot of the neighbours faces lol. I would have loved to have seen the looks!

[readingr]

I am quite suprised none of you got a shot of all of you together. That would have been one shot I would HAVE to get if I came to meet you all!

See that's the other reason why we needed you there. It never even occured to me to get a group photo.

Roger

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And a few more ....

Mike was the first to get his photo taken


A mausoleum in the graveyard


This is Chiddingstone


The church tower


The alter


The last lot for now.

Roger