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Macro photo of the surface of a cup of tea prepared with hard water 
developed with Affinity Photo 1.9.2 from a focus stack with 49 pics.

What started as a hunt for a decent picture of red kites (because they all took off and flew off) turned out to be a photoshoot of my partner's amazing handy work, a multicoloured acrylic scarf.
A wing like pose, to make up for the lack of avian interest.
Another cloudy and chilly day: at least it was dry.
Paparazzi  allergy perhaps? I wouldn't mind; but this field is home to two dozen of the flying-road-kill-diners.
Crochet 1: Ornithology nil.

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What started as a hunt for a decent picture of red kites (because they all took off and flew off) turned out to be a photoshoot of my partner's amazing handy work, a multicoloured acrylic scarf.
A wing like pose, to make up for the lack of avian interest.
Another cloudy and chilly day: at least it was dry.
Paparazzi  allergy perhaps? I wouldn't mind; but this field is home to two dozen of the flying-road-kill-diners.
Crochet 1: Ornithology nil.

Shy_as_a_kite.afphoto

"No thanks. I'll stay in and go for a walk instead."
This was another one of my point-and-shoot-without-using-the-screen pictures. Not bad eh?

Ladybird - life in the fast lane...  Awesome work, Peter. Great series!. 

Nothing to see here, move along...hope the ladybird doesn't see me; hope the ladybird doesn't smell me either!

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Considering this was my first ever helicopter flight, I think I did Ok. I just held the camera very tightly, without using the screen or viewfinder, just like my stomach and at about 1000 ft pressed the button. I've checked it against Google Earth (Desktop and web versions) and I did a better job than they did.
Not bad for my first effort. 
Santini Air would be proud.
Location? Middleton School and Tyesdale, Bretton, Peterborough. 

Considering this was my first ever helicopter flight, I think I did Ok. I just held the camera very tightly, without using the screen or viewfinder, just like my stomach and at about 1000 ft pressed the button. I've checked it against Google Earth (Desktop and web versions) and I did a better job than they did.
Not bad for my first effort. 
Santini Air would be proud.
Location? Middleton School and Tyesdale, Bretton, Peterborough. 

Nothing to see here, move along...hope the ladybird doesn't see me; hope the ladybird doesn't smell me either!

A_ladybird.afphoto

For a while, the Semi-pro bike race came to Peterborough and did a few laps of the town centre. The events were held in Spring and after the shops were closed, typically 7pm starts. So as you can imagine the lighting was always tricky: some years were more photogenic than others.

"No thanks. I'll stay in and go for a walk instead."
This was another one of my point-and-shoot-without-using-the-screen pictures. Not bad eh?

Animation file fine tuned in Affinity photo

Whatever you are smoking... I don´t want to know.
Nice art though.

Ladybirds are dangerous predators, beware of attacks! 
I love it!

This is a brilliant piece of graffiti, found near the Grand Union Canal, near Milton Keynes. Just where the aqueduct crosses the river. The sun was burning hot (remember that?) and this was hiding on the North facing wall. That's why there is some burn out on the wild grasses. Otherwise a perfect picture I think.
 


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Nothing to see here, move along...hope the ladybird doesn't see me; hope the ladybird doesn't smell me either!

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And some more…

This is a brilliant piece of graffiti, found near the Grand Union Canal, near Milton Keynes. Just where the aqueduct crosses the river. The sun was burning hot (remember that?) and this was hiding on the North facing wall. That's why there is some burn out on the wild grasses. Otherwise a perfect picture I think.
 


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This was done on the same weekend as the robin. Again the light was failing and it wasn't warm either, but the posing livestock was too much to resist.
Red-eye effect is sometimes worth keeping, when the flash goes off.
I used the same editing technique, to improve the dullness.
 

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My glasses still haven't arrived yet! Grr! That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it.

Saying that Coma Prison might be next big TV series. A dystopian tale about prisoners who are voluntarily put into stasis, on an orbiting , so they can colonise mars and other places when they get there in several months time...a cross between the Aussie convicts and your typical deep space/deep sleep scenario. Nothing like Red Dwarf of course.

My glasses still haven't arrived yet! Grr! That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it.

My glasses still haven't arrived yet! Grr! That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it.

All I did was work my way through the adjustment layers and looked at the whole of the picture, before moving on to the next adjustment layer.