Buzzard (Buteo buteo) looking for lunch. One of three taking advantage of thermals over our house to lift them high over the forest, softly calling to each other as they went.
Canon90D with Sigma f5-6.3 DG OS HSM C lens at 600mm ISO1250 1/1000 at f8.
A flock of forty-eight cranes heading north today, issuing instructions to each other with their bugle-like honking. They must have spotted Arezzo in the distance since they sudden;y turned sharp east and flew straight over our valley – a rare treat. If these guys are heading north, spring must be on the way – rather early!
Canon 90D with Sigma f5-f6.3 DG OS HSM C lens at various lengths. ISO 2000 1/640 at f8.
More shots from last summer in Phuket of a Greater Coucal showing off its dexterity in dealing with its lunch.
Canon 90D with Sigma 150-600mm f5-6..3 DG OS HSM C lens at 600mm ISO 2000 1/640 at f8
… and hail, and a powerful thunderstorm this afternoon, the Val Cerfone shows off its winter beauty.
Shot on my iPhone
This Greater coucal was not learning to fly, rather it had been soaked during a particularly heavy tropical rainstorm in Phuket – the shot was taken in July 2020. The second shot shows this strange and ungainly bird once it had regained its equilibrium and was about to fly down to the ground to feast on a lunch of snails.
Canon 90D with Sigma 150-600 f5-6.3 DG OS HSM C lens at 600mm. ISO2000 1/400 at f8
Pyrocantha twig on a frosty morning in the Tuscan hills.
Canon 90D with Sigma 150-600 f5-6.3 DG OS HSM C lens at 600mm. ISO 800 1/640 at f8.
A Camellia sasanqua flower seeking the sun on a sub-zero morning.
Canon 90D with Sigma 150-600 f5-6.3 DG OS HSM C lens. Both shots at 600mm ISO 2000 1/6400 at f8.
Winter garden views in a light dusting of snow shot on my iPhone
Winter sunshine as captured through a refractique glass sphere balanced on the mouth of a 50 litre glass demijohn.
Canon 90D with Sigma 150-600mm f5-6.3 DG OS HSM C lens at 600mm ISO400 1/500 at f8.
Welcome to the revamped dgcPhoto site, complete with a new theme and a new look.
I’ve been rather busy with other things for a while, so I thought a makeover was more than overdue. I hope you like it.
In many ways, the site is the same as before except that with the new theme it’s easier to navigate and more efficient to load. And the layout is far cleaner.
I’m currently using two cameras: the truly excellent Canon 90D I bought several months ago that is streets ahead of any other camera I’ve owned over the years, and a Canon 100D that I’ve had for a couple of years — a really lightweight little workhorse. I am also using my iPhone SE far more than I expected. The latest OS makes it an incredibly versatile camera.
Keep checking out the galleries; the old ones have been reinstalled and new ones are being added.
What were the ‘other things’?
Check out ‘My Novels’ here or in the menu above where a couple of clicks will take you to the world of ClarkeFiction and details of my seven edge-of-the-seat thriller novels and my wife Gail’s wonderful fully illustrated children’s books.
