Squabbling ducks
Ducks like nothing more than a good argument, even when they’re made of brass!
Canon 90D with Sigma 150-600mm f5-6.3 DG OS HSM C lens at 150mm ISO400 1/100 at f14
Camellia Japonica
A beautiful white Camellia japonica flower. these winter-flowering diehards brighten up the dullest of days
Shot on my iPhone.
Cotoneaster berries
Cotoneaster berries om a frosty Janaury morning with the overnight dusting of snow melting in the rising sun
Canon 90D with Sigma 150-600mm f5-6.3 DG OS HSM C lens at 600mm ISO400 1/1000 at f6.3
Misty January morning
Misty January morning in the Tuscan hills
Shot on my iPhone.
contrails
As the sun sets on the last day of 2020, I’d like to think this jet is dragging the old year away with it into the pale blue yonder. The worst year ever in so many ways. We’ll never forget you, 2020, but we never want to see your like again.
Canon 90D with Sigma 150-600mm f5-f6.3 DG OS HSM zoom lens at 600mm. ISO 800 1/640 at f6.3 Full frame and processed in Lightroom.
Moon at first quarter
Shot taken on 20 December while waiting for the sky to darken for shots of the Jupiter Saturn conjunction.
Canon 90D with Sigma 150-600 f5-6.3 DG OS HSM C lens at 600mm, all mounted of a Benro GH2 gimbal. Back-button focus and two-second delay. ISO 1000 1/1250 at f6.3. Processed and cropped in Lightroom.
Sunset over the Val di Chiana
These two shots of the sunset over the Val di Chiana – Val di Chio in the foreground – we taken while I was waiting for the sky to get dark enough for the Jupiter Saturn conjunction on 20 December. Another demonstration of the magic of the Sigma 150-600mm zoom. Love that lens!
Canon 90D with Sigma 150-600 f5-6.3 DG OS HSM C zoom lens at 150mm for the upper shot, 267mm for the lower one. Upper shot ISO800 1/1600 at f6.3; lower shot ISO1600 1.3200 at f6.3. Both shots full frame, processed in Lightroom.
Jupiter Saturn Conjunction
Given this conjunction only occurs every twenty years, and when it does, the planets often aren’t visible or they don’t get to this level of apparent closeness, this was a rare opportunity. The shot was taken on 20 December, one day earlier than the closest position, but my hopes for that one were dashed by cloudy weather. In fact, here in Tuscany, this was the best shot to be had.
What I particularly like about the shot is the array of the four Galilean moons that added a three-dimensional effect to the image.
Canon 90D with Sigma 150-600 f5-6.3 DG OS HSM C lens at 600mm mounted on a Benro GH2 gimbal, back-button focus, mirror up with 2 sec delay. ISO 8000 1/100 ad f6.3. Tweaked and cropped in Lightroom
cacchi
Cacchi, aka persimmon, are weird fruits. They don’t ripen until December when the tree has lost all its leaves and the skins damage easily. And the taste? — definitely acquired! It’s dry and pasty until they are very ripe. However, the tree gives great shade in the summer and the blackbirds love the fruit.
All shots taken on my iPhone SE.
Rose
The life of a beautiful and fragrant November rose blossom starting with a bud bursting into a flower on 19 November and continuing until 16 days later, when strong winds blew most of the petals away. All shot taken on my iPhone.
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.
