mikedi - photoblog

Sunrise over The Isle of Wight

mike stannard — 2009-12-17

Sadly I missed the bright red of the early morn but did catch the sun as it appeared from behind the clouds and above the Needles. (Camera shake due to dog pulling on the leash!!!)

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Duck Shoot

mike stannard — 2009-11-03

The water was so still that its only the dead leaves that give it away!!

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Fungal Foray

mike stannard — 2009-10-22

These small toadstools contrasted against the green. Can you see the fungal balls AND the coins wedged in the stump, which we only noticed (sadly) after we went home to review the pictures.

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Magic Mushroom

mike stannard — 2009-10-20

A recent walk in the New Forest revealed this colourful specimen

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River Li Cruise

mike stannard — 2009-06-04

This is a typical view of the boat trip from Guilin to Yuangshuo on the River Li in China A convoy of boats as well as small bamboo rafts coming alongside the boats trying to sell all kinds of locally produced wares.

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Suzhou,China

mike stannard — 2009-05-30

A night shot of Suzhou in China. We had just arrived here and wandered around to see the sights at night and were pleasantly surprised by the illuminations. The Grand canal links it with Shanghai and was built thousands of years earlier. Can you spot the moon?

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Shanghai by Night

mike stannard — 2009-05-17

This was taken on a river cruise using a mini tripod wrapped around the boat railings, however the vibrations from the boat engine were large so I was surprised it came out at all!

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The Great Wall from The Great Wall in China

mike stannard — 2009-05-06

Sadly I didn't get much further than this, but my wife made it up a far as you can see in this shot.

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Christchurch Priory II

mike stannard — 2009-03-28

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Christchurch Priory I

mike stannard — 2009-03-25

Christchurh Priory, Dorset from Stanpit Marsh during a pleasant walk along the river.

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Surfing the "Air" Waves

mike stannard — 2009-02-02

It looks to be great fun riding along the cliff tops on a sail. I took the opportunity to include the sea surfers too!! Its good to be able to put a picture up again.

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Wave Colours

mike stannard — 2009-01-24

The waves crashed down and gave us a small glimpse of the light spectrum. I was lucky enough to capture it . The seagulls contested their place on the 'marker'. The surfers were also out but sadly not in the picture.

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