Fungus

I'm not sure which is the more unusual feature about this photo, these giant mushroom sprouting in the grass verge at the front of my house or there was actual sunshine at that time!

Sleepy Jet

 

 

 

Jet is going through a sleepy phase, especially now that he has his own favourite blanket.

. . . and an October sun set.

 

 

As viewed from my west-facing hobby room window. I tend to do well for sunsets at this time of the year now that the sun sets to the south west offering a better view of it.

October Sun Rise

 

 

Spotted this high based sunrise upon awakening at 6.30 am this morning. The old saying "Red sky in morning, sailors warning . . . " had rung true on this occasion as the weather turned more overcast and changeable later on in the day thus marked the end of a month-long dry and warm spell (this September was the driest and warmest on record).

Banksy

 

 

 

 

 

A genuine Banksy artwork had appeared at Folkestone out of the blue, and is only around the corner from my house. When I tried to take a photo, I couldn't get a clear shot due to the crowd milling around the artwork so I had to improvise a little with the camera.

Books Galore

 

 

Can you spot Jet?

Jet

 

 

Enjoying the golden Autumnal sunshine.

After Dark

 

 

Took these photos while on the way home after that lightning shot last night.

Channel Lightning

 

 

A small but very lively thunderstorm sprouted up over the Channel this evening, but by the time I got myself down to the beach with the camera, the storm died on the spot but managed to bag this one.

Genie In A Bottle

Simply used a light wire, a glass bottle and all in a dark room.

Betty

 

 

 

 

 

Meet Betty, a friend's new kitten, also spotted a rare red short hair hedgehog in her garden while I was there.

Harbour Art

 

 

 

 

Went for a stroll with a fellow photographer friend (the RGB one was done by my friend, the other two by me).

Glamour Puss

 

 

Probably the only nearest thing I'll get in this field of photography.

Fool's Gold - Continued.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Went back to the beach again but this time with my sister and her friend and I was armed with the big guns that is the Nikon D7000.

Fool's Gold

Ever since a well known artist/photographer revealed that he had buried £10,000 of gold pieces in Folkestone Harbour, suddenly the normally ignored part of the beach became swamped with would-be prospectors. It even was a nationwide media thing.

The Great Folkestone Gold Rush '14 has begun.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That Sinking Feeling

 

 

As Jet makes the bathroom washbowl his temporary bed.

Going . . . Going . . .

 

 

. . . gone. The Pilot's Watch tower at the harbour area, which can be seen from my hobby room, has finally succumbed to the demolishers. The second image is like a mortally wounded creature with it's face torn off.

Attack

 

 

Jet being all alert and sparky in the evening, like he usually does.

The Memorial Arch

 

 

 

 

An experimental set of photos taken at the Leas today. Two of those photos were taken on a wide angle lens with a ND1000 filter attached to it, thus producing up to 60 seconds long exposures even in broad daylight. That has the effect of blurring out people (note the ghostly bits) as well as picking out the flow of the clouds. The third photo used the dreaded HDR method.

My Tribute

To Robin Williams who had commited suicide today.

Supermoon II

 

 

A second attempt at taking this image.

The Memorial Arch

 

 

 

Folkestone now has a new landmark. This is in memory of soldiers who passed through that location on the way to France in the Great War a hundred years ago.
  The top image is facing east (towards France) and the bottom one faces west.