Uploads from Mukumbura, tagged drops, with geodata

Opium Poppies

nobody@flickr.com (Mukumbura) — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 07:54:05 -0700

Mukumbura posted a photo:

Opium Poppies in morning sunshine with a few raindrops in the air.

Autumn rain

nobody@flickr.com (Mukumbura) — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 02:22:02 -0700

Mukumbura posted a photo:

Autumn rain on a fallen leaf at Stourhead

A Spring Sprinkling - wet orange Primula flower

nobody@flickr.com (Mukumbura) — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 07:29:05 -0800

Mukumbura posted a photo:

Freshly planted, freshly watered and brightening up the garden beautifully. One bright and very wet orange Primula flower in macro detail
Best seen at original size!

Summing up 'Summer' - a drenched Opium Poppy

nobody@flickr.com (Mukumbura) — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 02:10:01 -0700

Mukumbura posted a photo:

This poor Opium Poppy flower perfectly sums up our soggy British summer. Rain, rain, rain. More rain today and just a few days to go until the Olympics start.

100 metre sprint final

nobody@flickr.com (Mukumbura) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:38:18 -0800

Mukumbura posted a photo:

Go on then, View LARGE On Black You know you want to!

This is a rework of an image I took last year of two cygnets attempting to get airborne running the length of the Bishop's Palace Moat in Wells. There was lots of noise and splashing as you can see! They have a colossal wingspan.

Several Mute Swans live on the moat and have learned that if they ring a bell beside the drawbridge and gatehouse they will get food thrown to them by the gatekeeper. It is interesting to see how quickly the youngsters learn the same trick.

This was also a case of being in the right place at the right time AND having the camera set up correctly for a shot like this on shutter priority at 1/1600th. If it had been on 1/250th there'd have been just a blur of passing bird!