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Female Meadow Brown Butterfly

nobody@flickr.com (James Lewis Natural History Photography) — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 03:58:12 -0700

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Star Trails at Gwithian Beach

nobody@flickr.com (James Lewis Natural History Photography) — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 02:09:24 -0700

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A night spent camping with friends at Gwithian Beach, West Cornwall was too good an opportunity to miss when I knew there would be a rare clear and starry night at a location with little light pollution.

This shot is made up of nearly 300 25 second exposures, layered in photoshop. I set it up at midnight and by 02:30, the sky had already begun to lighten. I left it until 04:00, but the last fifty shots are over-exposed and unusable. In the background the iconic Godrevy lighthouse can be seen.

Whilst the camera was running we slept under the stars, and at 5:30, just before the sun rose over the hill in the right of picture, I grabbed my board and went for a sunrise surf.

A truly memorable experience.

Anyway, thanks for viewing - I hope you like it.

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Brecon Beacons Panorama

nobody@flickr.com (James Lewis Natural History Photography) — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:24:37 -0700

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A four shot panorama, each shot taken at 12mm, this kind of has a squashed perspective, but there's no other way to capture the incredible views. This was taken in between Corn Du's peak (left) and Pen-Y-Fan's peak (right).

I used a ND8 grad to keep the sky detail and stitched the shots on Photoshop.

Thanks for viewing,
James

www.jameslewisphoto.co.uk

Brecon Beacons Panorama

nobody@flickr.com (James Lewis Natural History Photography) — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:24:28 -0700

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Taken from the a layby on the side of the road.

I used a ND8 grad on the sky to bring the details back in. The photo is made up of 3 shots stitched together on Photoshop

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James

www.jameslewisphoto.co.uk

Waterfall at Dinas Rock

nobody@flickr.com (James Lewis Natural History Photography) — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 02:43:45 -0700

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This waterfall is found near Pontneddfechan in the Brecon Beacons. I didn't have long to shoot here, and could have done with longer.

Shot on 11-16mm lens

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James

www.jameslewisphoto.co.uk

Panorama of Cwmdu

nobody@flickr.com (James Lewis Natural History Photography) — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 02:43:35 -0700

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Taken from a pub car park one evening, this is one of the spectacular views we were fortunate to have whilst camping in the Brecon Beacons. It is near the town of Crickhowell in Powys. Unfortunately for all of the camping trip, except the day we left, the weather was grey and cloudy.

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James

www.jameslewisphoto.co.uk

Spanish Sunrise

nobody@flickr.com (James Lewis Natural History Photography) — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 02:57:04 -0700

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Accompanied by my friend Rosy, we went for a walk to watch the sunrise. I took my camera with my 50mm f/1.8 lens attached (a lens which I am now in love with) and we set off. I think I stopped about twice throughout the whole walk to take photos, not because the scenery or sunrise wasn't good, but because I know how consumed I can get with my photography - usually to the annoyance of those around me. I took about 4 shots overall and wasn't convinced they were any good, but when I looked at them on my laptop screen, I was very pleased with the results.

Shot at f/3.2

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Thanks for viewing, have a good day,
James

www.jameslewisphoto.co.uk

Falmouth - St. Mawes Star Trails

nobody@flickr.com (James Lewis Natural History Photography) — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 04:10:21 -0700

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Made up of 150 30 second exposures at 11mm, this shot was taken looking over towards St. Mawes from very near Pendennis castle. After a boring day in which I did nothing, I suddenly realised about 10pm that it would be a clear night. So I headed out at 11:30pm looking for somewhere a new view to shoot.

The original spot I went to had a full moon in the way as well as ships on the horizon, so I drove round and came to this spot. The north star just happened to be in this direction, so it all seemed to come together well.

A boat - probably a fishing vessel - can be seen crossing the foreground of the shot as well as a shooting star - or some other galatic light - crossing on the right side. If it was a plane, it would flash through out the shot.

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Gyllyngvase Beach Star Trails

nobody@flickr.com (James Lewis Natural History Photography) — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 00:42:29 -0700

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A short star trail shot composed of around 75 shots, taken at my local beach.

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Coots at Swanpool 2

nobody@flickr.com (James Lewis Natural History Photography) — Sun, 29 May 2011 01:47:48 -0700

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The Coots enjoy the safety of the reeds where they can retreat if they feel threatened.

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Gannet fishing at Maenporth

nobody@flickr.com (James Lewis Natural History Photography) — Sun, 29 May 2011 01:47:55 -0700

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This was the first time I had ever seen a Gannet on this coast of Cornwall. This Gannet was make the most of the excellent water visibility and diving for fish quite close to the land.

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Coots at Swanpool 1

nobody@flickr.com (James Lewis Natural History Photography) — Sun, 29 May 2011 01:47:52 -0700

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The mothers are constantly trying to find food to feed their young; as they live on an enclosed lake, there is always someone with a few slices of bread to oblige.

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Baby Coot

nobody@flickr.com (James Lewis Natural History Photography) — Fri, 27 May 2011 02:02:20 -0700

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