One Photo A Day

Alan, Alan, Alan!

Jess — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:00:43 +0000

This photo was taken back in 2007 during our visit to Attica Zoological Park in Athens, Greece. I was looking through my photo albums and this little friend reminded me of the marmot in BBC’s Walk of the Wild Side (for those who may not know about it, search for “Alan, Alan” in YouTube, it’s funny!). I know this is a prairie dog but it could easily replace the marmot on the BBC’s show

Attica Zoological Park was without a doubt one of the best zoos I have ever visited, highly recommended if you are in Athens.

Alan, Alan, Alan, Alan!

White Peacock

Jess — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:16:52 +0000

This photo was taken with my old, and now gone, Sony Cybershot DSC-P200 during one of our visits to Leeds Castle in Kent. I didn’t know peacocks could also be white and this one impressed us with a wonderful display of it’s plumage (more likely warning us not to come closer but still amazing). I went back to Leeds Castle a few weeks later after taking this shot but by then all of the peacocks had shed their beautiful tail feathers. White peacocks are often mistaken as being albino but they are not, they just happen to be white. Peacocks shed their tail feathers once a year and every year they grow longer, fuller and with bigger eyes.

Windermere, Lake District

Jess — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 17:41:54 +0000

For our 6th Anniversary my husband surprised me with an amazing trip to different places of the UK, driving from London to Scotland and making a few stops on the way there. On our way back we stopped at Morecambe for a few days and visited Windermere, the largest lake in England. This is one of the hundreds of photos I took during our holidays in Lake District, it was a beautiful day and I love how blue the sky and the water looks…it was the best holiday ever!

Flower & Bee

Jess — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:42:48 +0000

Browsing through my photo albums I came across this photo which was taken during one of our visits to Leeds Castle in August 2009. I remember seeing the bee flying around the flower and quickly got the camera out hoping to catch the moment, it was over in a second but I managed to snap a pretty decent photo.

I miss summer…

Waterfall

Jess — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:29:29 +0000

Walking around the park I came across this waterfall, strangely enough is something that I have never noticed was there before although I have walked pass by that place many times. There is just no doubt snow makes everything noticeable and prettier. I could have done a better job with the water which seem a bit blurry. For this photo I used my brand new Sony T90 which I got at Christmas, practice is needed but it still makes a nice photograph.

Sunny branches

Jess — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:13:52 +0000

This photo of one of the trees in my back garden was taken during sunset at around 4pm. I loved the way the sunlight reflected on the branches giving them a peachy kind of colour while making the snow look like cotton wool and the sky in background look even more blue. The tree is a very big one and the light was reflecting just on the top branches, although all you see is just branches on the photo I thought it was still quite an interesting sight.

A very cold swan

Jess — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:41:23 +0000

Recently went for a walk on the park and noticed this lonely swan swimming across the half frozen canal (how do they manage in this weather?). I liked how the swan’s white feathers blended with the snow surroundings. The photo is not as sharp as I would have liked it to be but didn’t want to stress the swan as in unusually freezing weather like this they need to save as much energy as possible.

Snow Time!

Jess — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 21:04:05 +0000

The UK is facing an unusually cold winter with temperatures of as low as -22C. It has left people feeling quite miserable because snow causes chaos on the roads forcing some to abandon their cars in dangerous places, having to walk miles on ice to get to school or work. However if there is a positive side to the snow is that everything just looks so pretty! Lucky for me I live close to a park and I couldn’t resist to get my camera and go for a walk.

Brighton

Jess — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:09:36 +0000

I recently had the chance to visit Brighton for the very first time after years of living in the UK…it didn’t dissapoint. I’ve heard so many different comments about Brighton so I very mixed feelings about it but I can now say that I really liked it. The place is vibrant and full of life, full of small shops selling ice-cream, fish and chips or just souveniers. We walked throught the sand-free shingle beach (it hurts, take sandals!) looking at the crystal clear water and blue skies…what a great day out! It was quite windy but very sunny at the same time, it was a very pleasant atmosphere and I came home with a nice tan

A Butterfly

Jess — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:57:50 +0000

I was walking around the White Cliffs of Dover when I noticed this small chalkhill blue butterfly. These are commonly found in chalk grassland and what a better place than the White Cliffs of Dover!