I was out and about today, but didn't come across anything worth taking a photo of.
But on the way home, I cycle over a small bridge which spans the canal, and I just happen to notice that some sunset coloured clouds were being reflected in the water. So that's my photo of the day.
There won't be much more early evening photography, with the clocks going back at the end of the month by an hour, so it's dark at 4pm. I'm dreading those long dark nights which last until next March.
Quite a sunny day today, except when I was getting ready to leave work and cycle home, when the heavens opened, and the rain came teeming down.
Fortunately it wasn't around for very long and so I could start my journey home. There was a small rainbow in the sky, but nothing really worth taking a photo of.
By the time I had reached Highfields, the grey clouds had disappeared and there was a great sunset to enjoy, as my photo of the lake and the university shows.
Well I'm back after a few weeks' absence. Has anyone missed me at all?
Due to various things, I've taken a break from blogging. I haven't really missed doing it either, as sometimes it has got to be a bit of a chore.
But anyway, I'm back, and today's photo is of the sun setting behind a dandelion, taken in Highfields.
I had to take quite a few photos to try and get the dandelion in the right place, so that it covers the sun.
It certainly has been lovely and sunny recently. Almost like a proper summer. Although I must admit that I have found it a little too hot sometimes, especially at night, when I've tried to sleep.
If there are any photography geeks reading this, the shutter speed was 1/5000, f2.8 and ISO 100.
I was quite surprised to see the Moon surrounded by a red sky tonight, as usually any red sky sunsets that do appear are in the opposite direction to the Earth's nearest planet.
But tonight, both the red sky and the Moon were both in the right position for me to get this photo.
I of course used my 40-150mm zoom lens, to get this shot, otherwise it would just be a small dot in the sky.
So here's an unusual little shot that I took near my house.
The moon and a vapour trail coloured orange by the sunset.
As we are on the flight path to East Midlands Airport, we get planes going over all the time, so the pilot flew over in just the right place, to catch the last rays of the evening's sun.
I read some sad news on the Internet today. One of my musical heroes has just died.
But I bet there won't be the publicity that David Bowie and Prince received when they passed on; even though this particular musician is just as important with his compositions and influence on electronic music.
I don't know how many people have heard of the Japanese synth player Isao Tomita, and his reworking of various classical pieces of music? I don't think he is as famous as Vangelis and Jean Michel Jarre are, although he certainly should be.
I first came across him in the late 1970s, when one of my brothers put the Snowflakes Are Dancing album on the turntable. I've always liked synth music, but Tomita's renditions of the tunes were something else. Easily recognisable, but with a space tinge to them. He amusingly called his many synths, his Plasma Orchestra.
Although you may not know his name, you would undoubtedly have come across his music in films and TV programmes. The most well known would be Carl Sagan's Cosmos from the 1980s.
There was a great sunset tonight. Something no doubt Tomita would have enjoyed seeing and may have given him inspiration for another piece of music.
I have many of his albums, but they aren't that easy to come by. So I thought I would share a piece of his music, to demonstrate how great he was, sat among all his Moogs etc.
Well it's been lovely and sunny today. The sun even remained shining when I left work for home at 6pm, so I thought that I would cycle through Highfields in daylight, which I haven't done since last October.
The sun was just starting to set when I reached the park, and had cast a rather nice golden glow on the boating lake. This Canada goose thought so too, as it was just standing there admiring the scene. I thought so as well, as I took this shot.
Well not long until the clocks go forward and the lighter nights return and events start happening at the weekend at places like Wollaton Park.
I spent a pleasant afternoon in the front garden, with weeding, pruning and planting. I managed to stay out until nearly 6.30, before it began to get dark and I just had a nearby streetlight for company.
Having a bit of a break from some weeding, I looked up and noticed that a very pleasant sunset had formed in the sky. The first one that I had seen at home. I've seen a couple at work recently, but it's difficult to take photos through the office windows. So I popped indoors to get my camera and fired off a couple of shots from the upstairs window.
Here's a Triptych of shots that I took of the amazing sky the other day., as I cycled through Highfields.
My EM-1 has the ability to create triptyches in camera and without any messing about. It's just a case of pointing and shooting, an the camera does the rest. The only thing that you can't change is the white border.
Despite the very black clouds this afternoon, there was still a golden sunset for us to enjoy.
Of course I just had to cycle through Highfields and see if I could find a different sunset photo, which I think I have with this one. The fading sun reflected in the water of the lake.
Sorry, but here's another sunset of Highfields and the university. This one is from Wednesday.
I don't think there will be too many more before the clocks go back at the end of the month and it will dark when I travel back home. I must admit I'm dreading it. I do every year. The five months that it lasts is such a long stretch. I really think it is time for a rethink over this clock changing rigmarole.
Another fantastic sunset tonight, across nearly all the Beeston sky.
Instead of looking out of the upstairs window, I tried a few shots out in the street. Fortunately we live on a relatively quiet road, so I could stand in the middle of the road, and not worry too much about being run over.
I think I should have taken it about 10 minutes or so earlier, as the sky might have been a little brighter. But I think that it is still an amazing sunset. Hopefully it will be another sunny day tomorrow.
A really wonderful sky tonight over Beeston as I was cycling home. By the time I got home, the sky was glowing.
As soon I got home, I rushed upstairs with my camera & took some photos of the multicoloured sky. Of course I took quite a few, as the colours were changing all the time as the sun was setting.
I do like this one with the silhouette of a neighbouring house, with just the chimney pots and TV aerial showing. Ideally, I would have liked a plane to be flying by. But sadly one didn't even though we are on the flightpath for the East Midlands Airport.
Here is my shot of the eclipse, that I took on the way to work. Well the beginning of it. I wanted to see it when the moon had passed further across. But as I was in work, I don't think I could have nipped out with my camera.
I guess that I was also a bit disappointed that the sky didn't go blacker than it did. It did look strange, but I suppose that I was expecting something more apocalyptic. I have no idea when the next one might occur.
There were certainly many people about standing on street corners with camera or pieces of paper in trying to capture the moment. Maybe I might have been better off in taking photos of them instead!
Still we had a brilliant sunset, which to me are infinitely more enjoyable to see. I stopped off and took this on my way home.
It was sunny today for the first time since last Sunday, so it made for a slightly lighter night as I cycled home from work.
As the sky was still blue, I stopped on the bridge that I cross the canal on and took a few photos of the canal, it's boats and the sun setting in the sky beyond.
