Black and White

Posted on September 16, 2015 by John Mallaney

There are occasions when you look at a photograph and for whatever reason it just doesn’t appear right in colour. Consequently, I converted these shots to black and white, portraying a dark and moody atmosphere which I think adds far more impact.

The Blewcoat Window Display – Designer Clothing Shop

St James Court Hotel

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Guillemots in Flight

Posted on September 9, 2015 by John Mallaney

Here are a few shots of Guillemots in flight taken in the Staple Islands, Inner Farne.

Guillemot in Flight

Peek-A-Boo

Posted on September 9, 2015 by John Mallaney

Here is a shot of a bumblebee peering over some vibrant pink flowers.

Bumblebee

Cornflowers and Poppies

Posted on September 9, 2015 by John Mallaney

Now that summer has, by and large, passed us by, here are a few shots of cornflowers intermingled with poppies to remind us that we did in fact have a summer, albeit a brief one. Taken at London Colney during mid July.

Cornflowers and Poppies

Chaffinch

Posted on September 3, 2015 by John Mallaney

This shot of a male chaffinch was taken near Aysgarth Falls in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Male Chaffinch

Tawny Owl

Posted on September 1, 2015 by John Mallaney

I have never seen a Tawny Owl in the wild and unless you are a keen birder I suspect that would be par for the course for most. On this occasion, I was standing at a farm gate for nearly two hours photographing red kites in flight when I turned to my left for no particular reason, – by so I discovered this Tawny Owl, only 20ft away, having a good old nosey at me. After a few minutes snapping away the Tawny obviously got bored and rapidly disappeared up the tree. Frustratingly, it was quite late in the day and the light was very poor; as you can see my lens struggled to cope so the shots are slightly blurry and not the best, but still worth taking nonetheless!

Tawny Owl

Shags in Flight

Posted on September 1, 2015 by John Mallaney

Here are a few shots of a shag in flight taken at the Staple Islands, Inner Farne. Undoubtedly, one of my favourite shots of the day was the shag coming into land with seaweed in it’s beak.