Did the Earth Move for You?

This is what I saw yesterday when I was driving down a country lane in Wiltshire. It was a pair of rhinos trying to make a baby rhino. OK, the lane was in Longleat Safari Park so I did expect to see the rhinos but I was surprised by their antics.

If you can think of a better caption than mine, then I'd love to see it as a comment. 
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  Webs We Weave...

Autumn is a great time for shooting spider's webs. Often the morning dew really makes the silken threads stand out. So I took this shot in the evening! I noticed the female spider sitting in the middle of its web, spot lit by the warm light from the Sun. I used a large aperture to concentrate attention of the spider. 
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  Speed!

For the picture above I selected a fast shutter speed which has frozen the stunt rider's movement. There is a certain drama about the photo and movement is implied because the rider could not be in the position he is in without being in flight.

In the photo I selected a far slower shutter speed which has blurred the rider. There is definitely a sense of motion but the focal point is a little unclear. You can decide which is the more successful shot. There are many factors to take into account when deciding on the shutter speed to use for a shot. The speed of the subject and the amount of blur that you can tolerate - or actually want - has to be a large factor in your final decision. 
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  Glorious Mud

The summer of 2008 has not been one to remember. There has been a lot of rain and the sky has been unrelentingly grey. I visited my local agricultural show today. Usually it is a time for tee shirts and sun cream. Today we put on our wellies. The unseasonable weather had turned parts of the show field to mud. In places it was like walking on plasticine. Hopefully we will enjoy better weather next summer.

 
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  Bang! I have only dropped a camera onto a sold surface from a height once, even then I didn't really drop it, the lug for the neck strap broke and down it went. Bang! Luckily the camera still worked because it was a once in a lifetime shooting opportunity.

I was at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland. It was several years ago, just after they had started constructing the LHC which they fired up for the first time this week. There is no doubt that this is the most eagerly awaited physics experiment of my life.

Amongst other things, they are searching for the Higgs boson - nicknamed the 'God particle' - which gives everything in the universe its mass, according to current theory. One thing is certain, whether they find it or not, physics will not be the same again after the experiment has finished. If it is there then the current theories are confirmed. But far more exciting, if they don't find it then physics needs a rewrite. Exciting times! 
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