St George’s Church .. Iraq

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

armour

armour by Steve_Gregory
armour, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

These suckers are tough. Armour plated bugs! Whatever next....?

Monday, July 23, 2012

daisy

daisy by Steve_Gregory
daisy, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

A big daisy .. with a bug on it!

squatters

squatters by Steve_Gregory
squatters, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

I love a bit of nature at this time of year... especially flowers and insects. And here are both! ;-)

Sunday, July 22, 2012

Oi!

Oi! by Steve_Gregory
Oi!, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
Saw this on the edge of a flower pot .. sure looks like he's shouting at something .. or maybe just yawning? Thanks for viewing.

Saturday, July 21, 2012

hoverfly

hoverfly by Steve_Gregory
hoverfly, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

This was taken with a 50mm prime plus x4 mag filter .. I'd love to play with a real macro lens someday!

Friday, July 20, 2012

shade

shade by Steve_Gregory
shade, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

A nice rural scene.. textured in photoshop on my Mac :)

Thursday, July 19, 2012

slow down!

slow down! by Steve_Gregory
slow down!, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

Black & White piccy taken at the Moore Lane Swingbridge in Cheshire, England.

Saturday, July 14, 2012

swingbridge

swingbridge by Steve_Gregory
swingbridge, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

Moore Lane Swingbridge in Cheshire, England. Processed in Aperture and then layered with a texture in photoshop for that olde vintage feel...

Thursday, July 12, 2012

olde times

olde times by Steve_Gregory
olde times, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

What happens when you take a bum shot but strangely you still like it? You texture it !!!

Rescued! ;-)

Sunday, July 8, 2012

cool sheep

cool sheep by Steve_Gregory
cool sheep, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

Cool sheep taking 5.... Textured in Photoshop on my Mac for a more painterly effect.

Saturday, July 7, 2012

lancashire

lancashire by Steve_Gregory
lancashire, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

Trying out a plugin for Apple Aperture called Perfect Effects (free). Seems like it's really cool... although I doubt I could afford to upgrade! $$

Donations very much welcome!

Until then, enjoy rural Lancashire...

mag

mag by Steve_Gregory
mag, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

A little bit of macro to start the weekend.... Ok, I've no macro lens as such. This was taken with those awful mag filters. PITA to use but sometimes the results are good.

Friday, July 6, 2012

remnants

remnants by Steve_Gregory
remnants, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

Another from Whalley Abbey in Lancashire, England. This time looking across the ruins towards the country house.. Processed in Aperture & textured in photoshop.

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ruins

ruins by Steve_Gregory
ruins, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

The ancient ruins of Whalley Abbey in Lancashire, England.

busy

busy by Steve_Gregory
busy, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

I've uploaded 20+ images over the last day or so - I won't post each and every one here. So please, just check out Flickr directly.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/applecrypt/

Comments always welcome :-)

Thursday, July 5, 2012

mersey estuary

mersey estuary by Steve_Gregory
mersey estuary, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

The famous Mersey Estuary in Runcorn looking north towards widness (I think). The Runcorn Bridge is actually to my left off picture...

ouch!

ouch! by Steve_Gregory
ouch!, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

Another taken at Dutton Locks and that fella dropped the rope on the poor woman's head. Ouch, indeed !!

shame

shame by Steve_Gregory
shame, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

Ignoring the mess ... shame on the council... this is actually a cool pic in b/w. Hope you agree!

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

red eye

red eye by Steve_Gregory
red eye, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

Still saving for a macro lens... until then, a hefty crop will have to do! ;^)

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

shipwrecked

shipwrecked by Steve_Gregory
shipwrecked, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

A shipwrecked ghost ship!!

Monday, July 2, 2012

izzy

izzy by Steve_Gregory
izzy, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

Cold, wet and windy - well it is summer in England!! Still, we had a rather nice canal-side walk yesterday.

See flickr for more info.

Sunday, July 1, 2012

chillin'

chillin' by Steve_Gregory
chillin', a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

Just a chillin' in the shade on a hot day ...

spike

spike by Steve_Gregory
spike, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

Dunno the name of this "flower" but it made a pretty cool pic..

focus

focus by Steve_Gregory
focus, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

Playing with the depth of field ..