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Tag: Alex
My son has beautiful videos of birds on YouTube.
Here is his description from that YouTube website.
I am a wildlife photographer based in the south west of England, spreading the joy of wildlife photography to everyone because the more of us that get interested in wildlife, there is hope for the future. Expect Vlog style and some tips videos. OM systems OM-1 mkII and mkI
Here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/@AlexHandoverPhotography
Enjoy!
Alex took this photograph.
He perfectly captured the beauty of this wave.
My son, Alex, took the following photographs of the Aurora..
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They are fabulous. Especially so because as it happened we had mainly cloud cover here in Southern Oregon.
To close, here is an extract from yesterday’s BBC website:
On Thursday night, the stunning colours of the Northern Lights were visible once again even to the naked eye across much of the US.
Experts say the Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis, are more visible right now due to the sun being at what astronomers call the “maximum” of its 11-year solar cycle.
What this means is that roughly every 11 years, at the peak of this cycle, the sun’s magnetic poles flip, and the sun transitions from sluggish to active and stormy. On Earth, that’d be like if the North and South Poles swapped places every decade.
“At its quietest, the sun is at solar minimum; during solar maximum, the sun blazes with bright flares and solar eruptions,” according to Nasa, the US space agency.
The current 11-year cycle, the 25th since records began in 1755, started in 2019 and is expected to peak next year.
Photos taken by Alex Handover on his recent trip to Merlin.
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There you go, folks, just nine photographs but what a keepsake of Alex’s visit.
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Alex has been in the Isle of Mull this past week taking the most amazing photographs of birds and I hope that in time some of Alex’s photographs will be shared with you on Learning from Dogs.
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This week I went for Poodles and selected the above photographs.
See you all next Tuesday.
Back to birds, this time the Peregrin Falcon, courtesy of Alex!
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They are beautiful photographs of these incredible birds!
The last day of April, 2023, brings a change in the Picture Parades.
My son, Alex, is a very keen photographer and has taken many beautiful photos of birds. He wants to build his following especially on Instagram (that is a link to Alex’s page) and I was very willing to assist him in his endeavour.
So starting today I will be posting the photographs taken by Alex and repeating this every other Sunday. In other words, I shall now be alternating between birds and dogs for as long as is possible.
But first of all here is Alex’s QR code.
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Alex uses an Olympus camera, an OM-1, and his lens is an Olympus M zuiko 150-400TC pro. A feature of the camera is the continuous shooting rate of 130 frames per second that Alex uses to good effect; as you can see.
So if you are interested in photography, please go across to this Instagram link and revel in the wonderful pictures featuring wildlife from the UK🇬🇧, mainly in the counties of Somerset, Gloucestershire and Bristol.
Next Sunday we are back to dogs!
The second selection of my son’s photographs.
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Well I for one just loved all these photographs from today and last Sunday. They were taken on the Isle of Mull.
A very special treat! And for those that either haven’t seen the first set of photographs or want to be reminded of what Alex said, here are his words again.
Was very lucky to spot this Otter Family whilst on a guiding trip with Brian Boyes and Lisa Williams on the Isle of Mull, the Mum fed the young pups three fish, we watched from the road and then later using Brian’s advice, quietly settled into the rocks and watched the Mum come right past us, a fantastic encounter and these are only a few of the photos I got.
A complete change of photos but I guarantee you will love these!
My son, Alex, and his partner, Lisa, recently returned from a vacation on the Isle of Mull. This is a Scottish island lying off the west coast of the mainland. (Home for Alex and Lisa is just outside Bristol in the south-west of England.) Between them they took many photographs.
For the next two Sundays I want to share the photos that Alex took of the otters, eight today and seven next Sunday.
Here is the introduction that Alex wrote on Facebook.
Was very lucky to spot this Otter Family whilst on a guiding trip with Brian Boyes and Lisa Williams on the Isle of Mull, the Mum fed the young pups three fish, we watched from the road and then later using Brian’s advice, quietly settled into the rocks and watched the Mum come right past us, a fantastic encounter and these are only a few of the photos I got.
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These are absolutely gorgeous and that’s an understatement!
Wonderful video sent across by my son, Alex!
We were out much of the day yesterday so I didn’t have huge time for the blog.
But nevertheless I could let the day go by without sharing this video with you.
Yes, it is an advertising video but so what. It is the most delightful combination of mountain biking and dogs. Alex is a great mountain biking enthusiast.
Here it is!
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