Friday 27th August 2010

On my now regular Friday evening drive from Newbury back to Germany, this is the Berkshire Arms pub (between Newbury and Reading on the A4)

(Nikon D5000 : Sigma EX 18-50mm f2.8 : f10 : 1/400" : 18mm : ISO 400: 27.08.2010 17:25:56)

Thursday 26th August 2010

The Swan Inn (near Newbury)

(Nikon D5000 : Sigma EX 18-50mm f2.8 : f3.2 : 1/40" : 18mm : ISO 400: 26.08.2010 20:26:06)


A stream flows throw the garden at the back, with a sign explaining the rules of poohsticks !!

(Nikon D5000 : Sigma EX 18-50mm f2.8 : f3.5 : 1/50" : 30mm : ISO 400: 26.08.2010 20:27:36)

Wednesday 25th August 2010

After a day of very heavy rain, part of the road leading to Beacon Hill (near Newbury) was flooded ....

(Nikon D5000 : Sigma EX 18-50mm f2.8 : f3.2 : 1/40" : 50mm : ISO 400: 25.08.2010 19:45:06)


.... and even the footpath from the car park up Beacon Hill was also under water !!

(Nikon D5000 : Sigma EX 18-50mm f2.8 : f2.8 : 1/30" : 18mm : ISO 400: 25.08.2010 19:42:57)

Tuesday 24th August 2010

A straw pig flower basket hangs outside the Prince Regent pub in Whitchurch

(Nikon D5000 : Sigma EX 18-50mm f2.8 : f5: 1/100" : 50mm : ISO 400: 24.08.2010 20:15:02)

Monday 23rd August 2010

St. Thomas Church, Woolton Hill (near Newbury)

(Nikon D5000 : Sigma EX 10-20mm f4-f5.6 : f11 : 1/500" : 13mm : ISO 400: 23.08.2010 18:27:25)

Sunday 22nd August 2010

A bowl for sale at the flea market in Bonn-Tannenbusch .... from where I drove back to England, for the rest of this week at work.

(Nikon D60 : Sigma EX 70-200mm f2.8 : f7.1 : 1/800" : 70mm : ISO 400: 22.08.2010 12:22:31)

Saturday 21st August 2010

Another sad day today, as I sold my 1998 Ford SVT Cobra Mustang convertible .... but considering the economic situation, I got a good price for it, and I had a lot of fun with it over the last 7,5 years .... and I will soon start looking for a replacement toy !!!

Straw bales in a field near my house

(Nikon D60 : Sigma EX 70-200mm f2.8 : f4 : 1/1000" : 185mm : ISO 400: 21.08.2010 19:01:05)



(Nikon D5000 : Sigma EX 18-50mm f2.8 : f11: 1/500" : 23mm : ISO 400: 21.08.2010 18:55:38)

Friday 20th August 2010

This roundabout in Siegburg looks like a desert island, complete with an unhealthy shipwreck stranded on it !!!

(Nikon D5000 : Sigma EX 18-50mm f2.8 : f7.1 : 1/200" : 18mm : ISO 400: 20.08.2010 19:52:49)

Thursday 19th August 2010

Another pair of painted garage doors in Siegburg.

(Nikon D5000 : Sigma EX 18-50mm f2.8 : f9 : 1/320" : 32mm : ISO 400: 19.08.2010 18:12:14)

Wednesday 18th August 2010

The south-facing sloping hillsides along the Rhine valley are covered in vineyards for the production of white wine. In Leutesdorf (just south of Bonn and Linz), there is this statue of a grape picker.

(Nikon D5000 : Sigma EX 18-50mm f2.8 : f3.5 : 1/160" : 24mm : ISO 400: 18.08.2010 10:41:46)

Tuesday 17th August 2010

More painted garage doors in Siegburg.

(Nikon D5000 : Sigma EX 18-50mm f2.8 : f8 : 1/250" : 27mm : ISO 400: 17.08.2010 18:07:32)

Monday 16th August 2010

Back to the painted walls and garage doors in the Troisdorf area .... this is outside a pet shop in the neighbouring city of Siegburg.

(Nikon D5000 : Sigma EX 18-50mm f2.8 : f5.6 : 1/125" : 18mm : ISO 400: 16.08.2010 19:05:52)



(Nikon D5000 : Sigma EX 18-50mm f2.8 : f5.6 : 1/125" : 26mm : ISO 400: 16.08.2010 19:06:27)

Sunday 15th August 2010

On the way home from church, I stopped off in Ohlenberg (near Linz) to watch the MotoCross championships .... but since the rain was pouring down and they wanted Euro 10 admission, I took these photographs of the adjacent open quarry mine.

(Nikon D60 : Sigma EX 70-200mm f2.8 : f4.5 : 1/320" : 70mm : ISO 400: 15.08.2010 11:50:16)



(Nikon D60 : Sigma EX 70-200mm f2.8 : f4.5 : 1/320" : 82mm : ISO 400: 15.08.2010 11:51:24)

Saturday 14th August 2010

On my way home from Neunkirchen, I stopped off in the village of Heisterschoss

(Nikon D5000 : Sigma EX 18-50mm f2.8 : f10 : 1/400" : 35mm : ISO 800: 14.08.2010 18:01:00)



(Nikon D5000 : Sigma EX 18-50mm f2.8 : f16 : 1/1000" : 32mm : ISO 800: 14.08.2010 17:58:35)

Friday 13th August 2010

After work, I drove from Newbury to Folkestone, caught the 10:40 pm Euroshuttle (delayed from 8:20 pm) to Calais, then continued driving to my house .... stopping briefly to take this picture of The Spring pub in Sulhamstead (near Reading)

(Nikon D5000 : Sigma EX 18-50mm f2.8 : f9 : 1/320" : 26mm : ISO 800: 13.08.2010 17:43:19)

Thursday 12th August 2010

All Hallows, Whitchurch

(Nikon D5000 : Sigma EX 18-50mm f2.8 : f10 : 1/400" : 18mm : ISO 800: 12.08.2010 19:02:50)



(Nikon D5000 : Sigma EX 18-50mm f2.8 : f9 : 1/320" : 22mm : ISO 400: 12.08.2010 18:53:26)



(Nikon D5000 : Sigma EX 18-50mm f2.8 : f2.8 : 1/13" : 20mm : ISO 800: 12.08.2010 18:57:38)

Wednesday 11th August 2010

An old church in Whitchurch ....

(Nikon D5000 : Sigma EX 18-50mm f2.8 : f5.6 : 1/125" : 18mm : ISO 400: 11.08.2010 19:04:01)


.... that looks more antique than those that used to be sold inside it !!

(Nikon D5000 : Sigma EX 18-50mm f2.8 : f6.3 : 1/125" : 44mm : ISO 400: 11.08.2010 19:05:11)

Tuesday 10th August 2010

This is the Whitchurch Silk Mill

(Nikon D5000 : Sigma EX 18-50mm f2.8 : f5.6 : 1/125" : 40mm : ISO 400: 10.08.2010 18:31:18)

Monday 9th August 2010

Outside the White Hart Hotel in Whitchurch, the bollards on the pavement have been painted as salt ....

(Nikon D5000 : Sigma EX 18-50mm f2.8 : f6.3 : 1/160" : 23mm : ISO 400: 09.08.2010 18:58:47)


.... and pepper pots !!

(Nikon D5000 : Sigma EX 18-50mm f2.8 : f5.6 : 1/125" : 22mm : ISO 400: 09.08.2010 18:59:12)

Sunday 8th August 2010

On my way back to the house in Neunkirchen, I stopped to photograph this house (built in 1725) in Winterscheid ....

(Nikon D5000 : Sigma EX 18-50mm f2.8 : f10 : 1/250" : 18mm : ISO 400: 08.08.2010 11:02:11)


.... and the flowers in its garden.

(Nikon D5000 : Sigma EX 18-50mm f2.8 : f6.3 : 1/160" : 50mm : ISO 400: 08.08.2010 11:04:27)

Saturday 7th August 2010

I spent today preparing my house in Neunkirchen for the new tenants to move into on 1st September, including removing the perspex shower screens (soon to be replaced by a new unit with safety glass)

(Nikon D5000 : Sigma EX 10-20mm f4-5.6 : f5 : 1/60" : 10mm : ISO 640: 07.08.2010 17:39:26)

Friday 6th August 2010

After work, I drove from Newbury to Folkestone, caught the 8:20 pm Euroshuttle to Calais, then continued driving to my house .... stopping briefly to take this picture of The Plough pub in Thatcham

(Nikon D5000 : Sigma EX 18-50mm f2.8 : f7.1 : 1/200" : 27mm : ISO 400: 06.08.2010 17:24:28)

Thursday 5th August 2010

The river flowing through Whitchurch (Hampshire)

(Nikon D5000 : Sigma EX 18-50mm f2.8 : f3.5 : 1/50" : 27mm : ISO 400: 05.08.2010 19:36:55)


Another view of the river in Whitchurch

(Nikon D5000 : Sigma EX 18-50mm f2.8 : f4 : 1/60" : 50mm : ISO 400: 05.08.2010 19:37:44)

Wednesday 4th August 2010

The Square, Newbury

(Nikon D5000 : Sigma EX 18-50mm f2.8 : f6.3 : 1/160" : 26mm: ISO 400: 04.08.2010 18:36:45)

Tuesday 3rd August 2010

St. Mary's Church, Spleen (near Newbury)

(Nikon D5000 : Sigma EX 18-50mm f2.8 : f5 : 1/100" : 23mm : ISO 400: 03.08.2010 18:52:33)

Monday 2nd August 2010

After a few hours sleep, I repacked my suitcase and left home at 5:00 am to drive to Newbury (for work), via the Euroshuttle from Calais to Folkestone.

This is a statue outside the shopping centre at the Euroshuttle terminal in Calais.

(Nikon D5000 : Sigma EX 18-50mm f2.8 : f8 : 1/200" : 24mm : ISO 400: 02.08.2010 10:24:41)

Sunday 1st August 2010

I flew back from Dubai airport at 2:30 pm to Frankfurt with Emirates (then caught the 8:32 pm ICE train to Montabaur, collected my car and drove home).

(Nikon D5000 : Sigma EX 10-20mm f4-5.6 : f10 : 1/400" : 13mm : ISO 400: 01.08.2010 10:00:39)


This is an old coal wagon on a roundabout in Willroth, just 7 km from my house.

(Nikon D5000 : Sigma EX 18-50mm f2.8 : f2.8 : 1/15" : 18mm : ISO 500: 01.08.2010 21:22:35)

Saturday 31st July 2010

Some of the villas in the Springs housing estate just outside Dubai city centre.

(Nikon D5000 : Sigma EX 10-20mm f4-5.6 : f13 : 1/640" : 14mm : ISO 400: 31.07.2010 14:27:05)


The mosque at Mirdif, just outside Dubai city centre.

(Nikon D5000 : Sigma EX 18-50mm f2.8 : f2.8 : 1/30" : 18mm : ISO 800: 31.07.2010 17:32:46)



(Nikon D5000 : Sigma EX 18-50mm f2.8 : f4 : 1/60" : 50mm : ISO 800: 31.07.2010 17:18:34)

Friday 30th July 2010

After the overnight Emirates flight from Manila, we were back at Dubai airport waiting for our luggage (at 03:00 am !!)

(Nikon D5000 : Sigma EX 18-50mm f2.8 : f5 : 1/100” : 18mm : ISO 800: 30.07.2010 03:07:31)

Thursday 29th July 2010

Makati (Manila) from the 37th floor

(Nikon D5000 : Sigma EX 18-50mm f2.8 : f6.3 : 1/160” : 18mm : ISO 200: 29.07.2010 09:36:04)


We started off the day with a tour around central Manila in a one horsepower cart

(Nikon D5000 : Sigma EX 18-50mm f2.8 : f22 : 1/200” : 18mm : ISO 560: 29.07.2010 11:23:34)


A view from Manila Fort

(Nikon D5000 : Sigma EX 18-50mm f2.8 : f10 : 1/400” : 35mm : ISO 400: 29.07.2010 12:07:12)


A sign of the times .... it used to be cannon balls flying around the fort !!

(Nikon D5000 : Sigma EX 18-50mm f2.8 : f9 : 1/500” : 40mm : ISO 400: 29.07.2010 11:54:38)


Fresh crab amongst the dishes on the table for lunch

(Nikon D5000 : Sigma EX 18-50mm f2.8 : f4.5 : 1/60” : 40mm : ISO 280: 29.07.2010 14:42:30)


Sunset over the river at Makati, Manila

(Nikon D5000 : Sigma EX 18-50mm f2.8 : f3.5 : 1/50” : 50mm : ISO 800: 29.07.2010 18:33:46)