Manby Church

As our Post Ofice was closed years ago and the remaining village shop is closed for about three months while extensive alterations are made I had to go to the next village to do a bit of shopping. As it was beautifully sunny, though with a bitter wind, I decided to take a look round the outside of their church.

The tower from the west end:


and from the north side:


A closer view of the entrance porch:


Around the top of the tower are the inevitable gargoyles:






A close view of one of the spire pinnacles which stand atop each corner of the tower:
 

Taking photos with a camera with a decent power of zoom lens is one of few ways to get a decent view of intricate carvings which are so high up.

A few of the grave markers:






Don't often see any this shape.
Difficult to tell from the photo that both taper along their length:


Another day I must have a look round inside.

Inside the Can

Have tried a few times to photograph the Robin nest inside the discarded watering can.
The best so far, best being a relative term .....



A crop from that photo showing three nestlings:

Watering Can Robins

I have been spending many a happy time watching the Robin couple taking food to the brood they are raising in an abandoned watering can in the garden.











It is quite astounding just how frequently the parents are arriving with food for the youngsters. They are going to be thoroughly shattered by the time they fledge.

The collage was put together using the Mac app PhotoTangler which blends the edges of adjacent photos.

Blackbird Singing

I don't care how much the wind blows I'm going to sing:

Blackbird Family

Well, dad and two of the three kids. One moved away just as I started to take photographs.



Where can I find some more food:


I'll try here:


 

That wasn't much of a beak full, try again:


And so it went on for several minutes.

A short while later I spotted a Jackdaw in the same place:



Don't see those very often in my garden.
 

Full Spectrum Church

Though bitterly cold, Tuesday morning was really bright with a lovely blue sky. Just the right lighting conditions for taking the D1200, modified for 'full spectrum' photography, on our mid morning walkabout. First job with cameras modified to take near IR and UV along with the visible spectrum is to set the white balance as this changes a lot as lighting conditions alter. Recommended is to take a shot of green foliage, grass in this case, and set the white balance to that:



Now, after a bit of post processing, most colours will be somewhat near to true though green foliage will end up nearer browns.

A look at the village church and a few grave markers:

From the nearby estate:


East window from the public footpath:


From the old part of the graveyard:




One of the old gravestones (1860 something):


One of several old crosses:


The newer part of the graveyard:


Finally the lych gate:


A lovely morning walk unlike the afternoon when we were caught in a heavy hail shower.

Wordless Wednesday

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