tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773846093726464019.post5956816029488068971..comments2024-01-22T18:31:36.450+00:00Comments on As it happens...: Ways of SeeingCarruthershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02513533835951104740noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773846093726464019.post-83541240369943051652021-01-13T06:40:31.648+00:002021-01-13T06:40:31.648+00:00There have been wonderful snow pictures of Yorkshi...There have been wonderful snow pictures of Yorkshire on the net, but the most beautiful were not snow but hoar frost on the Marlborough Downs. A photo captures the beauty but it never captures the cold felt...thelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773846093726464019.post-3637419139283096042021-01-11T22:26:00.941+00:002021-01-11T22:26:00.941+00:00It's a Campark. They cost just under 50 quid....It's a Campark. They cost just under 50 quid. You have to buy an SD card and some batteries too. Carruthershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02513533835951104740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773846093726464019.post-4982104067552494172021-01-11T21:51:47.543+00:002021-01-11T21:51:47.543+00:00I love a proper blanketing of snow, it simplifies ...I love a proper blanketing of snow, it simplifies and refreshes the landscape. A different matter for those who have to go out and work in it!<br />Wonderful to capture the birds if flight. I'm tempted to buy a wildlife camera. What make is Mrs C's?Share my Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08817611851604816123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773846093726464019.post-11422262648446875922021-01-11T18:27:45.287+00:002021-01-11T18:27:45.287+00:00Interesting. We've not tried it at night yet.Interesting. We've not tried it at night yet.Carruthershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02513533835951104740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773846093726464019.post-88226648392313462912021-01-11T18:27:24.494+00:002021-01-11T18:27:24.494+00:00There are different words for different kinds and ...There are different words for different kinds and various icy manifestations. My favourite is sastrugi.Carruthershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02513533835951104740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773846093726464019.post-25557171537815313452021-01-11T18:22:37.530+00:002021-01-11T18:22:37.530+00:00I think you can get something like that and an SD ...I think you can get something like that and an SD card to go with it for around 50 quid.Carruthershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02513533835951104740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773846093726464019.post-59275767985969552132021-01-11T18:21:50.579+00:002021-01-11T18:21:50.579+00:00It is. I've not tried magnifying a snowflake f...It is. I've not tried magnifying a snowflake for a long, long time. Perhaps I should, before it all melts.Carruthershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02513533835951104740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773846093726464019.post-42000983215813873872021-01-11T18:20:36.739+00:002021-01-11T18:20:36.739+00:00Thank you. It must be great to be able to move abo...Thank you. It must be great to be able to move about in the air like that. Seeing how they move through the air is like seeing how dolphins move through the sea.Carruthershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02513533835951104740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773846093726464019.post-85479120605088924692021-01-11T18:17:31.716+00:002021-01-11T18:17:31.716+00:00Great, going for walks with John Rogers. I think I...Great, going for walks with John Rogers. I think I counted there were at least 300 such videos on his YouTube channel!Carruthershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02513533835951104740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773846093726464019.post-28162724616389361452021-01-11T18:16:38.470+00:002021-01-11T18:16:38.470+00:00Interesting, isn't it?Interesting, isn't it?Carruthershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02513533835951104740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773846093726464019.post-81166276143081729842021-01-11T16:00:39.214+00:002021-01-11T16:00:39.214+00:00We had good fun with ours last year on infra-red i...We had good fun with ours last year on infra-red in the night watching cats, mice and hedgehogs. Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773846093726464019.post-16742238707521555912021-01-11T14:19:03.061+00:002021-01-11T14:19:03.061+00:00yes snow looks very different from different persp...yes snow looks very different from different perspectives. <br /><br />Lovely photos of the blue tits too, Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773846093726464019.post-91823578236820257072021-01-11T13:25:55.521+00:002021-01-11T13:25:55.521+00:00I have always been fascinated by birds and I think...I have always been fascinated by birds and I think I would love to get to spy on them<br />as you are. Thanks for sharing. Perhaps a wildlife camera is in my future.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978016568840318921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773846093726464019.post-77665617358782322492021-01-11T07:26:34.847+00:002021-01-11T07:26:34.847+00:00Those tiny glimpses of the bigger picture can chan...Those tiny glimpses of the bigger picture can change everything, can't it? Pictures of snowcovered vistas are lovely, but a tiny glimpse of a single snowflake before it melts is pure magic. Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773846093726464019.post-55492140584915975092021-01-11T05:59:06.796+00:002021-01-11T05:59:06.796+00:00I love your descriptions of the snow and the birds...I love your descriptions of the snow and the birds in flight. It is in how we look. I always enjoy the way snow turns the world into a magical place. Those pictures of the birds are excellent!Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17738727252267659979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773846093726464019.post-12009561904971315522021-01-11T02:59:17.971+00:002021-01-11T02:59:17.971+00:00Yep. So many ways of seeing. That was my second ...Yep. So many ways of seeing. That was my second walk with John Rogers. Thank you for bringing him to my attention again. Love the music that accompanies his walks. Music and walking and snowy days and birds. Thank you so much.amhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212213177713917828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773846093726464019.post-10049874049672319622021-01-10T21:06:41.700+00:002021-01-10T21:06:41.700+00:00Your post made me think. How I see things. Still...Your post made me think. How I see things. Still thinking!justjillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17253881958131548009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773846093726464019.post-8463792823937226442021-01-10T17:13:22.855+00:002021-01-10T17:13:22.855+00:00True. Although a lot of the time I think we're...True. Although a lot of the time I think we're not aware that we ARE choosing - we just think we're seeing what's there! Carruthershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02513533835951104740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773846093726464019.post-61578860515969929492021-01-10T17:10:22.555+00:002021-01-10T17:10:22.555+00:00It seems to be. We were pleasantly surprised. It seems to be. We were pleasantly surprised. Carruthershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02513533835951104740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773846093726464019.post-1046046097122789682021-01-10T17:09:45.195+00:002021-01-10T17:09:45.195+00:00Thanks for that. The action shots astonished us, ...Thanks for that. The action shots astonished us, too, when we went through what the camera had 'caught'. Carruthershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02513533835951104740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773846093726464019.post-23997237935429553382021-01-10T17:08:22.485+00:002021-01-10T17:08:22.485+00:00Good, isn't it? There are hundreds of his fi...Good, isn't it? There are hundreds of his films on YouTube.Carruthershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02513533835951104740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773846093726464019.post-8698186317992051432021-01-10T17:07:24.324+00:002021-01-10T17:07:24.324+00:00It's a long time since I ran in the snow. I a...It's a long time since I ran in the snow. I always used to find it could mess with joints, tendons and things, all the having to move at funny angles to avoid slipping. Carruthershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02513533835951104740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773846093726464019.post-87856831397308385742021-01-10T17:05:10.136+00:002021-01-10T17:05:10.136+00:00Yes. That's what I nicked the title from!
G...Yes. That's what I nicked the title from! <br /><br />Great bloke. Carruthershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02513533835951104740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773846093726464019.post-64683307389248874612021-01-10T16:26:00.020+00:002021-01-10T16:26:00.020+00:00I was disappointed to see the snow was all gone he...I was disappointed to see the snow was all gone here, when I woke this morning, but at least it meant I could get out for a run. Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837629817375132149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773846093726464019.post-42501438563928706652021-01-10T16:20:45.834+00:002021-01-10T16:20:45.834+00:00Ways of Seeing. The great work of John Berger. Ar...Ways of Seeing. The great work of John Berger. Are you familiar with it? It was a set text when I was an art student.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.com