We had a nice wander around Avon Heath Contry Park today, and little chap was very excited with his stick!

Another bit of NEX5 magic - cant' remember which in camera mode this was, but the sky was pretty impressive and it's done a decent job of rendering it.

Yes, this is HDR.  But I like it!

The NEX5 has all sorts of fancy modes, one of which is auto HDR.  I thought I'd give it a go with a sunrise, and it's nice to have some depth to the colours - keeping the green of the trees and the orange of the sun and sky.

Friends of mine have just got themselves this cute little bundle of fluff.  I couldn't resist getting a few photos.

Not bad considering the light too - f/1.4 at 1/30s at ISO1600!

It was my birthday recently, and one thing I wanted to do was to get down to Kimmeridge with the family for a bit of a muck about and to photograph the sunset.

It was brilliant - it felt like being on holiday!  We trundled down there, arriving about 45 minutes before sunset.  The tide was coming in but still showed some rocks, but the beach absolutely stank of sulphur - not quite sure why, but there seemed to be some very black sand so I wonder if it was something to do with the oil site on Kimmeridge.

Anyway, with a mix of 5Dmk2 + 17-40L with grads/tripod/remote release etc, and my trusty NEX5 I managed to get a set of shots.

A thoroughly enjoyable evening, made even better with a sausage bap on top of the hill (while shooting long exposures) and the kids playing around.

Look what the NEX5 can do.

Bet you want one now, dontcha?

Featuring the glass holding talents of Mr Greg Thurtle of Blandford Studios (and yes, the drink was red - it was a halloween one I think).

I put in an order to Dartmoor Chilli Farm for some fresh chilli's and what a fantastic thing to do!  

If you like chilli's then get a bag from them.  It's probably too late now, but keep an eye out for dried ones at least.  

I like a decent, hot chilli and there were plenty in here - all sorts of varieties I'd never tried before.

Dorset Naga packs quite a punch :)

Here's the blog post about this fly:

Another day out in the garden bothering spiders and flies.  

Here's a wasp that wasn't very lucky, and is well and truly got.