Gavin Johnson's photos

HWW - this is one from (just) last century, back in the days of 35mm film. We were looking around Singapore during a multi-day stopover, and chanced on this building, who's owner must have been a fan of Piet Mondrian.

It's a shot I've taken before, but with the squirrels coming so close, I tried again. This is a heavy crop, of course, but the reflection is good, and my wife and I are clearly visible.

Another cute one (I think) from our wildlife outing... a squirrel looking on as we were feeding the ducks. He came up for some (unsalted) peanuts after posing like this. An extreme closeup in the PiP.

HBM - a photo from the overcast day out at the Purton Hulks ship graveyard on the river Severn (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purton_Hulks). Paul Barnett, a local historian, has documented a lot of research about the hulks, and has campaigned to provide them some form of protection from complete destruction. As a result, the vessel in the background - the Kennet barge Harriet" has been scheduled as an ancient monument, and included in the UK National Register of Historic Vessels". This is why it has a fence around it.

Another bit of cuteness from the Cheltenham visit. The squirrels are used to humans and the occasional snack they share, but this one spotted a dog in the distance and froze, before scampering up the tree trunk to safety.

Another shot from Gloucester University's Cheltenham campus. The resident heron was disturbed and flew by on its way to a new perch.

I couldn't resist adding a couple more of yesterday's cuteness overload...

I couldn't resist adding a couple more of yesterday's cuteness overload...

I set a new personal record yesterday. It was a sunny afternoon, so we went to the grounds of Gloucester University in Cheltenham where there is plenty of wildlife that is reasonably habituated to humans. I set the camera up in fast burst mode with precapture, to make sure I didn't miss any action. After a couple of hours, I came home with 5800 images! It'll take hours to go through and delete most of them, but as you can see, some of the wildlife was extremely photogenic! Update - I added another couple in PiPs.

Standing erect, out of the mud, a line of oak planks still held together with metal plates and rivets. Another image that felt deserving of a high contrast black and white view

All that remains above ground of this vessel. In the background, at low tide, is the sunken remains of another barge that didn't make it to the bank and remains mid-channel.

This was a coal transport - the "Severn Collier". The remains of one side of the hull stands out of the silt, getting gradually worn down by sun and wind.

I liked the perspective of the metal brackets, and thought that clack and white gave the image a bit more impact.

On the only gloomy day in April, we visited the largest ship graveyard in mainland Britain. Over several years in the last century, around 86 vessels were deliberately grounded to reinforce the bank of the river Severn at Purton. Most of the wooden boats have decayed away through natural weathering, though many were partly dismantled shortly after grounding by local people for use as construction materials and firewood. The best preserved are the vessels made of ferroconcrete. Some other views and detail shots in the PiPs. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purton_Hulks

Rusting away, it shows extreme wear around the shackle holding the ring to the hull of this concrete ship.

HWW - I spotted this in Savannah, Georgia on a trip some years ago, but I've now forgotten the context. I think it was a wooden door with a panel missing, making it look like it was framing the wall, rather than a deliberate art piece.

HBM - A lovely harbourside view in Oslo, where we spotted a couple of the city's police force enjoying a break and a snack on their bicycle patrol.

I'm not in Gunter's league when it comes to macro photography, but I took a few closeups of the flowers of my garden clematis which turned out reasonably well.