White Swan Landing on Lake

Swan Landing on Lake
Originally uploaded by dmass.

Large white Swan landing on Colwick lake in Nottingham UK. Free HQ 1600x1200 and 1280x1024 Wallpapers of this and other bird wallpapers are available at natures-desktop.com/birds. There's also an ever expanding collection of photos of Nottinghamshire.
Photo taken with a Canon 20D, 70-200 f2.8L canon lens.

Robin Hoods Bay

Robin Hoods Bay
Originally uploaded by dmass.

View from the cliffs overlooking Robin Hoods Bay in Yorkshire, UK. This is a very photogenic part of England with cliffs, beaches, old fishing villages and moors. Reminds me of Cornwall. Pic taken in Sept 2006.

More photos and wallpapers of the Yorkshire Coast here.

Bee in Flight

Bee in Flight
Originally uploaded by dmass.

A worker Bee in flight collecting pollen from a pussy willow tree. Taken with a 100mm macro lens from about 8 inches away.

Pussy willow attracts a lot of Bees because of the abundance of pollen on the blossom. It's also a good place to shoot Bees because they spend a long time on each blossom head, so you don't find yourself chasing them around too much. A calm windless sunny day helps greatly. The wings still aren't completely frozen even at 1/2000th of a sec.

Taken with a Canon 20D, Canon 100mm macro lens.
Settings - F6.3 at 1/2000th, AI servo mode.

Larger versions of this photo and other Bee images are on www.natures-desktop.com/animals

Rusty Beach Poles

Rusty Beach Poles
Originally uploaded by dmass.

Unusual rusty metal groynes on Caister beach in Norfolk. Caister is a couple of miles north of Great Yarmouth. www.free-background-wallpaper.com

Caister Beach and Wind Turbines

Caister Beach and Wind Turbines
Originally uploaded by dmass.

The sands of Caister beach in Norfolk, with unusual rusty metal groynes in the foreground. New wind turbines are visible just off shore in the North Sea. Taken on a bright spring day in April 2007.
Camera - Canon 20D
Lens - Canon 18-55 IS.

More UK coast wallpapers on www.natures-desktop.com