2026 Project 52 - Weekly photos from Geoff F

[Geoff F]

Week 20 - Malborough 'Airport' - I was recording wildlife beside the old WW2 airstrip which is still used by a group of keen amateur pilots. Not much wildlife around but some aircraft activity required a quick change of lens and camera settings which didn't allow for much 'thinking time'. Midday with a poor hazy light.

New hangar and old bunker, which was constructed as a cold war communications centre in the 1950s



Landing - With all local airports now closed this has become an important landing and refuelling location for cross channel light aircraft.



Ready for take off



Customs House and old control tower. That blue hut is now a self reporting customs building with the old WW2 control tower in the background

[Geoff F]

Week 21 - From Woodleigh Wood. We had a spell of hot weather with a harsh and rather hazy light which made landscape photography difficult but I had a go at a few scenes while photographing insects.

A big sky



Looking towards the village of Loddiswell - with a poor light angle. Definitely not a prizewinner.



Slowly increasing cloud

[Geoff F]

Week 22 - Now back to some typical English summer weather - thick fog.

My garden at 8 am this morning

[Round Tuit]

You have a great wall hanger. Print big and stick on the living room wall.

[Geoff F]

Thanks for the comment.

[Geoff F]

Week 23 - Southern Marsh Orchid. Two groups of people, all dressed up in their countryside walking gear, went past a group of about 30 orchids but nobody noticed them. So I thought I will have a go at photographing one of the orchids in its wild state.



7D with Sigma 180 macro lens. 1/200 F18 Iso 400. Flash, on tripod. Merge of two focus points.

Nobody seems to notice the scenery or wildlife anymore. Or have I finally joined the Grumpy Old Mens Brigade.

[Geoff F]

Week 24 - Cows grazing near Hangman's Cross If I said this was California would you believe me?

No not America, this is California, South Devon, UK. Boasting a farm, fuel filling station, pub and 2 houses. Dartmoor in the background.



7D with Canon 24-105 lens 1/200 F9 Iso 250. Merge of two bracketed exposures. Rather harsh light.