I have just come back from a business trip china, 34C 80% humidity. The driving in Shanghai is unbelievable the only rules as far as I can see are that there are no rules. Crossing the road on foot is a lottery, the green man that traffic light is no indication of safety.[singlepic id=184 w=320 h=240 float=]

The food on the other hand is great.

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I spend today around the Hertfordshire country side with My infrared camera, when I can across Datchworth church. Infrared is one of my favorite form of photography, I use a modified Sony F717 with the low pass filter removed allowing me to take most of my shots handheld, This shot was taken with a 850nm IR filter.

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Ickwell May Day is a celebration of spring held at Ickwell in the parish of Northill. The earliest documented Ickwell May Day festivities were in 1565. By then it had become a Christian festival, though its origins likely pre-date Christianity to the pagan Beltane festivals. In 1872 the squire of the town erected a permanent Maypole and left a bequest in his will to fund the annual celebration.

This week I popped back to Verulamium park to find that the heron eggs had hatched and had grown into chicks, a lot bigger than I expected.

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More Images here

who’s walking who.

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Canon 1D mk3 1/640 f2.8 200mm ISO 200