Phil's photos with the keyword: Nikkor

Two of my neighbour's cats enjoying some sunbathing during the recent heat-wave. Camera: Nikon D500 Lens: AF-S Nikkor 70mm-300mm Processed with Pixlr

Camera: Nikon D300s Lens: AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II Processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

Camera: Nikon D300s Lens: AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II Processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

Camera: Nikon D300s Lens: AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II Processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

The western jackdaw (Coloeus monedula), also known as the Eurasian jackdaw, European jackdaw, or simply jackdaw, is a passerine bird in the crow family. Found across Europe, western Asia and North Africa, it is mostly resident, although northern and eastern populations migrate south in winter. Four subspecies are recognised, which mainly differ in the colouration of the plumage on the head and nape. Linnaeus first described it formally, giving it the name Corvus monedula. The common name derives from the word "jack", meaning "small", and "daw", the native English name for the bird. (Wikipedia). Camera: Nikon D300s Lens: AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED

The Great Black Backed Gull (Larus marinus). A very large, thick-set black-backed gull with a powerful beak. Adults are blacker than the smaller Lesser Black-Backed gull. It has a heavy flight and can look quite hunched when perched. It will fight off other gulls and chase them to snatch food. Found around the coasts in the breeding season. At other times of year it can be found wherever gulls congregate - at reservoir roosts, rubbish tips inland and bays and harbours. (RSPB website). Camera: Nikon D300s. Lens: AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens. Processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

One of the many young lambs which can be seen in the fields at this time of year besides the Leeds-Liverpool canal near Barrowford, North-West England. Photographed with a Nikon D300s camera and Nikkor 70-300mm lens.

A Grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) photographed on a garden fence near the town of Colne in the North-West of England. Camera: Nikon D300s fitted with a Nikkor 70 - 300mm lens and processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

Guy Fawkes (1570 – 1606) also known as Guido Fawkes (the name he adopted while fighting for the Spanish) was a member of a group of provincial English Catholics who planned the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605. Fawkes was born and educated in York. His father died when Fawkes was eight years old, after which his mother married a recusant Catholic. Fawkes converted to Catholicism and left for the continent where he fought in the "80 Years War" on the side of Catholic Spain against Protestant Dutch reformers in the Low Countries. He travelled to Spain to seek support for a Catholic rebellion in England without success. He later met Thomas Wintour, with whom he returned to England. Wintour introduced Fawkes to Robert Catesby who planned to assassinate King James I and restore a Catholic monarch to the throne. The plotters leased an undercroft (cellar) beneath the House of Lords and Fawkes was placed in charge of the gunpowder they stockpiled there. Prompted by the receipt of an anonymous letter the authorities searched Westminster Palace during the early hours of 5 November and found Fawkes guarding the explosives. Over the next few days he was questioned, tortured and eventually he confessed. Immediately before his execution on 31 January 1606, Fawkes fell from the scaffold where he was to be hanged and broke his neck, thus avoiding the agony of the mutilation that followed. Fawkes became synonymous with the Gunpowder Plot, the failure of which has been commemorated each year in Britain since 5 November 1605. His effigy is traditionally burned on a bonfire accompanied by a fireworks display. (Wikipedia: Edited & shortened). More Information here: www.guyfawkesinnyork.com www.bonfirenight.net/gunpowder.php

The Cathedral Church of Saint Peter in York, commonly known as York Minster, is one of the largest of its kind in Northern Europe. The minster is the seat of the Archbishop of York, the second-highest office of the Church of England and is the mother church for the Diocese of York and the Province of York. It is run by a dean and chapter under the Dean of York. The title "minster" is attributed to churches established in the Anglo-Saxon period as missionary teaching churches and serves now as an honorific title. Services in the minster are sometimes regarded as being on the High Church or Anglo-Catholic end of the Anglican continuum. The minster has a very wide Decorated Gothic nave and chapter house, a Perpendicular Gothic Quire and east end and Early English North and South transepts. The nave contains the West Window, constructed in 1338 and over the Lady Chapel in the east end is the Great East Window (finished in 1408), the largest expanse of medieval stained glass in the world. In the north transept is the Five Sisters Window, each lancet being over 52 feet (16 m) high. The south transept contains a rose window, while the West Window contains a heart-shaped design colloquially known as 'The Heart of Yorkshire' (See NOTES). (Wikipedia. Edited.)

The Greylag goose (Anser anser) is a large species of goose in the waterfowl family Anatidae. It has mottled and barred grey and white plumage and an orange beak and pink legs. A large bird, it measures between 74 - 91 centimetres (29 - 36 in) in length with an average weight of 3.3 kilograms (7.3 lb). Its distribution is widespread with birds from the north of its range in Europe and Asia migrating southwards to spend the winter in warmer places. It is the type species of the genus Anser and the ancestor of the domestic goose, having been domesticated at least as early as 1360 BCE. Greylag geese travel to their northerly breeding grounds in spring, nesting on moorlands, in marshes, around lakes and on coastal islands. They normally mate for life and nest on the ground among vegetation. A clutch of three to five eggs is laid; the female incubates the eggs and both parents defend and rear the young. The birds stay together as a family group, migrating southwards in autumn as part of a flock and separating the following year. During the winter they occupy semi-aquatic habitats, estuaries, marshes and flooded fields, feeding on grass and often consuming agricultural crops. (Wikipedia). Camera: Nikon D300s Processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

A Yamaha motorcycle photographed in Brierfield, UK, with a Nikon D300s camera and processed with Nikon Capture NX2. (The red "blob" above the throttle is a Remembrance Day poppy).

Photographed with my new telephoto lens (Nikkor AF-S VR 70-300mm zoom) which I bought in Preston yesterday. Considering that this photo was taken hand-held through double-glazed windows I'm very pleased with the results, especially as I got it for a lot less than the "recommended" retail price.

A Galileo thermometer (or Galilean thermometer) is a thermometer made of a sealed glass cylinder containing a clear liquid and several glass vessels of varying mass. As the temperature changes, the individual floats rise or fall in proportion to their respective weights and the density of the surrounding liquid. It is named after Galileo Galilei because he discovered the principle on which this thermometer is based—that the density of a liquid changes in proportion to its temperature. (Wikipedia). A high ISO test shot with my new telephoto lens, a Nikkor AF-S VR 70-300mm ED zoom. Camera Nikon D300s. Processed with Nikon Capture NX2. More information here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_thermometer

A high ISO test shot with my new telephoto lens, a Nikkor AF-S VR 70-300mm ED zoom. Camera Nikon D300s. Processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

The Xun is an ancient Chinese earthenware wind instrument which dates back to Neolithic times. The first one ever to be discovered was found in ruins at Xi'an (situated approx. 560 miles S.W. of Beijing), China and was estimated to be between 7000 - 8000 years old. Jia Pingwa (a Chinese author) described the music played on a Xun as "The sound of the Earth". The Xun comes in many shapes and sizes and with a variable number of finger holes......the one in this photo is approximately 3.25 inches / 80 mm high and has 8 holes (6 front and 2 back for the thumbs). It was given to me yesterday by my friend who has recently returned from a holiday in China.....so far I've only managed to play one note !! More information here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xun_(instrument)

A Grey Heron on the banks of Colne Water near the town of Colne in Lancashire, North-West England. This bird was about 100 yards away and I was using a 200mm lens so I had to crop this photo quite a lot to get a reasonably-sized image. As soon as I tried to get closer the bird flew away. Photographed with a Nikon D300s camera and a Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8 lens. Processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

A Goosander (a.k.a. "Merganser" in N. America) photographed on Colne Water, a small river near the town of Colne in North-West England. Camera used was a Nikon D300s with a Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8 lens. Processed with Nikon Capture NX2.