October 2016

‘Print media’
31 October 2016, 10:37 – 1/80, f4, ISO-400
Halloween make-up for a children’s party.

‘Norcia’
30 October, 2016, 23:42 – 30sec, f9, ISO-800
Extremely rare electrical storm off the coast of the island.

‘Wildlife woe’
29 October, 2016, 17:35 – 1/320, f8, ISO-200
End of a windy and cloudy day.

‘Uber rule’
28 October, 2016, 17:48 – 1/320, f8, ISO-200
Red Hill and High Knoll.

‘Contamination’
27 October, 2016, 11:03 – 1/800, f3.3, ISO-100
In the putt on the seventh.

‘Planting’
26 October, 2016, 12:38 – 1/640, f8, ISO-200
Hutts Gate reservoir water levels ‘dangerously low’ as they are across the island.

‘Oceana’
25 October, 2016, 22:01 – 1/60, f4.5, ISO-800
Seventh consecutive day of loss of certain TV channels including Super Sport 3, the primary football channel.

‘Jungle beat’
24 October, 2016, 15:03 – 1/800, f8, ISO-200
Monday afternoon on the wharf.

‘Radio coverage’
23 October, 2016, 17:01 – 1/500, f5, ISO-400
District football on Francis Plain. Half Tree Hollow (yellow) vs Town.

‘Cheese and wine’
22 October, 2016, 14:37 – 1/800, f8, ISO-200
Walking on Mole Spider Hill, above the Airport.

‘The Faroes’
21 October, 2016, 15:51 – 1/500, f8, ISO-200
Avro RJ100 aircraft arriving for a trial flight to the island.

‘Suspense’
20 October, 2016, 12:26 – 1/60, f6.3, ISO-400
Re-opening of the historic Cottage once home to Count Henri-Gatien Bertrand.

‘Schiaparelli’
19 October, 2016, 16:19 – 1/2368, f2.4, ISO-50 – Samsung Galaxy A3
Animal rescue – found wandering in the forest.

‘Have a go’
18 October, 2016, 14:51 – 1/320, f8, ISO-200
A kid.

‘Demolition’
17 October 2016, 10:50 – 1/200, f8, ISO-200
Conservation work clearing flax off the island’s central peaks.

‘Rigged’
16 October, 2016, 17:57 – 1/100, f8, ISO-400
Fresh cakes cooling.

‘Taking Flight’
15 October, 2016, 15:32 – 1/500, f8, ISO-200
Cancer Support and Awareness biennial fund-raising Carnival.

‘Grounded Note’
14 October, 2016, 17:58 – 1/200, f10, ISO-100 – Panasonic compact.
Atlantic sunset from the sea front.

‘Bhumibol’
13 October, 2016, 17:42 – 1/60, f8, ISO-400
A face-lift for the Mule Yard Bar on the sea front.

‘Marmite’
12 October, 2016, 17:02 – 1/500, f8, ISO-200
Soaring on the cliff up-drafts above Rupert’s Valley, a trophy bird.

‘Seven seconds’
11 October, 2016, 16:22 – 1/250, f8, ISO-200
Ship at anchor in James Bay, having arrived earlier in the day from Ascension Island.

‘Type 2’
10 October, 2016, 16:40 – 1/400, f8, ISO-200
Endemic tree ferns, part of a special eco-system at the top of the island.

‘Town hall’
9 October, 2016, 17:51 – 1/4, f9, ISO-400
A peep inside the book, ‘Flowering plants and ferns of St Helena.’

‘Two today’
8 October, 2016, 14:39 – 1/500, f3.3, ISO-100
Exploring new hiking trails.

‘Frequency’
7 October, 2016, 17:05 – 1/100, f8, ISO-200
Aloe bush growing in Alarm Forest.

‘Altercation’
6 October, 2016, 16:15 – 1/250, f8, ISO-200
End of the work day, everyone heading home.

‘Shrinking’
5 October, 2016, 17:40 – 1/125, f8, ISO-200
Walking in the Horse Point area, across the bay from King & Queen Rock and Prosperous Bay Plain House.

‘Matthew’
4 October, 2016, 11:58 – 1/500, f8, ISO-200
A town full of cars.

‘Paris heist’
3 October, 2016, 15:44 – 1/100, f2.4, ISO-64 – Samsung Galaxy A3
Flower photography field trip.

‘Razor thin’
2 October, 2016, 16:53 – 1/500, f8, ISO-200
South side slopes of the island’s central peaks.

’18 and legal’
1 October, 2016, 17:18 – 1/200, f16, ISO-400
Nasturtium flower in Kunjie Field.