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e-group.bsky.social @e-group.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Now that the best dedicated #olympus / #OMSystem forum is back online you can see how pictures of this #badger was taken by forum member Camera Gent. Take a read of the thread at www.e-group.uk.net/.../1048566-... #olympusphotography #ukwildlife #ukwildlifephotography

Image of badger investigating log where there is potential food. taken with an OM system camera and an Olympus 12-100mm lens

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Tom Sharpe @tomsharperocks.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Delighted to say that The Fossil Woman A Life of Mary Anning has been reprinted and is available once again. It can be ordered through your local bookshop, or uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-... If you’re lucky enough to visit Lyme Regis you’ll find it at the Lyme Regis Bookshop and Lyme Regis Museum.

Book cover in greens and yellows with a fossil skeleton and a silhouette of a woman, and the title The Fossil Woman A Life of Mary Anning by Tom Sharpe.

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Shenstone photography @andykendall.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

It's super news for anyone using OM system cameras The best dedicated forum is back online www.e-group.uk.net/forum/ Just to be clear I'm a user of that forum and have no financial involvement with it #omsystem #olympus #photography

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Shenstone photography @andykendall.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Free caterpillar with every purchase at the local garden centre

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Shenstone photography @andykendall.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

As Dr David Attenborough (as he was then) wished me a happy birthday when he signed my book back in 1981when I was a student at his old family home (Leicester University), I thought it would be polite to wish him the same today. #sirdavidattenborough

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Shenstone photography @andykendall.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

You have to love this time of year. Out for a walk yesterday #bluebells #nature #woodland

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Cardiff Naturalists Soc @cardiffnats.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Have you taken a look at the over 1000 fantastic early bird Photographs images by Morrey Salmon (later Colonel Morrey Salmon) now online via the National Museum of Wales Collections online system? museum.wales/collections/...

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Cardiff Naturalists Soc @cardiffnats.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

An event at Hendy Nature reservethat members or prospective members may like to join www.facebook.com/events/33005... #welshwildlife #conservation #woodland #naturewalk further details will go to members in the newsletter and via email

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Cardiff Naturalists Soc @cardiffnats.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

An event at Monks Wood near wick village that members or prospective members may like to join fb.me/e/4dKRMdYJW #welshwildlife #conservation #woodland #naturewalk further details will go to members in the newsletter and via email

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Shenstone photography @andykendall.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Blorenge, but not Orange.. It's a Hill in (old) South #Wales and it was a bit misty and overcast so the sky looked boring in colour, so I think it looked better in #BlackandWhite #Olympus #OMsystem #B&W #Landscape #Landscapephotography

A Black and White image of a group of walkers standing on the summit of a hill with a wispy sky above them

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Cardiff Naturalists Soc @cardiffnats.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

We had a fascinating talk from Bev Price on Monday where she warned us about the Danger from the Asian Hornet to our bee and other insect populations. We said that we would share some of the key information through our social media to help people be on the lookout for these invaders #AsianHornet

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Cardiff Naturalists Soc @cardiffnats.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Thomas Henry Thomas 1839-1915) Former President of CNS has been featured in a new display board by the Friends of Cathays Cemetery You can see the text and pictures of the information board in place here, lots more abot him on our website cardiffnaturalists.org.uk/htmfiles/150...

Information about Thomas Henry Thomas 1839-1915, Artist, Conservationist and Bard.

Information about Thomas Henry Thomas 1839-1915, Artist, Conservationist and Bard. In place in Cathays Cemetary Cardiff

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Shenstone photography @andykendall.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

There are some days when you get a "that's going to be expensive" feeling #landrover #classiccar #landroverkaty #suspension #maintenance

Land Rover Ambulance, more at https://landroverkaty.blogspot.com/

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Shenstone photography @andykendall.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

People seemed to like some of my B&W stuff the other day so I thought I would share a little more These were all taken on Porthcawl beach in South Wales UK #OMsystem #Olympus #Landscape #Landscapephotography #B&W #BlackandWhite #Sea #Waves

Waves crashing with rays of the sun coming through the clouds above

The late sun shines on an inlet on a rocky beach

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Shenstone photography @andykendall.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

It's grey and moody outside so here are a few pictures that match the mood from South Wales #OMsystem #Olympus #B&W #BlackandWhite #Landscape #Landscapephotography #Seaviews

The islands of Flatholm and SteepHolm on a grey day with sea in the foreground and a moody sky above.
Rendered in Black and White

Penarth Seafront with building on the left and the sea on the right. Rendered in Black and White

Penarth Pier Rendered in Black and White

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Tom Sharpe @tomsharperocks.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

February 1836: newspapers across the country report that #MaryAnning, defrauded of her savings, had been awarded £300 from the government after her friends at the Geological Society lobbied the Prime Minister. With a further £200 they had collected in Dublin in 1835, this gave her an annuity of £25.

Portrait of Mary Anning wearing a green cloak and straw bonnet, holding a hammer and with a basket over her arm.

Extract from a newspaper: 'Mary Anning, a female in humble lite, residing at Lyme Regis having by great industry and perseverance attained considerable proficiency in the science of Geology, was lately, by the sudden death of a gentleman to whom she had entrusted, without receiving any acknowedgement, a small property of about £200, the fruits of her savings, to invest for her in the most advantageous manner reduced to straitened circumstances, while her health was impaired from the hardship to which she had exposed herself, and the distress of mind consequent on her loss. A number of the most distinguished members of the Geological Society, Messrs. Lyell, Murchison, Drs. Buckland and Bostock, Colonel Sykes &c., interested themselves very much for this meritorious individual, and represented her case to Lord Melbourne with a view to obtain a small pension for her. His Lordship found, on inspecting the pension list, that it was full; and considering that Mary Anning is one of those individuals on whom it was intended that the public bounty should be bestowed, he ordered £300 to be granted to Trustees to be disposed of in the manner which they might conceive best adapted for securing to her some provision for her declining years'

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Tom Sharpe @tomsharperocks.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Great to learn today that a new mineral has been named after #MaryAnning. Anningite-Ce (Ca0.5Ce4+0.5)(VO4) was identified, appropriately, in a coprolite from the Cretaceous Gara Samani Formation in Algeria. www.mindat.org/min-471626.h...

Portrait of Mary Anning in a green cloak and a straw bonnet tied with a red ribbon. She holds a hammer and has a basket over her arm.

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Shenstone photography @andykendall.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

This should be of interest to anyone involved with #birdingWales #ukwildlife #naturephotography #ukbirding definitely something to take a look at when it's too wet and snowy to be diing it yourself!

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Shenstone photography @andykendall.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Some interesting stuff spotted on a long walk today Aren't people inventive

Wooden sculpture of a red kite in a nature reserve in south Wales

Carved words on a rock outcrop in south Wales which translate in English as "God Loves You"

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Shenstone photography @andykendall.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Enjoying a walk on the Llantwit Major beach and exploring the sea caves today Incredible scenery and interesting geology #landscapephotorgraphy #coast #caves #jurassic

Limestone and mudstone cliff at the beach in south Wales

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Shenstone photography @andykendall.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

It's filthy weather outside and forecast for even more tomorrow so here's some nice colours taken in #scarborough #yorkshire on a nice sunny day #beachhuts #Olympus #OMsystem

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Shenstone photography @andykendall.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Sometimes you just have to sit and wait for the sun to do its thing and enjoy every minute. #Gnerja #Malta #Sunset #Coast #OMsystem #Olympus #landscape #seascape #fourthirds

Coastal sunset with reflection of the last of the sun on the sea

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Cardiff Naturalists Soc @cardiffnats.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Colonel Morrey Salmons' first birding and photography diary covering 1903-1908 is now online at cardiffnaturalists.org.uk/htmfiles/Sal... #birds #photography #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #earlyphotography #Cardiff #CardiffHistory #wales #WelshHistory

Colonel Morrey Salmon with glass plate camera taken in the 1980s

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Shenstone photography @andykendall.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Tritons’ Fountain/ Il-Funtana tat-Tritoni, Valletta, Malta Hand held at 1/15th using available light whilst on holiday. I love the image stabilization on this camera #omsystem #olympus #OM1 #landscape #travel #culture

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Cardiff Naturalists Soc @cardiffnats.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

The first of the Salmon and Ingram transcribed documents are now online A lot of hard work, more to come when time allows cardiffnaturalists.org.uk/htmfiles/Sal... #birdphotography #wildlife #Cardiff

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Cardiff Naturalists' Society - Salmon and Ingram Diary and Locations information

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British Geological Survey @bgs.ac.uk · 08/10/2025

Extended seabed geology map of the Bristol Channel published 🗺️ 🌊 Renewable energy infrastructure, whether on- or offshore, requires an in-depth understanding and accurate characterisation of the underlying geology. 🧵

Extract of the BGS Seabed Geology 10k: Bristol Channel (v.2) digital map. Showing the three layers of the dataset (Seabed Substrate, Geomorphology and Structural Geology) draped over the hillshade derived from MB data acquired by the CHP.
Note that the legend only shows the features visible in the map extract.

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Cardiff Naturalists Soc @cardiffnats.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Wildlife watching at home. Phone photo through the patio doors of a frog in a flower pot #amphibian #wildlife #wildlifephotography #wales #nature

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Shenstone photography @andykendall.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

You want me to respect the Earth.. Well I do, obviously a lot more than the person who spray painted on this bit of local geology #omsystem #olympus #geology #landscapephotography #Triassic #Wales #BarryIsland

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Cardiff Naturalists Soc @cardiffnats.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Did you watch Countryfile talking about Cherry Kearton? One of our members Grandmother was so impressed with his talk she bought the book and went to Uganda for 10 years with her husband teaching in local schools. Wildlife photography and talks have always inspired Join ours!

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Shenstone photography @andykendall.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

What a topsy turvy world we live in ... That's the clue and one of the pictures should be a give away #OMsystem #Olympus #Landscapephotography #Nature #Naturephotography #B&W #BlackandWhite #Wales #Clydach

Reflections of trees in a canal in Black and White

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Shenstone photography @andykendall.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

#Scarborough is a wonderful place when it's sunny. Here's 11 pictures that I took and stitched together to get a super wide view of the North bay #Yorkshire #Seaside #OMSystem #Olympus #Wideangle (to see the wide view click on the picture)

Super Wide Angle view of Scarborugh Corner Cafe area

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Shenstone photography @andykendall.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Thus time of year (in the northern hemisphere anyway) the leaves take on an even greater level of interest IMO. Some of the trees are already dropping probably due to drought stress Interesting in colour, but I lke it in B&W as well #OMsystem #Olympus #B&W #trees #nature #autumn

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Shenstone photography @andykendall.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Going through some old pictures as I sort out on my new computer and definitely having a Black and White phase at the moment #B&W #OMsystem #Olympus #landscape #landscapephotography #trees #Wales

A tree on a country lane with high hedges and the sun in the background throwing shadows

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Shenstone photography @andykendall.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

The wrinkled skin of the earth! For those who are not sure what the B&W is it's the faulted and jointed Jurassic aged rocks at the foot of this cliff in South Wales #omsystem #olympus #B&W #landscape #landscapephotography

Black and White version of Jointed and faulted rocks on a wave cut platform

Jointed and faulted rocks on a wave cut platform below the cliffs

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Shenstone photography @andykendall.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Having a play with some images. This is a bridge I drive over frequently #OMsystem #Olympus #Landscape #Landscapephotography #bridges

Second Severn Crossing between England and Wales

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Shenstone photography @andykendall.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Just visited Ruthie the Edmontosaurus in the National museum of Wales in Cardiff Nice to see an old friend. I remember her in kit form before we put her together. She appears on the film #Dinosaur13 during that building #dinosaur #NMW

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Shenstone photography @andykendall.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Time to cut the hedge as the birds have finished nesting... What's this? My research suggests it's a field mouse nest (empty I checked carefully). I put it back a bit lower after cutting in case it was still useful to someone #wildlife #mammals #mouse

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Shenstone photography @andykendall.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Even in colour and in the natural sunshine this red feed bucket stood out amongst the flood deposited driftwood and rubbish. The "colour Splash" technique isn't one I usually use, but it felt right for this picture #OMsystem #Olympus #LandscapePhotography

A red bucket as litter amongst driftwood and other rubbish on a shoreline

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Shenstone photography @andykendall.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

I recently found my old cave geology webpage id forgotten about so I've started updating it in case it's useful to people www.shenstone.me.uk/galleries/un... #cave #karst #speleology #geology

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Shenstone Photography - Caves and Mines

shenstone photography Cave amd mine geology page

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Shenstone photography @andykendall.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Nicely set up for a cup of tea in the sunshine #landrover #4x4

Front view of a Land rover with a chair and table with a cup of tea and teapot on it

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Shenstone photography @andykendall.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Happy #yorkshire day to all my friends especially those ooop north (but not too far ooop north)

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Tom Sharpe @tomsharperocks.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

From what I see online, it's time for a reminder that the tongue-twister 'she sells sea shells' has *nothing* to do with #MaryAnning. It's an 1850s elocution exercise, elaborated into a music hall song by 1908. The earliest reference linking it with Anning is 1975. blogs.loc.gov/folklife/201...

Portrait of Mary Anning wearing a green cloak and straw bonnet tied with a red ribbon.

Extract from 'Letters and sounds' with what seems to be the first publication of 'She sells sea-shells'.

Title page of 'Letters and Sounds: An introduction to English reading' by Alexander Melville Bell.

Extract from 'Before the Ark' by Alan Charig and Brenda Horsefield, 1975, the earliest reference found so far linking - erroneously - 'she sells sea shells' to Mary Anning.

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Shenstone photography @andykendall.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Camping at Margam park in Wales. Stunning location and wild deer wandering around Really hot, very pleased about my solar system powering the fridge to keep the beer cold #Landrover #4x4

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Shenstone photography @andykendall.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

First crop of potatoes for the year. These are 2nd earlies. Certainly enough for a couple of meals from one bag (7 more to crop) #gardening #vegplot #homegrown #spuds

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Shenstone photography @andykendall.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Took the father-in-laws Morris 8 to have the breaks problem investigated #morris #classiccar

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