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Steve Palmer @stevepalmer.photography · 17h

Went to York just over a month ago and had a wander around the Cathedral and Railway Museum. Bit of a change from what I usually shoot but hey, need to change it up sometimes Camera: Sony A7RV Lens: Sony 24mm-105mm F4 G

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Steve Palmer @stevepalmer.photography · 16/10/2026

The Golden Goose; well not quite but the male Mallard looked somewhat dapper as it hit then pool of light and mist Camera: Pentax K1 Lens: Pentax 300mm f4 Settings: ISO 1600 | f/5.6 | 1/400s

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Steve Palmer @stevepalmer.photography · 15/10/2026

Four little ducks make their way across the misty lake that is at the centre of Lindow Common SSSI Camera: Pentax K5II Lens: Tamron70-200mm 2.8 Settings: ISO 1600 | f/8 | 1/2000s

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Steve Palmer @stevepalmer.photography · 14/10/2026

One of the misty quack shots as two Mallards float across the early sunrise scene Camera: Pentax K5II Lens: Tamron70-200mm 2.8 Settings: ISO 1600 | f/8 | 1/2000s

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Steve Palmer @stevepalmer.photography · 13/10/2026

A couple of Canadas Geese chilling on the misty lake at Lindow Common SSSI. You don’t always have to zoom in all the way to tell a story Camera: Sony A7R3 Lens: Sony 100-400mm f4.5-5.6 G Settings: ISO 1600 | f/8 | 1/400s

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Steve Palmer @stevepalmer.photography · 12/10/2026

Some “small in the frame” shots this week. I think it’s good to show the subject in its wider environment. Shot at Lindow Common SSSI of a Great Crested Grebe Camera: Sony A7R3 Lens: Sony 200-600mm f5.6-6.3 G Settings: ISO 640 | f/8 | 1/2000s

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Steve Palmer @stevepalmer.photography · 09/10/2026

Last of the Hothouse series for now Shot on Pentax K1 + Pentax 28-105mm and Tamron SP 70-200mm Macro

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Steve Palmer @stevepalmer.photography · 08/10/2026

More from the Hothouse series I did. No AI was involved and all done in camera and edited in Adobe Camera Raw. Shot on Pentax K1 + Pentax 28-105mm and Tamron SP 70-200mm Macro

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Steve Palmer @stevepalmer.photography · 07/10/2026

Hopefully will get back down and have another go and see what has changed. Would you like to see these in a book? Let me know Shot on Pentax K1 + Pentax 28-105mm and Tamron SP 70-200mm Macro

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Steve Palmer @stevepalmer.photography · 06/10/2026

It was fascinating to see all the textures and colours crammed up against the glass. Plus, things had made trails in the dirty glass Shot on Pentax K1 + Pentax 28-105mm and Tamron SP 70-200mm Macro

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Steve Palmer @stevepalmer.photography · 05/10/2026

Thought I’d show you some images from the Hothouse series. All shot outside the glasshouse looking in at all the details. Should I do a book? Let me know what you think Shot on Pentax K1 + Pentax 28-105mm and Tamron SP 70-200mm Macro

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Steve Palmer @stevepalmer.photography · 02/10/2026

Pola 2425 Last of the Pola Project this week and I may post some of the Hothouse images next week for peeps that haven't seen them before. Pentax K1+Tamron 70-200mm

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Steve Palmer @stevepalmer.photography · 01/10/2026

Pola 2422 Pola 2422 It was a bit of a goldmine for all the colours and textures of the plants pressed up against the steamed up glass. Let us know if you think I should look at getting a book together Pentax K1+Tamron 70-200mm

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Steve Palmer @stevepalmer.photography · 30/09/2026

Pola 2419 The Hothouse is closed at the moment so next year I think I'll go down and see what it looks like. Fingers crossed it still looks as good Pentax K1+Tamron 70-200mm

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Steve Palmer @stevepalmer.photography · 29/09/2026

Pola 2410 These images are part of a collection I took outside a plant Hothouse, capturing the colours and textures against the glass. I then took sections and used a polaroid frame in Photoshop Shot on as Pentax K1+Tamron 70-200mm

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Steve Palmer @stevepalmer.photography · 28/09/2026

Pola 2335 These are taken from the Pola Project I did some time ago when I did the Hothouse series of images. Never did get to make them into a book, should I now? Shot on Pentax K1+Tamron70-200mm

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Steve Palmer @stevepalmer.photography · 25/09/2026

Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) Not often do I see the wings outstretched, here after a long dive Camera: Sony A7RV Lens: Sony FE 300mm f/2.8 GM OSS + Sony 2x Converter Settings: ISO 500| f/5.6 | 1/500s

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Steve Palmer @stevepalmer.photography · 24/09/2026

Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) Gliding between light and shadow and the swirling mist Camera: Sony A7RV Lens: Sony FE 300mm f/2.8 GM OSS + Sony 2x Converter Settings: ISO 800| f/5.6 | 1/1600s

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Steve Palmer @stevepalmer.photography · 23/09/2026

Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) The rather sad scene of the lonely Grebe calling for a mate that never turned up ☹ Camera: Sony A7RV Lens: Sony FE 300mm f/2.8 GM OSS + Sony 2x Converter Settings: ISO 1000| f/ 5.6| 1/1250s

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Steve Palmer @stevepalmer.photography · 22/09/2026

Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) Preening on Lindow Commons Black Lake surround by the early morning mist Camera: Sony A7RV Lens: Sony FE 300mm f/2.8 GM OSS + Sony 2x Converter Settings: ISO 1600 | f/5.6 | 1/1600s

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Steve Palmer @stevepalmer.photography · 21/09/2026

Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) Sadly, this year the Grebes mate did not turn up and it spent a few lonely months here, eventually giving up and leaving ☹ Camera: Sony A7RV Lens: Sony FE 300mm f/2.8 GM OSS + Sony 2x Converter Settings: ISO 1000 | f/5.6 | 1/800s

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Steve Palmer @stevepalmer.photography · 18/09/2026

Common reed (Phragmites australis) The plant is frequently used in environmental engineering for wastewater treatment via Phytodepuration, using plants to clean contaminated water Camera: Sony A7RIII Lens: Sony 70-200mm f4 Settings: ISO 400 | f/4| 1/4000s Subject: Common reed (Phragmites australis)

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Steve Palmer @stevepalmer.photography · 17/09/2026

Common reed (Phragmites australis) While individual stems live for only 5 to 8 years, the underground clone network can live for up to 1,000 years. Camera: Sony A7RIII Lens: Sony 200-600mm f5.6-6.3 G Settings: ISO 1000 | f/6.3| 1/4000s Subject: Common reed (Phragmites australis)

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Steve Palmer @stevepalmer.photography · 16/09/2026

Common reed (Phragmites australis) A single stand of common reeds is often made up entirely of identical clones connected by tough underground stems called rhizomes (creeping root-like stems) Camera: Sony A7RIII Lens: Sony 200-600mm f5.6-6.3 G Settings: ISO 640 | f/ 6.3| 1/250s

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Steve Palmer @stevepalmer.photography · 15/09/2026

Common reed (Phragmites australis) is the tallest non-woody native plant in the British Isles, growing up to 4 meters (13 feet) tall. Shot at Lindow Common SSSI Camera: Sony A7RIII Lens: Sony 200-600mm f5.6-6.3 G Settings: ISO 640 | f/6.3 | 1/320s Subject: Common reed (Phragmites australis)

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Steve Palmer @stevepalmer.photography · 14/09/2026

Common reed (Phragmites australis) is one of the most widely distributed flowering plants on Earth, found on every continent except Antarctica. This was shot on my local patch as the sun was rising Camera: Sony A7RIII Lens: Sony 200-600mm f5.6-6.3 G Settings: ISO 640 | f/6.3 | 1/250s

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Steve Palmer @stevepalmer.photography · 11/09/2026

A whole bunch of nettles caught in the early morning sun. #nature Camera: Pentax K5II Lens: Pentax 100mm Macro Settings: ISO 100| f/2.8| 1/320s Subject: Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica)

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Steve Palmer @stevepalmer.photography · 10/09/2026

This, would you believe, is a wildflower meadow sat on top of a former council dump. It is now a nature reserve called Newgate Nature Reserve. #nature Camera: Sony A7RV Lens: Sony FE 300mm f/2.8 GM OSS + Sony 2x Converter Settings: ISO 1600 | f/ 5.6| 1/3200s

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Steve Palmer @stevepalmer.photography · 09/09/2026

The heather is looking good here on my local patch and up in the Peak District. But did you know that the lowland heather on my low-lying patch is rarer than the Amazon rainforest! #nature Lens: Sony FE 300mm f/2.8 GM OSS Settings: ISO 320 | f/2.8 | 1/400s Subject: Common Heather

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Steve Palmer @stevepalmer.photography · 08/09/2026

Common reeds (Phragmites australis) surround at least a third of Black Lakes edge and provide important support for local birds #nature Camera: Sony A7RV Lens: Sony FE 300mm f/2.8 GM OSS + Sony 2x Converter Settings: ISO 640 | f/8 | 1/250s Subject: Common reeds (Phragmites australis)

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Steve Palmer @stevepalmer.photography · 07/09/2026

Seedheads from a species of Umbelliferae reaching for the warmth of the sun. I wonder if we’re going to have more heat, or is everything downhill and wet now? #nature Camera: Sony A7RV Lens: Sigma 105mm f2.8 DG DN Macro Art Settings: ISO 320 | f/2.8 | 1/800s Subject: Unidentified Apiaceae

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Steve Palmer @stevepalmer.photography · 04/09/2026

Three female Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) coping with the heat and flies on the moors of the Peak District near Carl Wark. #wildlife Camera: Sony A7RV Lens: Sony FE 300mm f/2.8 GM OSS + Sony 2x Converter Settings: ISO 640 | f/5.6 | 1/1250s Subject: Red Deer (Cervus elaphus)

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Steve Palmer @stevepalmer.photography · 03/09/2026

A ringed Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) perches on a crag in the Peak District. #wildlife Camera: Sony A7RV Lens: Sony FE 300mm f/2.8 GM OSS + Sony 2x Converter Settings: ISO 800 | f/5.6 | 1/1000s Subject: Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)

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Steve Palmer @stevepalmer.photography · 02/09/2026

A female Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) and her calf out near Carl Wark in the Peak District. They popped their heads up to see what I was and then continued feeding #wildlife Camera: Sony A7RV Lens: Sony FE 300mm f/2.8 GM OSS + Sony 2x Converter Settings: ISO 640 | f/5.6 | 1/1600s

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Steve Palmer @stevepalmer.photography · 01/09/2026

A male Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) in its eclipse plumage (or the post-breeding moult) #wildlife Camera Gear & Settings: Camera: Sony A7RV Lens: Sony FE 300mm f/2.8 GM OSS + Sony 2x Converter Settings: ISO 1000| f/5.6 | 1/500s Subject: Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)

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Steve Palmer @stevepalmer.photography · 31/08/2026

A Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) perched amongst the heather and bilberry in the early morning sun in the Peak District #wildlife Camera: Sony A7RV Lens: Sony FE 300mm f/2.8 GM OSS + Sony 2x Converter Settings: ISO 640| f/5.6 | 1/800s Subject: Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)

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Steve Palmer @stevepalmer.photography · 28/08/2026

A wander in the garden again with the Sony A7R5 in hand to shoot the Pincushion flower, (Scabiosa triandra) It really does help the knees and back having a 4-axis multi-angle display! I can flip, tilt and rotate to my hearts content Camera: Sony A7RV Lens: Sigma 105mm f2.8 DG DN Macro Art

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Steve Palmer @stevepalmer.photography · 27/08/2026

A member of the family Apiaceae, possible Cow Parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris) surviving the harsh dry conditions that this summer has brought. Shot with the Sony A7R5 Camera: Sony A7RV Lens: Sony FE 300mm f/2.8 GM OSS + Sony 2x Converter Settings: ISO 640 | f/ 5.6 | 1/640

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Steve Palmer @stevepalmer.photography · 26/08/2026

Common Bramble (Rubus fruticosus) shot on the Sony A7R5 showing the tightly clustered unopened flower buds. The green sepals encase the developing petals, which will soon open into white or pink flowers Camera: Sony A7RV Lens: Sony FE 300mm f/2.8 GM OSS + Sony 2x Converter

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Steve Palmer @stevepalmer.photography · 25/08/2026

A wander in the garden with the Sony A7R5 and the Pentax 50mm 1.4 to shoot some Japanese Anemone (Eriocapitella hupehensis). They were like candy floss sweets on little sticks! In China they are known as the "broken bowl flower" and belong in the buttercup family

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Steve Palmer @stevepalmer.photography · 24/08/2026

Common Bramble (Rubus fruticosus) Commonly known as the blackberry bush, its dark, edible summer fruits grow across hedgerows, woodlands, and waste ground. It provides vital food and safe shelter for local wildlife. it can make seeds and fruit without fertilization in a process known as Apomixis

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Steve Palmer @stevepalmer.photography · 21/08/2026

Ox-eye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) as the sun sets and casts a golden glow over them. Have a fab weekend people!

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Steve Palmer @stevepalmer.photography · 20/08/2026

I think this is Tormentil (Potentilla erecta) but I'd be happy to be corrected. In herbal medicine it was used to treat colic, gum disorders, wounds and inflammation

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