Late Autumn light

On Saturdays my boys got to French school, today was the end of year party, a few songs and a hell of a lot of food bought in by the parents. Needless to say the boys somehow found the least healthy selection and stuffed their faces. To try to work off some of the excess chocolate I kept them in the park most of the afternoon. There are too many people Christmas shopping in central London to make it worth going to the museums so the park is the easy option. It was quite cold, just a few degrees above freezing most of the day so towards sunset the temperature plummeted towards zero.
Three photos today the first, an owl, was I'm sad to say not wild, It was in a small wild-life section of Walpole Park. I've never been in before but it appears the boys had. I was told the owl knew everything but asked how that could be. I told them it listened rather than chatter like the other birds, it seemed to work.


Details: Walpole park, Ealing, UK
10/12/05, 14:29
Canon 20D, ISO-400, RAW
1/50 secs @ f2.8
70-200 2.8L @ 200mm
Hand held (supported on the cage)

The last two photos were taken from the children's playground area, the light was fantastic in the frosty air. If was wasn't looking after three boys it would have been easier to get some better shots but I was pleased with these. One eye was on the view-finder, the other on the boys.


Details: Walpole park, Ealing, UK
10/12/05, 15:16
Canon 20D, ISO-100, RAW
1/640 secs @ f7.1
70-200 2.8L @ 75mm
Hand held


Details: Walpole park, Ealing, UK
10/12/05, 15:22
Canon 20D, ISO-100, RAW
1/200 secs @ f2.8
70-200 2.8L @ 75mm
Hand held