The view from my window

The view from my window about 5am this morning.

Oh my goodness, what a brilliant picture pixrobin. It only looks a couple of hours away.

It was just a snapshot on my recently purchased Panasonic TZ 60 compact at the fullest extent of its 30x zoom - so equivalent to around 720mm on 35mm. Camera was set to 'P' and ISO800 but adjusted the EV to -2 to compensate for the bright moon against a dark surround. According to the EXIF data the exposure was 1/1000 sec at f6.7. The Panasonic has a 18-megapixel sensor which allowed me to crop it to around 1/3 of its original image. The camera was hand-held and looking through the double-glazed window. I learned a valuable lesson from a 12 year old beginner in photography a couple of months ago. It was that no matter what problems are suggested by photograpic theory, just press the button to see what you get. It costs nothing to try.

The view from my window after my net curtains fell down is much better of No.2 Mount Street, Chapelfields where George Rice, watchmaker & jeweller, lived and worked.

I love this area's history, have lived in Mount St for about 23 years and it's a good community. BTW I also like all of Coventry's history

Had some lovely visitors this morning. First a Great Spotted Woodpecker and then a charm of Goldfinch (up to about 14 of them all together)

Not strictly the view from my window but this is a view of our dining room and through the window to the gardens. And no, the lights are not on all the time. It is just my way of showing life does exist here even if I can't show pics of residents.

Look who popped his head out of the bushes this morning.

A lovely picture today Pix thank you. I know they can be a nuisance but squirrels can be entertaining too.

I spotted a squirrel in Spon End the other day for the first time in a very long while. They used to be commonplace around here a few years ago along with foxes and ducks in the river. Many trees have since been cut down and river's course altered slightly by the building of Ikea. It's all had an adverse affect on local wildlife.

8.00pm looks like a nice day tomorrow....

Hi Norm, Red sky at night, Shepherd's delight, well this Shepherd can vouch that is not always true.