Dave P
@davepurdy10.bsky.social
Retired, Now in South West Wales after a lifetime in London. Gardening and making images in my spare time.
All images are taken , edited and owned by me
All images are taken , edited and owned by me
This is from a few years ago - taken with a Sony Xperia XZ mobile phone, post processed in #ON1PhotoRaw2026.
Mute Swan
#monochrome #blackandwhitephotography #highkey #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #muteswan #photography #wildlife #ornithology #highkeyphoto #swan
Mute Swan
#monochrome #blackandwhitephotography #highkey #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #muteswan #photography #wildlife #ornithology #highkeyphoto #swan
January 31, 2026 at 3:19 PM
This is from a few years ago - taken with a Sony Xperia XZ mobile phone, post processed in #ON1PhotoRaw2026.
Mute Swan
#monochrome #blackandwhitephotography #highkey #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #muteswan #photography #wildlife #ornithology #highkeyphoto #swan
Mute Swan
#monochrome #blackandwhitephotography #highkey #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #muteswan #photography #wildlife #ornithology #highkeyphoto #swan
Estuary at Kidwelly Quay - Carmarthenshire
#PanasonicFZ1000 ISO1600 f/4 1/16000s
Edited with #PhotoRaw2026
#photography #Kidwellyquay #Carmarthenshire #Wintersunshine #southwestwales #wales #landscapephotography
#PanasonicFZ1000 ISO1600 f/4 1/16000s
Edited with #PhotoRaw2026
#photography #Kidwellyquay #Carmarthenshire #Wintersunshine #southwestwales #wales #landscapephotography
January 28, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Estuary at Kidwelly Quay - Carmarthenshire
#PanasonicFZ1000 ISO1600 f/4 1/16000s
Edited with #PhotoRaw2026
#photography #Kidwellyquay #Carmarthenshire #Wintersunshine #southwestwales #wales #landscapephotography
#PanasonicFZ1000 ISO1600 f/4 1/16000s
Edited with #PhotoRaw2026
#photography #Kidwellyquay #Carmarthenshire #Wintersunshine #southwestwales #wales #landscapephotography
An old Kodak DX4900 Camera shot taken in 2003 at the Bluebell Railway
Bulleid Pacific 21C23 Blackmoor Vale
#steam #heritagerailway #bluebellrailway #blackmorevale #bulleidpacific #photography #KodakDX4900 #railwayphotography #steamlocomotive
Bulleid Pacific 21C23 Blackmoor Vale
#steam #heritagerailway #bluebellrailway #blackmorevale #bulleidpacific #photography #KodakDX4900 #railwayphotography #steamlocomotive
January 26, 2026 at 7:02 PM
An old Kodak DX4900 Camera shot taken in 2003 at the Bluebell Railway
Bulleid Pacific 21C23 Blackmoor Vale
#steam #heritagerailway #bluebellrailway #blackmorevale #bulleidpacific #photography #KodakDX4900 #railwayphotography #steamlocomotive
Bulleid Pacific 21C23 Blackmoor Vale
#steam #heritagerailway #bluebellrailway #blackmorevale #bulleidpacific #photography #KodakDX4900 #railwayphotography #steamlocomotive
Got my eye on you
Lumix FZ1000 F4.5 100mm ISO-400 1/8000s
#photography #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #herringgull #monochrome #blackandwhitephotography
Lumix FZ1000 F4.5 100mm ISO-400 1/8000s
#photography #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #herringgull #monochrome #blackandwhitephotography
January 20, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Got my eye on you
Lumix FZ1000 F4.5 100mm ISO-400 1/8000s
#photography #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #herringgull #monochrome #blackandwhitephotography
Lumix FZ1000 F4.5 100mm ISO-400 1/8000s
#photography #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #herringgull #monochrome #blackandwhitephotography
Hunslet 0-4-0 Alice
This dwas taken in 1997 at the Leighton Buzzard Railway
#photography #monochromephotography #blackandwhite #heritagerailway #narrowgauge #Locomotive #LeightonBuzzardRailway #SteamLocomotice #Hunslet0-4-0
This dwas taken in 1997 at the Leighton Buzzard Railway
#photography #monochromephotography #blackandwhite #heritagerailway #narrowgauge #Locomotive #LeightonBuzzardRailway #SteamLocomotice #Hunslet0-4-0
January 11, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Hunslet 0-4-0 Alice
This dwas taken in 1997 at the Leighton Buzzard Railway
#photography #monochromephotography #blackandwhite #heritagerailway #narrowgauge #Locomotive #LeightonBuzzardRailway #SteamLocomotice #Hunslet0-4-0
This dwas taken in 1997 at the Leighton Buzzard Railway
#photography #monochromephotography #blackandwhite #heritagerailway #narrowgauge #Locomotive #LeightonBuzzardRailway #SteamLocomotice #Hunslet0-4-0
Another one from yesterday - Staring straight at the camera in this one
Taken with a Lumix FZ1000
#photography #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #raptor #kite #Carmarthenshire #southwestwales #RedKite #Kidwellyquay
Taken with a Lumix FZ1000
#photography #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #raptor #kite #Carmarthenshire #southwestwales #RedKite #Kidwellyquay
January 6, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Another one from yesterday - Staring straight at the camera in this one
Taken with a Lumix FZ1000
#photography #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #raptor #kite #Carmarthenshire #southwestwales #RedKite #Kidwellyquay
Taken with a Lumix FZ1000
#photography #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #raptor #kite #Carmarthenshire #southwestwales #RedKite #Kidwellyquay
Out and about yesterday in the snow and saw this #RedKite over #Kidwellyquay.
Taken with a Lumix FZ1000
#wildlifephotography #birdphotography #raptor #kite #Carmarthenshire #southwestwales
Taken with a Lumix FZ1000
#wildlifephotography #birdphotography #raptor #kite #Carmarthenshire #southwestwales
January 6, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Out and about yesterday in the snow and saw this #RedKite over #Kidwellyquay.
Taken with a Lumix FZ1000
#wildlifephotography #birdphotography #raptor #kite #Carmarthenshire #southwestwales
Taken with a Lumix FZ1000
#wildlifephotography #birdphotography #raptor #kite #Carmarthenshire #southwestwales
Curlews at Kidwelly Quay
OM-1 ISO 10000, 400mm f6.3 1/8000s
Edits done with ON1 Photoraw
#wildlifephotography #birdphotography #curlew #kidwellyquay
OM-1 ISO 10000, 400mm f6.3 1/8000s
Edits done with ON1 Photoraw
#wildlifephotography #birdphotography #curlew #kidwellyquay
December 30, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Curlews at Kidwelly Quay
OM-1 ISO 10000, 400mm f6.3 1/8000s
Edits done with ON1 Photoraw
#wildlifephotography #birdphotography #curlew #kidwellyquay
OM-1 ISO 10000, 400mm f6.3 1/8000s
Edits done with ON1 Photoraw
#wildlifephotography #birdphotography #curlew #kidwellyquay
Had some time to kill on the way to the football so had a stroll round London with the Mobile (Oneplus15)
This is Finsbury Circus on a dull day in December
#photography #smartphonephotography #urbanphotography #UrbanGreenery #citysquares #cityoflondon #London
This is Finsbury Circus on a dull day in December
#photography #smartphonephotography #urbanphotography #UrbanGreenery #citysquares #cityoflondon #London
December 7, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Had some time to kill on the way to the football so had a stroll round London with the Mobile (Oneplus15)
This is Finsbury Circus on a dull day in December
#photography #smartphonephotography #urbanphotography #UrbanGreenery #citysquares #cityoflondon #London
This is Finsbury Circus on a dull day in December
#photography #smartphonephotography #urbanphotography #UrbanGreenery #citysquares #cityoflondon #London
Experimenting again - This was inside The Hive Installation at Kew Gardens. Monochrome with some motion blur.
Camera was Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mkiii and post processed in On1 Photo Raw 2026
#photography #Monochrome #Postprocessed
Camera was Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mkiii and post processed in On1 Photo Raw 2026
#photography #Monochrome #Postprocessed
December 1, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Experimenting again - This was inside The Hive Installation at Kew Gardens. Monochrome with some motion blur.
Camera was Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mkiii and post processed in On1 Photo Raw 2026
#photography #Monochrome #Postprocessed
Camera was Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mkiii and post processed in On1 Photo Raw 2026
#photography #Monochrome #Postprocessed
Going through some old film and scanning it in to edit.
This is ELF 24" Gauge 0-6-0 when it was at the Leighton Buzzard railway (Now at Vale of Rheidol). The image was taken around 1997.
#monochrome #HeritageSteam #Narrowguage #LeightonBuzzardRailway #Photography #Railway #steam
This is ELF 24" Gauge 0-6-0 when it was at the Leighton Buzzard railway (Now at Vale of Rheidol). The image was taken around 1997.
#monochrome #HeritageSteam #Narrowguage #LeightonBuzzardRailway #Photography #Railway #steam
November 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Going through some old film and scanning it in to edit.
This is ELF 24" Gauge 0-6-0 when it was at the Leighton Buzzard railway (Now at Vale of Rheidol). The image was taken around 1997.
#monochrome #HeritageSteam #Narrowguage #LeightonBuzzardRailway #Photography #Railway #steam
This is ELF 24" Gauge 0-6-0 when it was at the Leighton Buzzard railway (Now at Vale of Rheidol). The image was taken around 1997.
#monochrome #HeritageSteam #Narrowguage #LeightonBuzzardRailway #Photography #Railway #steam
SOmething I was experimenting with - An old photo taken on an early Kodak Digital Camera in 2008 and (heavily) processed in ON1 2026
#blackandwhite #monochrome #photography #EiffelTower #Paris #Postprocessed #blackandwhitephotography
#blackandwhite #monochrome #photography #EiffelTower #Paris #Postprocessed #blackandwhitephotography
November 24, 2025 at 8:07 PM
SOmething I was experimenting with - An old photo taken on an early Kodak Digital Camera in 2008 and (heavily) processed in ON1 2026
#blackandwhite #monochrome #photography #EiffelTower #Paris #Postprocessed #blackandwhitephotography
#blackandwhite #monochrome #photography #EiffelTower #Paris #Postprocessed #blackandwhitephotography
Under the Walls of Mdina
Panasonic FZ1000 9mm, ISO125, 1/400s f2.8
#malta #mdina #photography #postprocessed #highcontrast #lowkey #mutedcolour
Panasonic FZ1000 9mm, ISO125, 1/400s f2.8
#malta #mdina #photography #postprocessed #highcontrast #lowkey #mutedcolour
November 15, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Under the Walls of Mdina
Panasonic FZ1000 9mm, ISO125, 1/400s f2.8
#malta #mdina #photography #postprocessed #highcontrast #lowkey #mutedcolour
Panasonic FZ1000 9mm, ISO125, 1/400s f2.8
#malta #mdina #photography #postprocessed #highcontrast #lowkey #mutedcolour
Some soft focus imaging - Mobile phone image edited in ON1 Photoraw
#Photography #Pictorialism #softfocus #burryport #evening #beach #southwestwales
#Photography #Pictorialism #softfocus #burryport #evening #beach #southwestwales
November 14, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Some soft focus imaging - Mobile phone image edited in ON1 Photoraw
#Photography #Pictorialism #softfocus #burryport #evening #beach #southwestwales
#Photography #Pictorialism #softfocus #burryport #evening #beach #southwestwales
The train now arriving is the 06:20 service to.....
Shot with a Oneplus13 and edited in ON1 software
#photography #smartphonephotography #blackandwhitephotography #monochromephotography #transport #train #burryport #railwayphotography
Shot with a Oneplus13 and edited in ON1 software
#photography #smartphonephotography #blackandwhitephotography #monochromephotography #transport #train #burryport #railwayphotography
November 10, 2025 at 7:21 PM
The train now arriving is the 06:20 service to.....
Shot with a Oneplus13 and edited in ON1 software
#photography #smartphonephotography #blackandwhitephotography #monochromephotography #transport #train #burryport #railwayphotography
Shot with a Oneplus13 and edited in ON1 software
#photography #smartphonephotography #blackandwhitephotography #monochromephotography #transport #train #burryport #railwayphotography
Another one of BR Standard 2-6-4T pulling out of Llangollen in 2017
#monochrome #Photography #Steamlocomotive #heritagesteam #LlangollenRailway #PreservedRailway #heritagerailway #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography
#monochrome #Photography #Steamlocomotive #heritagesteam #LlangollenRailway #PreservedRailway #heritagerailway #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography
October 26, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Another one of BR Standard 2-6-4T pulling out of Llangollen in 2017
#monochrome #Photography #Steamlocomotive #heritagesteam #LlangollenRailway #PreservedRailway #heritagerailway #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography
#monochrome #Photography #Steamlocomotive #heritagesteam #LlangollenRailway #PreservedRailway #heritagerailway #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography
Taking Pride - Engine is 80072 BR Standard 2-6-4T At Llangollen Railway in 2017
#photography #heritagerailway #steamlocomotive #heritagesteam #Llangollen #Llangollenrailway #railwaypreservation
#photography #heritagerailway #steamlocomotive #heritagesteam #Llangollen #Llangollenrailway #railwaypreservation
October 25, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Taking Pride - Engine is 80072 BR Standard 2-6-4T At Llangollen Railway in 2017
#photography #heritagerailway #steamlocomotive #heritagesteam #Llangollen #Llangollenrailway #railwaypreservation
#photography #heritagerailway #steamlocomotive #heritagesteam #Llangollen #Llangollenrailway #railwaypreservation
Running Egret
Captured using a Panasonic TZ70 (ISO200, 108mm, f6.1, 1/100s)and edited in ON1Photoraw 26
#photography #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #wildlifephographt #littleegret
Captured using a Panasonic TZ70 (ISO200, 108mm, f6.1, 1/100s)and edited in ON1Photoraw 26
#photography #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #wildlifephographt #littleegret
October 22, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Running Egret
Captured using a Panasonic TZ70 (ISO200, 108mm, f6.1, 1/100s)and edited in ON1Photoraw 26
#photography #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #wildlifephographt #littleegret
Captured using a Panasonic TZ70 (ISO200, 108mm, f6.1, 1/100s)and edited in ON1Photoraw 26
#photography #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #wildlifephographt #littleegret
An old slide (from 1984/85ish) - Scanned in on a Kodak Film Scanner and then edited with ON1 Photoraw 2026.
O2 Class W24 'Calbourne' at Haven Street on the Isle of Wight.
#photography #monochrome #Railway #Locomotive #isleofwightrailway #isleofwight #steamlocomotive #preservation #heritagerail
O2 Class W24 'Calbourne' at Haven Street on the Isle of Wight.
#photography #monochrome #Railway #Locomotive #isleofwightrailway #isleofwight #steamlocomotive #preservation #heritagerail
October 21, 2025 at 12:33 PM
An old slide (from 1984/85ish) - Scanned in on a Kodak Film Scanner and then edited with ON1 Photoraw 2026.
O2 Class W24 'Calbourne' at Haven Street on the Isle of Wight.
#photography #monochrome #Railway #Locomotive #isleofwightrailway #isleofwight #steamlocomotive #preservation #heritagerail
O2 Class W24 'Calbourne' at Haven Street on the Isle of Wight.
#photography #monochrome #Railway #Locomotive #isleofwightrailway #isleofwight #steamlocomotive #preservation #heritagerail
Black Headed Gull
OM-1 |ISO800, 400mm, f11, 1/1000s
#birdphotography #wildlifephotography #photography #blackheadedgull
OM-1 |ISO800, 400mm, f11, 1/1000s
#birdphotography #wildlifephotography #photography #blackheadedgull
October 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Black Headed Gull
OM-1 |ISO800, 400mm, f11, 1/1000s
#birdphotography #wildlifephotography #photography #blackheadedgull
OM-1 |ISO800, 400mm, f11, 1/1000s
#birdphotography #wildlifephotography #photography #blackheadedgull
Black Headed gull (Winter Plumage)
OM-1 ISO800, F20, 321mm, 1/250s
#photography #birdphotography #Birds #blackheadedgull #wildlifephotography #gulls #seabirds
OM-1 ISO800, F20, 321mm, 1/250s
#photography #birdphotography #Birds #blackheadedgull #wildlifephotography #gulls #seabirds
October 2, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Black Headed gull (Winter Plumage)
OM-1 ISO800, F20, 321mm, 1/250s
#photography #birdphotography #Birds #blackheadedgull #wildlifephotography #gulls #seabirds
OM-1 ISO800, F20, 321mm, 1/250s
#photography #birdphotography #Birds #blackheadedgull #wildlifephotography #gulls #seabirds
Grey Wagtail
OM-1 iso800, f/10. 400mm, 1/320s
#birdphotography #wildlifephotography #greywagtail #photography
OM-1 iso800, f/10. 400mm, 1/320s
#birdphotography #wildlifephotography #greywagtail #photography
October 1, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Grey Wagtail
OM-1 iso800, f/10. 400mm, 1/320s
#birdphotography #wildlifephotography #greywagtail #photography
OM-1 iso800, f/10. 400mm, 1/320s
#birdphotography #wildlifephotography #greywagtail #photography
Herring Gull in flight
OM-1 - ISO800, 400mm, f11, 1/1600s
#herringgull #photography #birdphotography #seagull #blueskymonday #wildlifephotography
OM-1 - ISO800, 400mm, f11, 1/1600s
#herringgull #photography #birdphotography #seagull #blueskymonday #wildlifephotography
September 29, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Herring Gull in flight
OM-1 - ISO800, 400mm, f11, 1/1600s
#herringgull #photography #birdphotography #seagull #blueskymonday #wildlifephotography
OM-1 - ISO800, 400mm, f11, 1/1600s
#herringgull #photography #birdphotography #seagull #blueskymonday #wildlifephotography
One from Yesterday - A Curlew at Kidwelly Quay
OM-1 ISO800 800mm 269mm 1/1000s
#Photography #birdphotography #curlew #Wales #Kidwellyquay #Kidwelly
OM-1 ISO800 800mm 269mm 1/1000s
#Photography #birdphotography #curlew #Wales #Kidwellyquay #Kidwelly
September 25, 2025 at 8:26 PM
One from Yesterday - A Curlew at Kidwelly Quay
OM-1 ISO800 800mm 269mm 1/1000s
#Photography #birdphotography #curlew #Wales #Kidwellyquay #Kidwelly
OM-1 ISO800 800mm 269mm 1/1000s
#Photography #birdphotography #curlew #Wales #Kidwellyquay #Kidwelly
Rook's Head
OM-1 iso800, 400mm f6.3 1/640s
#photography #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #bird #corvid #rook
OM-1 iso800, 400mm f6.3 1/640s
#photography #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #bird #corvid #rook
September 20, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Rook's Head
OM-1 iso800, 400mm f6.3 1/640s
#photography #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #bird #corvid #rook
OM-1 iso800, 400mm f6.3 1/640s
#photography #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #bird #corvid #rook