Steve Palmer
@stevepalmer.photography
🌿 Nature and wildlife photographer
📸 Award winning glimpses of nature
📷 Sony A7RV
👋 Come explore with me!
📸 Award winning glimpses of nature
📷 Sony A7RV
👋 Come explore with me!
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
Camera: Sony A7RIII
Lens: Sony 200-600mm f5.6-6.3 G
Settings: ISO 640 | f/ 6.3| 1/250s
September 16, 2026 at 6:35 PM
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
Camera: Sony A7RIII
Lens: Sony 200-600mm f5.6-6.3 G
Settings: ISO 640 | f/ 6.3| 1/250s
Reposted by Steve Palmer
I wish I could have produced a 'top 12' or even 'top 8' list. That would have been much easier.
With apologies to those I have not included, and congratulations to:
@geoff-franklin.bsky.social
@davideberlin.bsky.social
@sarahlonges.bsky.social
@ronm123photo.bsky.social
#ShareMondays2026
Last 4
With apologies to those I have not included, and congratulations to:
@geoff-franklin.bsky.social
@davideberlin.bsky.social
@sarahlonges.bsky.social
@ronm123photo.bsky.social
#ShareMondays2026
Last 4
September 15, 2026 at 8:41 PM
I wish I could have produced a 'top 12' or even 'top 8' list. That would have been much easier.
With apologies to those I have not included, and congratulations to:
@geoff-franklin.bsky.social
@davideberlin.bsky.social
@sarahlonges.bsky.social
@ronm123photo.bsky.social
#ShareMondays2026
Last 4
With apologies to those I have not included, and congratulations to:
@geoff-franklin.bsky.social
@davideberlin.bsky.social
@sarahlonges.bsky.social
@ronm123photo.bsky.social
#ShareMondays2026
Last 4
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)
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)
September 15, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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)
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)
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
Camera: Sony A7RIII
Lens: Sony 200-600mm f5.6-6.3 G
Settings: ISO 640 | f/6.3 | 1/250s
September 14, 2026 at 7:16 PM
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
Camera: Sony A7RIII
Lens: Sony 200-600mm f5.6-6.3 G
Settings: ISO 640 | f/6.3 | 1/250s
September 14, 2026 at 5:50 AM
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)
#nature
Camera: Pentax K5II
Lens: Pentax 100mm Macro
Settings: ISO 100| f/2.8| 1/320s
Subject: Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica)
September 11, 2026 at 7:11 PM
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)
#nature
Camera: Pentax K5II
Lens: Pentax 100mm Macro
Settings: ISO 100| f/2.8| 1/320s
Subject: Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica)
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
#nature
Camera: Sony A7RV
Lens: Sony FE 300mm f/2.8 GM OSS + Sony 2x Converter
Settings: ISO 1600 | f/ 5.6| 1/3200s
September 10, 2026 at 8:31 PM
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
#nature
Camera: Sony A7RV
Lens: Sony FE 300mm f/2.8 GM OSS + Sony 2x Converter
Settings: ISO 1600 | f/ 5.6| 1/3200s
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
#nature
Lens: Sony FE 300mm f/2.8 GM OSS
Settings: ISO 320 | f/2.8 | 1/400s
Subject: Common Heather
September 9, 2026 at 6:35 PM
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
#nature
Lens: Sony FE 300mm f/2.8 GM OSS
Settings: ISO 320 | f/2.8 | 1/400s
Subject: Common Heather
Reposted by Steve Palmer
I think the graphics and lighting on @dutchnewchurch.bsky.social is great so I am going for this one as the winner this week - over to you next week. #sharemondays2026
September 8, 2026 at 2:04 PM
I think the graphics and lighting on @dutchnewchurch.bsky.social is great so I am going for this one as the winner this week - over to you next week. #sharemondays2026
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)
#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)
September 8, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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)
#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)
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
#nature
Camera: Sony A7RV
Lens: Sigma 105mm f2.8 DG DN Macro Art
Settings: ISO 320 | f/2.8 | 1/800s
Subject: Unidentified Apiaceae
September 7, 2026 at 7:16 PM
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
#nature
Camera: Sony A7RV
Lens: Sigma 105mm f2.8 DG DN Macro Art
Settings: ISO 320 | f/2.8 | 1/800s
Subject: Unidentified Apiaceae
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)
#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)
September 4, 2026 at 7:11 PM
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)
#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)
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)
#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)
September 3, 2026 at 8:31 PM
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)
#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)
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
#wildlife
Camera: Sony A7RV
Lens: Sony FE 300mm f/2.8 GM OSS + Sony 2x Converter
Settings: ISO 640 | f/5.6 | 1/1600s
September 2, 2026 at 6:35 PM
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
#wildlife
Camera: Sony A7RV
Lens: Sony FE 300mm f/2.8 GM OSS + Sony 2x Converter
Settings: ISO 640 | f/5.6 | 1/1600s
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)
#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)
September 1, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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)
#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)
Reposted by Steve Palmer
And this week's #ShareMondays2026 winner is .... @davideberlin.bsky.social 👏🏻🍾
Each of the shortlisted images was brilliant; however, it was this shot that I kept coming back to. The contrasting colours, shapes and textures are sublime 👌🏻
Congratulations, David and over to you for next week 👍🏻😁
Each of the shortlisted images was brilliant; however, it was this shot that I kept coming back to. The contrasting colours, shapes and textures are sublime 👌🏻
Congratulations, David and over to you for next week 👍🏻😁
September 1, 2026 at 4:29 PM
And this week's #ShareMondays2026 winner is .... @davideberlin.bsky.social 👏🏻🍾
Each of the shortlisted images was brilliant; however, it was this shot that I kept coming back to. The contrasting colours, shapes and textures are sublime 👌🏻
Congratulations, David and over to you for next week 👍🏻😁
Each of the shortlisted images was brilliant; however, it was this shot that I kept coming back to. The contrasting colours, shapes and textures are sublime 👌🏻
Congratulations, David and over to you for next week 👍🏻😁
Reposted by Steve Palmer
Another great collection of images this week. Congratulations to all who submitted. Here is my shortlist for this week's #ShareMondays2026. I will be back later to announce my winner 😁
@davideberlin.bsky.social
@dammo.bsky.social
@mickh5.bsky.social
@markhether18.bsky.social
@davideberlin.bsky.social
@dammo.bsky.social
@mickh5.bsky.social
@markhether18.bsky.social
September 1, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Another great collection of images this week. Congratulations to all who submitted. Here is my shortlist for this week's #ShareMondays2026. I will be back later to announce my winner 😁
@davideberlin.bsky.social
@dammo.bsky.social
@mickh5.bsky.social
@markhether18.bsky.social
@davideberlin.bsky.social
@dammo.bsky.social
@mickh5.bsky.social
@markhether18.bsky.social
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)
#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)
August 31, 2026 at 5:13 PM
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)
#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)
August 31, 2026 at 8:18 AM
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
Camera: Sony A7RV
Lens: Sigma 105mm f2.8 DG DN Macro Art
August 28, 2026 at 7:11 PM
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
Camera: Sony A7RV
Lens: Sigma 105mm f2.8 DG DN Macro Art
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
Camera: Sony A7RV
Lens: Sony FE 300mm f/2.8 GM OSS + Sony 2x Converter
Settings: ISO 640 | f/ 5.6 | 1/640
August 27, 2026 at 8:31 PM
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
Camera: Sony A7RV
Lens: Sony FE 300mm f/2.8 GM OSS + Sony 2x Converter
Settings: ISO 640 | f/ 5.6 | 1/640
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
Camera: Sony A7RV
Lens: Sony FE 300mm f/2.8 GM OSS + Sony 2x Converter
August 26, 2026 at 6:35 PM
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
Camera: Sony A7RV
Lens: Sony FE 300mm f/2.8 GM OSS + Sony 2x Converter
Reposted by Steve Palmer
This week’s winner is this really striking image of a station clock (at St. Pancras, I think…) by @giles.foo - love the angles & curves, lights & shadows, but particularly the shadow on the clock - sometimes it’s just the little details…
Over to you Giles for next week’s #ShareMondays2026 :)
Over to you Giles for next week’s #ShareMondays2026 :)
August 25, 2026 at 7:21 PM
This week’s winner is this really striking image of a station clock (at St. Pancras, I think…) by @giles.foo - love the angles & curves, lights & shadows, but particularly the shadow on the clock - sometimes it’s just the little details…
Over to you Giles for next week’s #ShareMondays2026 :)
Over to you Giles for next week’s #ShareMondays2026 :)
Reposted by Steve Palmer
My shortlist for this week’s #ShareMondays2026 - never an easy job!
@ansolasoir.com
@sarahlonges.bsky.social
@lornabphotos.bsky.social
@giles.foo
@ansolasoir.com
@sarahlonges.bsky.social
@lornabphotos.bsky.social
@giles.foo
August 25, 2026 at 6:23 PM
My shortlist for this week’s #ShareMondays2026 - never an easy job!
@ansolasoir.com
@sarahlonges.bsky.social
@lornabphotos.bsky.social
@giles.foo
@ansolasoir.com
@sarahlonges.bsky.social
@lornabphotos.bsky.social
@giles.foo
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
August 25, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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