Richard Austin, Author at Lyme Online

The coldest morning preparing for take-off

8th October 2020 Richard Austin 0

THE press were invited to photograph the Royal Navy’s Sea Harriers going to war, leaving Yeovilton at 5am on the coldest morning I have ever experienced. […]

Could this be the country’s oldest tree?

22nd September 2020 Richard Austin 0

THE Timberscombe Oak is said to be the oldest tree on Exmoor and quite possibly the oldest anywhere else. […]

Working with wildlife doesn’t always go smoothly

26th August 2020 Richard Austin 0

SOMERSET-based animal rescue charity, Secret World Animal Rescue, works miracles every day with the endless variation of birds and animals that pass through the charity’s HQ at East Huntspill. […]

Photographing Diana was always a big occasion

12th August 2020 Richard Austin 0

THERE were gasps of surprise when Princess Diana emerged from the royal car as she arrived in Tiverton. It was her new hair style that was noticed by Diana’s army of royal fanatics. […]

A disappointing discovery on the River Lim

26th March 2020 Richard Austin 0

A FEW years ago I’d been looking for a reported kingfisher that had been seen fluttering up and down the leat and river at the bottom of Sherborne Lane in Lyme Regis. […]

It must be spring!

11th March 2020 Richard Austin 0

IT’S that time of year again, early spring and the birds and wildlife in general are getting into the reproduction mood, especially the swans at the Abbotsbury Swannery in Dorset. […]

Are we really going to give up all this?

26th February 2020 Richard Austin 0

THIS iconic image came about at the first Guitars On The Beach event in 2013 when I asked organiser Geoff Baker to use his mic and ask the musicians to hold up their guitars. […]

Bringing together all the elements for the perfect picture

17th February 2020 Richard Austin 1

IT makes you feel it well worth following through with a planned idea for a photograph on the beach at Charmouth when you get a snap like this. […]

Talking baby bumps with the Duchess

31st January 2020 Richard Austin 0

THE Duchess of Cambridge, more affectionally known as Kate, shows us all just how it’s done as she delights a young girl in a wheelchair in West London. […]

THE West Country has the reputation of housing some of the finest contemporary artists in the world. Amongst them is internationally-known Heather Jansch, a leading contemporary sculptor with an established worldwide reputation for life-size driftwood horses. […]