Almost perfect reflections on a beautiful day on Queensmead Lake, Staines
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Tulip – Emerging into spring
Fishing on a cloudy day
Fishermen at Cley-next-the-sea beach. Norfolk, England
Chrysanthemum – on black
Tortoiseshell Butterfly
A small tortoiseshell butterfly in South Cambridgeshire. The most common of British butterflies (so nothing special there), except for the thrill of being able to get so close to this beautiful insect. Click on picture to view large size.
Arachnophobia!
I saw this spider on my walk this afternoon. It allowed me to get my camera to within a few inches. Just looking at this gives me the jitters, given that it is so alien to what we are used to!
Gold, Grey and Purple
Down in South Cambridgeshire (near Duxford), a field left fallow by a Public Footpath. Now covered in golden strands of grass seeds.
Heart of a poppy
The heart of a wild poppy found growing on a hedgerow in the village of Hinxton
Two of a kind.
A beautiful pair of Tulips. Keukenhof, Lisse, Holland. May 2012.
Nikon D80, 1/3000 f/7.1 with SB-600 flash at 1/16. 105mm f/2.8 Macro Lens. I used a high shutter speed with flash to keep the background underexposed and give a studio effect to the object in the foreground. No post-processing or increase in blacks.
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