Sunday, 19 April 2026

Back To The Bluebells

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A very pleasant walk in the woods this afternoon.

Yes, I am the slightly mad sort of person that shoots an f/1.2 lens wide open (or in this particular case, very nearly wide open) in full sun, why do you ask?

I'm quite pleased with this, rule of thirds be damned.

Saturday, 18 April 2026

From There To Somewhere

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I caught up with an old friend for a walk and a chat today. I didn't shoot much, but I thought this one was OK.

Friday, 17 April 2026

2026-04-17

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Thursday, 16 April 2026

Blue In Green

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A backup photo from last week's trip to the woods.
Today was a bit of a slog. I wish people were a bit less peopley and a lot less virusy.

Wednesday, 15 April 2026

Rain Later

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I took a day off work to spend the day with my in-laws. We had a rather pleasant walk at lunchtime before the weather rolled in.
We had a fairly decent little thunderstorm in the evening. I didn't manage to shoot any of it because we were getting ready to head out and meet up with a friend.

Tuesday, 14 April 2026

James

Click image to view a bigger version My in-laws came to visit and we went to a James concert. I've never really listened to that much of their music in the past for some reason, but they were excellent, and certainly know how to put on a show.

Monday, 13 April 2026

They're Even Barcoding The Fields Now!

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A backup photo today, shot a couple of days ago.

Sunday, 12 April 2026

April Showers

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I went out for a walk this afternoon and caught this rather neat illustration of a shower.

The weather had the last laugh, because about 20 minutes later, it caught up and dampened me.
Yay for wellington boots and weather sealed cameras!

Saturday, 11 April 2026

New Shoots

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I felt a lot better this morning, so I was rather disappointed when my lateral flow test came back looking pretty much as strong as yesterday's.
Still, at least I was well enough to get out for a decent walk to blow the cobwebs away a bit.

Friday, 10 April 2026

X Marks The Spot

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Another backup photo today.
Not sure what is indicated thereby, but it gave me something convenient to aim at 😁

Thursday, 9 April 2026

On The Verge

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Another backup photo from a few days ago.

Wednesday, 8 April 2026

Glow In The Dark

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I thought it was time to go for something other than flowers, so I gave this LED the macro treatment.

Tuesday, 7 April 2026

Bluebell Season Is Upon Us

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A backup photo from yesterday.

The wretched covid monster has bitten my head off again today.
Based on the timing, it seems highly probable that it came from work [rant redacted].

Monday, 6 April 2026

Rest Your Wings A Moment

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I went for a walk in the woods today.
After struggling to catch any decent butterfly shots, I had all but given up and was heading back to the car when this Green-Veined White (I think) came past me and settled on a Celandine. It stayed there feeding from the flower for just long enough for me to drop down to my knees, bring the camera up and fire off a few shots before it was gone again.

I was quite glad I'd left my knee pads on and the camera awake and ready to go!

Sunday, 5 April 2026

Two Close, One Far

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A backup photo today, I stayed at home and vegetated for the vast majority of today.

Saturday, 4 April 2026

Into The Blue

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A backup photo today, I was doing my sound man bit, and the photos I took at the gig weren't anything to write home about (second pic after the jump just to prove it happened!)

Friday, 3 April 2026

The Picnic Is Cancelled

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I went for an evening wander round Highfields park and came across this rather unhappy looking table.

Thursday, 2 April 2026

Lichen

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I went for a rather pleasant walk after an early finish from work. We had great weather, so I thought I'd better make the best of it before the forecast storms roll in!
The air quality here must be fairly good, there's a huge amount of lichen around.

Wednesday, 1 April 2026

Road Noise

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