Catch A Moonbeam

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I had a pretty lazy day today, recovering from the week. The weather was lovely, and I went out for a rather pleasant drive in the late afternoon / early evening.
I ended up in Queen's Park, Loughborough, where I shot this and a few others, and where I narrowly escaped being locked in by the warden!
I found two gates were locked up, and the warden was just closing the third when I got to it. I didn't realise that they closed the park at all as a routine thing. There were still quite a few other people in there when I left, so I clearly wasn't the only one who was going to be caught out.

What Are You Doing?

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I'm trying to make the most of my time with Holly and Pepper, and get some decent photos with them!

Last Rays

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I liked the way the dying light was catching these leaves.
This one's a backup photo from last night. I ended up working late tonight.

Streetlight Begins To Assert Dominance

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New (2nd hand) lens day! Unexpectedly, times two.
I've been looking at replacing my ancient EF 35mm f/2 with the newer ultrasonic focusing, image stabilised version for a while, and one came up used locally, so I went to pick it up.
While I was there, I spotted a Samyang AF 14mm f/2.8 EF ultrawide in the cabinet, and bought that too. It's quite a fun lens, and I'm hoping it might be good for some big night skies, particularly if we get Aurora again soon.

Not So Fast

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A backup photo today, shot last night.
It's been another mad day today!

Light Night, Take Flight

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It was a lovely evening after I finished work today, so I went out for a drive and put the drone up for a bit.
I think this is the first drone photo I've posted this year.

Unoccupied

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I finished and developed another roll of film this afternoon, this time shot in my old Fuji STX-2. I quite enjoyed using it again after very long break.
The last film came out pretty underdeveloped, so I gave this one longer in the developer, but it could have still taken more.
I also tried scanning this film with my EOS R5 and macro lens, using a film holder I 3D printed from a design on Printables.
It worked quite well, and was much faster and more predictable than scanning with my film scanner. As it works nicely, I think I'll try and clean up my setup to make it a bit more stable and less hacky. Currently, the holder isn't restrained, the camera is on a tripod, and I'm using an LED flat panel ceiling light as an illuminator.
While effective, it is not convenient. A smaller light, a dust brush, and something like a copy stand would seem to be indicated.
I can see myself eventually throwing money at the problem and buying a Valoi setup, but we shall see on that front.