Moving On

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I revisited "my" tree this evening.
It's looking very different today in the April drizzle than it did during a January storm or a beautiful February sunset. (Earlier shots after the jump)

Man Takes Picture of Flower

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Again.

I guess this is getting a bit boring. I need to try and diversify my subject matter a bit, I think.
That said, I was quite happy with this one, especially for something shot handheld outdoors.

Speedwell

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A walk in the woods with a local wildlife group and Bailey today.
Phone pic of a worn-out Bailey after the jump, to pay the dog tax 😊

I want to go back with a better setup, and without the time pressure of a guided walk to re-shoot a few subjects I saw today.

Herb Robert / Opportunistic Spider

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Went for a quick wander in the woods to see if I could catch the last few rays of sun on the bluebells. That was moderately successful, but I preferred this one.
I gave it a little bit of help with a mini cube LED light with a snoot fitted, which I think quite nicely mimicked a gentle sunbeam, and just lifted the subject out from the background a bit more.

The spider in the second picture (after the jump) isn't in perfect focus in quite the right place, but I was reasonably happy with it for a very opportunistically grabbed shot. Again, I gave the beastie a bit of light from the LED cube, as it was rather dim in the undergrowth.

Fully Transistorised

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It turns out that I am more mathematically incompetent than I had realised, so the photo I had planned for today will have to wait for another 13 days!
After scratting around for a while, I eventually settled on this as a subject. It feels fairly fitting, I've been doing quite a bit of electronics at work recently.

April Showers

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Saw this on my way home tonight, and was fortunately able to pull over in a good place to catch it.
Very patchy, torrential rain, moving fast.
This shower passed right across my field of view in a matter of minutes, chased up by bright sunshine.

One more after the jump

Reflective On Soar

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An impromptu trip out after catching a glimpse of some potentially interesting light (which I missed, obviously - as Joe Cornish said, if you've seen it, you've missed it) ended up bringing me to a side road near Ratcliffe on Soar power station.

As it happened, I bumped into another photographer who happens to be working on an article about the power station for a national newspaper. I shall be interested to read what they have to say about it when it's published.
I am very jealous that they are getting a tour of the plant tomorrow.

One more after the jump.