Flowers In The Window

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For no reason in particular, I went back to the 6D II for this one today.
For all of the technical and quality of life advantages of the mirrorless R5, there is still something nice about seeing a real optical image through the viewfinder.
It is weird not to be able to review images in the viewfinder though, I've got very used to that since I got the R5, particularly for a quick check, or when it's too bright to see the screen. I instinctively hit play with my eye to the viewfinder and wondered why I was still seeing a live image for a moment, until the 'duh' hit me!

Now There Is Rain

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The long dry spell broke with a rather nice thunderstorm followed by an evening of rain. I'm sure the plants and gardeners will be happy. I, however, am slightly damp.
This was my 500th post on Instagram. Not sure how I got here, but here, evidently, I am.
Owing to being a muppet who left the R5 at his parents' house, I had to fall back on the trusty old 6D II tonight. Still a lovely camera, but it doesn't half make a noise when you fire the shutter!

Looming From The Mist

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And a bonus pic of Bailey (after the jump), just because I've not had one of him on here recently!

Maintain An Orderly Arrangement

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... And some other photos from a walk on Christmas day, after the jump.
A bit of a weird day in some ways. Lots of thoughts of those we can't be with, whether temporarily or permanently.
The weather was remarkably pleasant though!

Some Run, Some Walk, Some Sit On Benches

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Well, we potter around and crouch over benches, looking slightly insane and photographing the others, at least!

I've also included a bonus pic of Nottingham Castle after sunset (after the jump). I rather liked the colours.

Splat

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Some more playing with the Miops Splash this evening.
I need to get a UV filter for the macro lens when I'm subjecting it to this sort of abuse - I had to clean the lens multiple times during this shoot!

Each Lost In Our Own Little World

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I'd like to be a bit better at street photography, it's a genre that produces some fascinating images.
One of my problems is, I think, something of a lack of confidence and not wanting to be challenged by anyone.

I've recently been inspired by @leanderhoefler's work, particularly in terms of looking for layers of interest in the scene. You should check his work out.
@philpenman is also massively worth a look, if you're not already familiar with his work.

Last Light, Shortest Day

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I wanted to shoot something to mark the solstice today, and I'm quite happy with this as an answer to that.
Within a couple of minutes of taking this, the sun was lost to view behind a cloud bank, and set 24 minutes later, without returning to view.

The celestial pendulum starts its swing back again now.

One In, One Out

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This is a backup photo from yesterday's lovely post-sunset sky.

Anywhichway

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There was some beautiful light today, but I loved the look of this silhouetted fingerpost against the dusk sky.

What Do You Mean, Another One?

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I am most inconvenienced!
Well, not that inconvenienced, I suppose, all things considered.
By virtue of finishing work at lunchtime, I got to see some daylight for a change.

Follow That Plough!

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After a rather tiring day at work, followed by a request for some urgent 3D printing assistance from a friend, so it's a backup image again today, taken a couple of weeks ago.
I could have done with a longer lens here, but the longest I had on me was the 70-200mm.

I did take a load of photos at work today, but that's all technical secret squirrels stuff, so you can't see that!

I have just 4 hours of work left this year, and it can't be done soon enough.
It seems about half the people at work are quite ill again, and it's been horribly stressful being around them - and the stress doesn't go away after either, because I'm then worrying I've caught their bugs.
I'm evidently hugely in the minority caring about this, but I really struggle with it.

Inevitable Decay

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A macro look at a broken bit of my fence.
I thought it was rather interesting.

This is a 3x macro taken with the MP-E 65mm and the WeMacro focus rail. 60 shots stacked in Helicon Focus.

Damaged And Displaced

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Some of the damage from the recent storm we had. Pretty minor in the grand scheme of things.
I thought the broken fence panel and torn-off leaf fitted quite well into this week's #52frames challenge, which is Wabi Sabi.
Wabi Sabi is a Japanese term loosely meaning beauty in imperfection. As I understand it, it's rather more of a general philosophy than just that punchline, but the imperfection and impermanence of a fallen fence, rusted nail, and decaying leaf seemed fitting.

A Series Of Curves

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A backup photo again today - I had a very busy day running sound for In Disguise (the band I've got involved with recently), so I ended up not having time or energy to attend to photos (beyond a couple of snapshots, which I've included after the jump).

The new mixer worked excellently, and the band were very well received.

Bubbles Revisited

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Revisiting a subject I played with earlier in the year.
A few more after the jump.

Festive Finial

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Woohoo! A photo actually taken on the day for a change!

Radiance In Pink

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Yet another backup today.
I really liked the way that these pink rays shone out over the darkening sky. I don't think I've ever seen quite this effect before, but I enjoy it!

The technical demo to customers was, by a lot of very hard work, successful.
I got home and quickly fell asleep on the sofa.

Creativity Is Plugged Up.

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Another backup today.
A flat-out day at work in a fog of last-minute panic to present something partially believable to customers tomorrow.

Hardly a sustainable approach; I just hope we actually learn something about planning and over-promising from this.

Good Point(s)

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A busy day - my first day back at work after a week off today, followed by an evening of sound man duties, followed by doing a job for a friend, and finally wrapped up by preparing tools and running some 3D prints off for work tomorrow.
All this adds up to... you guessed it... another backup photo, shot on the first of December.

Incidentally, how on earth is it 1AM already? I guess that technically makes this late, but in my world, it's still tonight, not tomorrow, because I've not been to bed yet. Therefore, not late yet!
I shall cease my erratic blabbering now.
Good Night.