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.

Hurried Camellia

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Lucy's camellia is coming out nicely this year.
I was a bit worried about it last year; it looked pretty sickly and failed to flower.
On the advice of greener-fingered humans, I dug it out of its pot, and found it had become badly pot-bound. A bigger pot and some more compost last year seems to have done the trick for this year.

This was a fairly rushed shot as I was on my way out Saturday afternoon, but I don't think it's too bad.

The Evening's Entertainment

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I stuck my sound man hat on again this evening for an "In Disguise" fundraising gig.

It all seemed to go rather well, with the dance floor filling up from about the third number, and some nice feedback from the organisers afterwards.

I have finally got round to tidying up my network, power, and monitoring accoutrements, with everything now mounted to a board. Setup was much easier and neater than it has been.

Like yesterday, this one's not much more than a snapshot, but I've shot so little this week, and it's a memory of a thing accomplished, so it means something to me, which is really why I'm doing this.

Flyball

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I went to Crufts with a friend, and we managed to get seats in the main arena for the Flyball among a few other events.

Lucy would have loved this, she really enjoyed watching Crufts, and particularly the Flyball on TV. We never got the chance to go together, with the spectre of Covid rearing its ugly head not long after she discovered how much she actually liked dogs.

Flyball is incredibly fast, the dogs make it there and back in around 4 seconds, sometimes less.

This one's no more than a snapshot really, but I've shot so little this week, and it's a memory of a good day, so it means something to me at least.

Cornflower Blue

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... Isn't necessarily blue, as it turns out.

An impromptu trip to a wildflower field straight after work yielded this. I only had the RX100V with me (I often keep it in my work bag with my thermal camera, as its high-speed video mode can be useful for finding faults). It's a bit lacking in macro abilities, but it has done pretty acceptably on this one.
By some miracle, its battery was even mostly charged up!

Carpet

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We had quite a nice day today, and I managed to grab this at lunch time.
I signed up to 52frames at the weekend, and was thinking about something for their challenge "Fill the frame".
I missed out on submitting this before the window closed, but I'm posting it here anyway.

My little Sony RX100 has been getting a workout over the last few days!

Peek

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After a very grey few weeks, there were a few small windows this afternoon where we saw a little glimpse of the sun.

Guard dog?

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I've got Bailey for the weekend, so I thought I'd better pay the dog tax for all the doggy people out there!

Continuous Cruise

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The life of a boater seems a curious one.
It sounds fun and relaxing in some ways, but I don't think I'd do very well without space for all my gubbins!

Think of better times

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Late posting this one - but it's a year today since we said our final goodbyes.

The second photo (after the jump) is copyright of the talented @bendavisweddingphotography, who did a fantastic job for us.

Step Over The Wreckage, Into The Light

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I did something I don't very often do this morning - I got up before it was absolutely necessary.
I think it was worth it.

One more after the jump.

Just To Be On The Safe Side

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It's been a fairly busy one today, and the only photos I took were a couple of boring technical photos at work, and a few snapshots on my phone of Bailey being cute.
Here's a backup image from a couple of weeks ago.

1000

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A backup image today, it was an extremely busy day.

50:50

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A backup image today, taken last Friday.

Upwards!

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A backup image today, taken on my walk yesterday.

Bitter End

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Not bitter, not ending, that's just the name of this bit of the rope!

Watered In

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Sporophyte

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A 36-shot focus stack of a couple of sporophytes on a bit of moss from the garden. 5x magnification with the MP-E65mm on the WeMacro focus rail, and a little bit of cropping.
I've included a photo of the setup after the jump showing just how much magnification is going on here!

More splashing around

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I came across a reel on Instagram earlier that showed washers being dropped into a tray of liquid in slow motion, and it inspired me to try the same effect with stills.
The hole in the washer creates a little jet in the middle of the main splash, which I think is rather interesting.
I've added a high-speed video from my initial testing where you can see the development of a splash - after the jump.

Planting Trees / Muddy and Knackered

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Planting trees in memory of Lucy today. Hard work, but it felt right to remember her in this way.
I hope at least some of the trees we planted today outlast me by a long time.