Big Apple

Apple tree.  10"x8" camera, 300m lens.  f/45, 12 seconds.
Ilford VC paper negative through yellow filter.

10th March 2015

The sun came out today, and most importantly, the wind dropped to nothing.

I decided to break out a view camera.

I must get around to reloading some film holders; I have only the 10" x 8" loaded at the moment.

I looked and it is well over 2 years since I last used the 10x8, so thought today would be a good one as it would not blow around.

The image of the apple tree came out well, and at 100Mpixels, takes a fair bit of hard-drive space!

The 10" x  8" riding a tripod again.  Canon S120 

Cold?

Logs waiting for a cold evening.  Nikon D7000

9th March 2015

I found that I had chopped up some logs last year but not got around to putting then in bags.   The weather forecast suggested that it may be a good day to recycle some of them into heat.

The weatherman lied.

I lit the fire and burned a few; and sweated my nuts off.

Looking good, but late

Late but pretty Daffs.  Nikon D7000

8th March 2015

I needed them a week ago, but the Daffs have at last decided to put in their appearance.   There are stacks of them this year so it should be a good show overall.

Fingers crossed next year they are on time for March 1st.

Colours: Purple

Hellebores.  Nikon D7000

7th March 2015

The sun was out today and shining on the Hellebores.   They have stood well over the winter and are now covered in stacks of flowers.

They are an interesting shade of purple; the colour is very much on the red side when the sun shines through them, but have a touch of blue otherwise.

The chickens that can fly over the fence do not seem to like the taste either; they have hope at lasting much longer than some of the other flowers in the garden..

New fragrance

Muppet and his first crocus.  Canon S120

6th March 2015

It is sometimes easy to forget that Muppet is still very much a puppy and less than a year old; there are many experiences he is yet to have.

Today the Spring flowers were well in bloom and he decided to explore them, although it may have been that there was a camera lens nearby that did not currently have his nose print on it!

He soon rectified the nose-print issue :(

Here's mud in your cross-eye's

Muppet coming to say hello.  Canon S120

5th March 2015

It rained last night so Muppet was happy; his beautiful puddles were back again!

He did decide I should share in the mud however; cleaning mud from the camera lens is a bit of a sod :(

Blue Spring

Random blue flower.  Canon S120

4th March 2015

Spring is making an appearance slowly; there is more than just green, yellow and brown around now.

Today I saw my first 'blue' of Spring; there was just the one for now, but I am sure there will be more soon.

The garlic will not be long either, smelly white flowers..