Ramsey 40s Weekend

Last Saturday I visited the 1940s event in Ramsey.  I have  been several times before and it is always good value, with plenty of dedicated reenactors willing to pose.  Having said that, this year there seemed to be fewer than the last time I visited, 2 years ago.  It is possible the mixed weather forecast put off some.  Or maybe, the increasingly crowded 40s event calendar, there were at least two other events the same weekend, is diluting the numbers.

Butterflies & Bugs at Brampton

On Sunday afternoon I went out to shoot some long exposure pictures of swaying crops and moving clouds.  However, despite the breeze, the  clouds weren't moving.  So instead I spent a couple of hours in Brampton woods hunting for insects.  Because it was a bit blowy I wasn't hopeful of getting anything.  But with some perseverance and after a couple of hundreds shots I managed a few vaguley in focus.

Graffiti

A piece of stencil graffiti I found in the park in St Neots.  I offer no editorial comment.

An Evening In Cambridge

I am little behind on blog posts.  Ten days ago I met up with other members of the Abbey-Horizens group for an evening's photography in Cambridge.  There had been a mini 'Points of View' challenge set for the evening.  Four topics:

1. Silhouette or shadow.
2. Anything taken from ground-level.
3. Modern
4. Portrait. 

As with the real 'Points of View', I became obsessed with one topic and ignored another.  I also took many shots that have nothing to do with any of the topics.  I won't show the images I have selected for each topic until after the next Abbey group meeting (assuming I remember). But here are a few of the other shots I took.

I really did enjoy the ground level task and plan another night in Cambridge to explore this further.