Sunday 22 September 2024

Light Painting at Paxton Pits

During the week, I attended a light painting workshop at Paxton Pits, organised by the Friends of Paxton Pits, and run by Peter Wood.  Peter started with a talk in the visitor's centre.  He showed us some of his work and talked about the equipment he used.  Once it was dark enough, we headed out to the meadow behind the visitor's centre.  Peter first did a couple of demonstrations of what he can achieve. Rather irritatingly my remote release came loose just as Peter was starting his second painting, by the time I was reconnected I had missed part of it. Hence the odd gap in the right hand side of the second image.

 

 

We then spent the rest of the session, seeing what we could achieve on our own.







Saturday 21 September 2024

Cambridge IR

Another set of IR images, this time from a longer stroll around Cambridge.  All of my channel swaps have been done using DxO PhotoLab 7, which I find easier to use for this than Photoshop, and with a more interesting colour range.





Friday 23 August 2024

Bedford IR

 A small selection of colour-swapped IR shots taken on a short stroll beside the river in Bedford.





Sunday 18 August 2024

Burnet Moths

These were taken a couple of weeks ago on a visit to Sharpenhoe Clappers. There were a lots of Burnet moths and they were very confiding.

 


 


Wednesday 31 July 2024

The Walled Garden at Wimpole

 I always enjoyed a visit to the walled garden at Wimpole.  Such a variety of shape and colour.





Saturday 29 June 2024

Fox

I saw this chap one evening whilst looking for the local barn owl.  I was stood by the gate of a small field that had been recently mown and baled for hay.  I saw the fox across the back of the field a couple of times, before making its way forward.  The fox was half-way down the field before it saw me.  At which point it sat down and stared at me.  It soon became clear that fox wanted to get through the gate I was stood by, and was quite prepared to wait me out rather than detour. We watched each other for a while, the fox having the occasional stretch or fidget.  After about 20 minutes, with the light failing fast, I moved off and watched from distance as the fox went through the gate and across the road to the fields beyond.




Sunday 16 June 2024

Poppies

There are poppies in the usual field near Burwash Manor.  Not exactly a carpet of red, but better than last year.