Primroses at Brampton Wood

With the spring flowers finally out, I have renewed my acquaintance with Brampton wood.  Despite the the bitter start to spring, it is much drier than it was this time last year.

I consider Brampton to be probably the best wood in the area for primroses, so that is where I started.  Primroses are frankly a bit of a sod to shoot.  The delicate yellow of the petals washes out at the slightest glimpse of the sun and they collect every bit of dust and dirt around (well what isn't on my sensor anyway).  After a couple of record shots, I used the 105mm macro lens to try some closer shots with more minimal depth of field.