Camera Club Outing to Waresley Wood

Last Sunday, I joined others from the CCC at Waresley Wood for a morning of flower photography.  Conditions were near perfect for macro work, brightly overcast and no wind.  As well as the abundant bluebells, there were still some Oxslips showing.

Spring Flowers at Brampton Wood

I spent Saturday morning at Brampton would shooting the spring flowers.  The bluebells are at their best and are looking fantastic.  But there are also many primroses still remaining, from a particularly prolific showing this year, as well as wood anemones, dog violets and others. 

Albert Dock

Last weekend, I took another trip up to visit my friend Vic.  On the Friday we visited the Albert Dock in Liverpool.  The plan had been to spend a couple hours before going on to Formby Woods and Crosby Beach.  But the light was poor, so we dropped the latter two locations and settled for a good lunch and a longer stay at the dock.  We spent quite a while inside the Museum of Liverpool, concentrating on the wonderful staircase.

 The 'love lock' craze seems to have reached Liverpool.

Pasque Flowers

I only managed one photo outing over Easter.  Having seen on Ann's blog that the Pasque flowers were out at Therfield Heath, I took a trip there on Easter Monday.  The numbers of flowers varies greatly from year to year.  This year wasn't up to the record breaking standard of 2013, but was still fairly good.  As usual the breeze was an issue for decent macro shots.

Fairground Lights

I am a little behind in my blog posts.  A couple of weeks ago was the Mid-Lent Fair in Stamford.  This year, for the first time in a few years, the riverside meadow was dry enough to be used.  This meant there were a few more (and bigger) rides.  I spent my time on these, but struggled to find decent angles.  Getting a full circle on the Airmaxx proved to be a real challenge.

Bits of buildings

I spent a recent Saturday in London.  Frankly, it wasn't a very successful trip, photographically.  However, I did manage to get a few architectural shots.

Fleetwood Wrecks

Last weekend I headed up the M6 to visit my friend Vic.  On the Saturday morning we ventured out to Fleetwood, near Blackpool, where there are some old wrecked boats on the marshes.  We had inadvertently chosen a day with one of the highest tides of the year.  Whilst it didn't exactly come in at the pace of a galloping horse, it did sneak up on us.  Vic narrowly avoided getting his camera back flooded, and we only managed a few 10-stop shots before retreating to firmer ground.

We passed the middle of the day in Fleetwood itself.  The waves were quite lively and I entertained myself for some time shooting them against a set of concrete steps.

Later in the afternoon, after the tide had receded and the sun was low, we headed back to the wrecks.