Night-time Multiples

Setting the blend mode to additive allows an image to be built up adding lighter areas to shadow parts. Here a few experiments after dark in Toft. The last images show how well the in-camera stabilisation in my small Fuji X100V works - taken at 1/8 or 1/4 second. 

Summer Leys Birds II

A few bird images from my second day at Summer Leys in the early morning when it was still overcast and misty. The Greenfinch plumage close to shows such a variety of feather types and the second image is my first Bullfinch young in flight. Little Egret and Grey Heron just doing what they do

Day of the Triffids at Botanic Gardens

A session of Multiple Exposures with my Fuji at the Botanic Gardens! 

Insects and Spiders at Summer Leys

A few more insects and spiders from Monday's trip to Summer Leys starting with mating Blue-tailed Damselflies and Sphaerophoria hoverflies. Other species include the Great Green Bush Cricket, Four-Banded Longhorn Beetle and 14-Spot Ladybird (very small with very long scientific name Propylea quattuordecimpunctata - ok if you know your latin numbers!).

After the Rain at Summer Leys

After early light rain, the clouds started to lift around 9am and gradually the insects etc dried out. Here are a selection taken as the sun came out and the foliage gradually dried. Butterflies are Brown Argus with its figure-of-eight mark and Common Blue. All taken with 23mm lens plus close-up filter.

Madingley Church Infrared

Some images taken on my infrared camera on our CCC outing on Saturday with my favourite conversion profile which gives a combination of blue and slight yellow tones. The last two images show the effect of the tungsten lighting in parts of the church.