Madingley American War Cemetery

By the time we got out for a walk today the cloud was beginning to build up. This set of images was taken with my low resolution phone camera but I am pleased with the set I have produced with a bit of Color Efex processing. I was aiming at symmetries, reduced colour palette and grain to hide the low detail.

Duxford Concorde Evening Visit

Yesterday evening, I accompanied Phil to Duxford where he was helping entertain a corporate group from Rolls Royce with a Concorde Nose Droop. Here he is in the First Officer seat operating the controls with 'Captain' Simon. After the demonstration, they turned off the main lighting giving great photographic opportunities. The group had their dinner under the wings of the various central aeroplanes such as the Sunderland. 

Sunlit Winter Woodland

Rory's Wood at Paxton was looking its best this afternoon with the low sunlight filtered by a canopy of golden leaves falling on the bright green ferns and the golden and green sedges and grasses. There are quite a few fungi about, particularly the Candlesnuff fungus and some small brackets. More creative fungi attempts to follow, The first photo made me think of hot Mediterranean Olive Groves rather than a chilly English Woodland!!

Sunrise on St Ives Bay

Our hotel in St Ives overlooks the beach so a couple of images from the window this morning before going down onto the beacharound 7am. It started overcast allowing some long exposures of the waves in both directions with beautiful green, blue and orange tones. Gradually the sky cleared and, as the sun came up, the colours changed to golden tones.

 

Insects Photographed with Full-Spectrum Camera

A normal camera has filters that remove ultraviolet and infrared light and adjusts the spectrum to the human visible light. I have a  cheap Panasonic camera where the filters have been removed so you can photograph the full spectrum. The images if not adjusted in software are shades of red as that end  of the spectrum is dominant. However, by setting the white balance of  black or white areas to be neutral gives insects that are close to their original colour but the foliage is very light and the flowers/seed heads may be a different hue from what the eye sees. The subdued colours and the softness gives a new dimension to my garden friends.