Creative woodlands AKA Poor Camera Control

I was using my Fuji compact camera yesterday to shoot fungi with its very sensitive screen control. as I returned it to my neck, I obviously touched the screen on a few occasions where I hadn't turned the camera off. I like these 10 examples - I am sure I can't repeat any deliberately.

Cyanotype Session - Rest of images

As documentation of the session, here are the remaining images starting with my favourite of a dragonfly corpse (and larval cases in next shot). The objects that work best are those where they can be flattened completely against the paper which does preclude a lot of subjects eg. the teasel head worked ok but the stem and leaves failed to register. Quite a few of these examples (3-8) have detergent bubbles and some are parts of images enlarged for details

 

Experimenting with Wet Cyanotypes

Before lockdown, we had plans to run a cynaotype workshop and had experimented making negative on film and printing cyanotypes on coated dry paper. I thought I would have a go at Wet Cyanotypes developed in the sunshine. Here are a few from the session showing the various stages and some results - more to follow. The things I experimented with were Clingfilm, turmeric, salt, citric acid and bicarb of soda. The images show some of the setups after exposing to the light with or without the objects in situ and before rinsing - brown coloration.  Once they are rinsed in water the prints are a blue colour.

 

Bug's Eye View of My Garden

I wanted to try and portray the feeling of being surrounded by the huge variety of flowers in the garden at the moment, especially in the wildflower areas. Using my favourite legacy Olympus Zuiko 50mm with 16mm extension ring, I shot at F1.8 getting in close amongst the flowers. Here some of the yellow flowers which work well with this soft approach. 

 

Some Abstract Images Combining Brick, Glass, Wood etc

Decided to have a walk round Eddington, a new development on the outskirts of Cambridge, and took some double exposure images of the various building materials used. Processed to bring out and intensify the natural colours in the images they become very abstract.