Pasque Flowers on Royston Heath

The Pasque flowers are going over now but it is a wonderful display - probably as good as the display in 2013 (see here). Taken with a range of lenses 100-400 mm for the first two and last four, third is the 10-24 mm and other two with 50 mm macro.

First Round Jetski Championships at Wyboston Lakes

Very enjoyable day yesterday photographing jetski racing. Great atmosphere with everyone very welcoming. I took a lot too many photographs so these are just a few quickly picked from the masses (most of which are out of focus where the focus has picked up the spray or blurred where panning not correct speed). Here 1/250th and 1/2000 used to give different effects.

Castleton, Derbyshire - Shades of Green

I stopped in Castleton for a short while on my drive from Leeds area across to Chapel-en-Frith Camera Club on Wednesday. Mainly it was overcast but the sun broke through a few times to give great sculpturing to the views. Although not Ireland, there were certainly 40 shades of green.

Yorkshire Sculpture Park

I stopped off for lunch at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park on Tuesday and enjoyed a session with Scultpures by Barabara Hepworth and Tony Cragg. Quite a few are in-camera double exposures but also attracted by the reflections of the park in the sculptures. Unfortunately on a cloudy day there weren't many people viewing the sculptures 

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Kedleston Hall, National Trust, Derbyshire

The Curzon family have owned Kedleston since at least 1297 and have lived in a succession of manor houses near to or on the site of the present Kedleston Hall.  The house was designed in 1759 by the Palladian architects James Paine and Matthew Brettingham but Curzon was so impressed with Adam's designs for his gardens that Adam was quickly put in charge of the construction of the new mansion. The ornate Reception Hall, Dining room etc on the first floor are all for show, with the family living near the kitchens where the present restaurant is.

Dovedale Before the Crowds

On Sunday, I visited Dovedale in the South Peak District early in the morning in bright sunshine. Beautiful light with golds and blues predominating. By 11am,  the car park was full and I left the crowds to fight out position on the stepping stones.