In the Wood with the Hosebaby Lens

I spent an hour in our local wood with my home-made close-focus shallow-depth-of-field lens (Hosebaby) taking multiple shots while moving myself forwards or backwards. The set of images were then focus stacked with Zerene stacker. Here are a selection of images that I liked of Hazel female flowers, umbel seedhead, oak apple, rose hip, oak leaves, lichens and teasel with ladybird and against the light with the interesting bokeh.

Walk with the Trees Wimpole

A walk around Wimpole with dramatic skies and interesting tree shapes - great IR subjects.

Patterns in Ice

Some patterns in the ice on our footpaths last week.

St Nicholas Church in Arrington, Cambridgeshire

 I'd never visited Arrington church until today - the churchyard is particularly attractive with spring flowers. The Parish Church of St. Nicholas in Arrington dates from 13th Century. The walls are clunch of local field stones and red brick. The main roof, now tiled, was originally thatched and probably continued to be so until comparatively recent times. The timber spire is lead-covered. The West Tower (9½ ft. square) was built c. 1300, rebuilt in the 18th century. The organ is gothic, 19th Century.

Tracks and Trails

With all the heavy rain over the last few weeks, all the paths are muddy around us. One upside is the visibility of animal tracks, even more so in last week's snow.  We have a Badger Sett that I walk past most days - the first two images show hind and fore paw prints. The tracks clearly lead from the Sett into Toft Wood and across. Badgers are protected by the Badgers Act 1992 which prevents injury to and the disturbance of badgers. Land owners must not disturb a badger or its sett without obtaining a licence but with all the clearing going on of the banks of the Brook, fingers crossed that this is upheld.

The other tracks are Muntjac, Fox (two photos), Dog and Rabbit