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Photographs and sunlight
2007-05-02 09:08:31
Another trip along Selby cycle path and a stop off at the woods again. As with the Knavesmire photographs below, what a difference a few weeks of sunny weather makes!. Managed to get a good crop of photos on this outing and because of the clear blue sky I took some strikingly colourful photos using the blue as a backdrop. It was quite breezy so taking the pictures was a little tricky as I had to wait for each gust to die as much as possible before hitting the shutter button. Incidentally, I think I mentioned that dear roam around this area? I almost caught one on camera, well, not really it was gone before I had a chance to raise the cam and take the shot but it bolted across the track I was on and crashed through the thickets making a lot of noise. Hopefully I'll get a shot at some point. "Green and Blue still life""Apple Blossom""Fungi, Fungus, Fungis""Forest Flower""Path of Enlightenment""Bluebells""Bluebells in Sunlight" ...

Navesmire Wood - April [photographs]
2007-04-26 19:54:05
Returned back to Knavemire wood today and what a difference a few weeks of sunshine does, everything is that particular bright yellow green that indicates new growth. There was one thing I suddenly realised on this trip - hadn't noticed it before because there wasn't so much 'greenery' around - with the thought that 'hang on a minute, didn't....?; the questions in my mind being to do with how 'clean' the ground between the trees was; the last time I was in these particular woods (a couple of years ago) you couldn't walk between the trees for overgrowth - brambles, hawthorn and the usual bric-a-brac of a old wood, so, I wonder if the forest has/is being managed a bit more these days now that it's a popular (and nice) destination for a hour or two. "Deep Green" - looking into the depths"Guardian" - the wood has a couple of these large old trees the others tend to gather around as it to protect"Green Carpet" - the ground is covered with clover and long grass"Wooded Way" - life ...

Hippeastrum [photographs]
2007-04-18 11:23:38
[update] As is my want when taking photographs; I usually find something out about the subject after the fact; the flower isn't a Hibiscus as I first thought, but something called a Hippeastrum which is another tropical flower. I'll have to get a photo of our Hibiscus as there is one of those mooching around somewhere!. Never was good with 'names', could always remember a 'face' though ;o) I love colour. "Hippeastrum Flower" - got to love those purple and pink highlights! ...

Off the Beaten Track [photos]
2007-04-14 08:28:39
There's a small wood not to far from me that's just off the York to Selby cycle path which I made a little visit to for some photographs(boy has that changed, it's been tarmac'd over so gone now is that wonderful white chalky surface it used to have now replaced by a black snake of a thing that heats up all to quickly in the noonday sun, even at this time of the year. Still they have to 'sanitise' these things to make people use them). I was hoping to actually see some dear, yes dear, but that's very rare and has only happened once or twice in all the times I've been there. Only managed to get a couple of decent photos on this trip because it was overcast, lots of low cloud which flattens everything to a surprising degree - you can see this in the shot looking into the wood itself, very little sense of depth becasue there's no light/dark contrast creating that extra sense of depth; as is, it's like looking at a wall. I'll retake some photos when I'm next down there and the ...

The Origin of Species through 'art'
2007-04-05 10:52:26
Whilst doing the usual junkmail/delete operation today, I came across an interesting newsletter from ForteanTimes (yes that ForteanTimes, the one that finds aliens in milkshakes et-al, and 'yes' I am on the mailing list!). The new April issue is out and aside from the usual stuff there was something that caught my eye; a promo blurb for an article about researching long lost bird species using ART as the research material. This is very interesting when you think about it, although the articles author was tracking down wayward bird species, that could just as easily be applied to any animal species; obviously the further back in art history you go the less 'botanically correct' the representations of these animals is going to be, certainly if one takes into account how paintings discolour with oxidisation and the build up of dirt and grime over time, but what can be found should give a very good idea as to the 'form' of a species depicted, certainly a basis from which to carry out ...

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