andybarton Posted April 15, 2007 Share #1 Posted April 15, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Looks like it's bursting out all over the UK this weekend! (I'm very worried about the bluebells, though. They are a whole month early, up here. Very bad sign of the times...) [ATTACH]33644[/ATTACH] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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elansprint72 Posted April 15, 2007 Share #2 Posted April 15, 2007 Super image, which camera, what lens, aperture, speed? You nailed the focus. wrt Bluebells, we have have had some blue, white and pink varieties in full bloom for the last couple of weeks in the walled kitchen garden; but in the meadows at the end of the East lawns they seem to be all leaves and just a few buds; normally they all flower at the same time, around the end of April. The bats made their first appearance since October yesterday evening, no sign of the swallows over the lake, they are late, and the house-martins are expected any day according to the records. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmr Posted April 15, 2007 Share #3 Posted April 15, 2007 Andy, lovely detail and colour. Same here - bluebells and daffs at the same time - spooky. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted April 16, 2007 Author Share #4 Posted April 16, 2007 Pete This was with the R8 and the 60 Macro-Elmarit Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spylaw4 Posted April 16, 2007 Share #5 Posted April 16, 2007 It's a cracker Andy! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted April 16, 2007 Share #6 Posted April 16, 2007 Andy - As lovely as if you had a completely controlled studio environment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thpeters Posted April 16, 2007 Share #7 Posted April 16, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Andy, Very good color and composition, love it. Theo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted April 16, 2007 Author Share #8 Posted April 16, 2007 Thanks guys. I was hoping that some of the "flora" brigade would have commented, but, such is life! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elansprint72 Posted April 16, 2007 Share #9 Posted April 16, 2007 Thanks guys. I was hoping that some of the "flora" brigade would have commented, but, such is life! I tried my best to compensate in advance for their predictable lack of response. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted April 16, 2007 Share #10 Posted April 16, 2007 Andy, you can't force people to comment so it's best not to get uptight about it. If it's any consollation I don't think there's always a correlation between the quality of an image and the number of comments it attracts. As Pete said you not only nailed the focusing, but the M8 appears to have nailed the exposure too. One thing I noticed in France last week was that rape seed seemed to be in bloom everywhere - plus the fact it was 27 degrees or so in Paris on Saturday :-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted April 16, 2007 Author Share #11 Posted April 16, 2007 I am very far from uptight about it, Steve. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrewer Posted April 17, 2007 Share #12 Posted April 17, 2007 Lovely image Andy. Colors are perfect in my estimation. Thanks. Allan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albert Posted April 17, 2007 Share #13 Posted April 17, 2007 beautifully done.......and sans H2O dropletts....a true test Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicamann Posted April 17, 2007 Share #14 Posted April 17, 2007 Andy..great shot...of course the R 60mm Macro Elmarit proves its weight in gold here.... a truly remarkable lens..digital or film. As for the shot.."cracker"..love the color Whats this about the bluebells? Regards, Leicamann Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted April 17, 2007 Author Share #15 Posted April 17, 2007 Thanks for your kind comments. I would never resort to a micro-sprayer for anything like this - or anything at all, for that matter. Except maybe greenfly John Bluebells usually put on a great show in the first couple of weeks of May. My mother's birthday is 12th may, and the bluebells are normally looking good for that - and she lives in the South of england. This year, they are around 3 weeks earlier than usual. And in the north of Wales. Another clear sign that things are not right with the climate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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