auto colour / contrast settings

The bright yellow fields are a big part of the Essex landscape at this time of year but I think the picture lacks something with just a blank expanse of sky.

Managed to capture definition in the blue sky in a second shot, but at the expense of colour intensity in the field.  Will have to exlore further to see if there's a way to get a better balance between sky and landscape.

weeley woods

These were taken at the open day at Weeley Woods, usually no public access to this nature reserve but they open the gates once a year during the bluebell season.

I'm getting used to the macro and apperture settings, particularly pleased with achieving the out of focus background to the fern.

blackbird

One of my aims is to get some pictures of the birds in my garden and this blackbird with the slightly droopy wing is a regular visitor.  Unfortunately the stand for the bird table got in the way so I had to crop that out (original pic below).

Chappel viaduct

It has these fantastic arches through each of the piers, though its difficult to capture the sense of perspective the same way it appears seeing it in person.   I'll probably try this again some time, maybe different light conditions to see how it comes out.

leaves

Certainly not an original concept, but I like the shapes and muted colour palette.  Interesting that a picture of something dead can seem to have movement that draws the eye around - think its the thin ivy stems that make it.

i love daisies

Ok, this wasn't actually taken with the new camera but I love daisies and was really pleased to get such a close up pic with my little happy snappy digital thing.