#33 - Odd clouds tonight

Not seen clouds this colour since the last snowstorm.  Fingers crossed!

#32 - What rain?

#31 - Woodpeckered tree

The victim of a seriously busy woodpecker!

#30 - Reflected light shadows

Reflected light throwing shadows on the wall.

#29 - Rusty sign

Richly coloured sign by the Burslem Canal

#28 - Abstract light

Patterns from an old lightshade.

#27 - Sandstone Trail sign

Signpost on the Sandstone Trail

#26 - Spring day

Chernet Valley near Alton, Staffordshire

#25 - LEGO plates

Playing with a new 120 bulb LED panel. The light needs a bit more diffusing at this range.

#24 - Wet Sunday

Raindrops on a window.

#23 - Chester street

Chester on a Saturday isn't always manic.

#22 - and the left

Left hand

#21 - So many blues

Evening sky over Whitegate, Cheshire

#20 - Right hand

Not an easy shot to take when you're right handed.

#19 - Old mossy log

An old log in the back garden. 

Some days the moss is a really vivid green, some days it's almost brown. It couldn't decide what it was going to be today.

#18 - 1st interior HDR

This is my first go at an interior HDR shot. It's shown me two things

1) I need more practice with the software to get better results

2) I need to paint the walls!

#17 - Two kids, too many shoes

Last day of my holiday with my kids, and this shot sort of arranged itself.

#16 - Rust

A little rust and some minor damage on an old train.

#15 - Pills 2

More medication.  Natural light from a large window at the top of the shot and a white reflector at the bottom.

#14 - Pills

Not breakfast.

#13 - Chameleon

Chameleon at Chester Zoo

#12 - 2 day old poppies

3-4mm tall and still a bit too translucent to shoot in light like this.


500w tungsten from the right, reflector on the left.

#11 - Driftwood

Closeup of driftwood on Pensarn beach, North Wales.

#10 - Cans

Small aluminium drinks cans. 

Shot from above, lit with 4 ~50w LED lamps

#9 - LEGO Stormtrooper

LEGO + Star Wars!!!

The Yoda Chronicles tour at the Trafford Centre, Manchester.

#8 - Uncoloured pencils

 The B&W version looks so much better than the colour.

#7 - Cadbury Creme Egg wrappers

Cadbury Creme Egg wrappers

More fun to eat than to photograph!

#6 - Bottom Flash, Winsford

Bottom Flash, Winsford.

Beautifully still morning but cold enough to freeze the river on the right bank.

#5 - Garden project (1)

Decking project (1)

Spare deck planking, reclaimed timber and too much time on my hands = something?  Just not too sure yet.

#4 - Anemone

Small anemone "Harmony Pearl"