Tuesday 31st May

This is my last post for my month of May challenge and capturing this photograph optimises the point of the challenge. I was actually planning to go out at sunset and try something with different light. But, I was heading out to the local shops for some lunch and took my camera just in case. This flower was just laid on a wall by the main road. As the challenge was  to go out and look for things to photograph, to find something this beautiful on my last day was so lucky. The reds are so deep and I love how the wide aperture caused such lovely bokeh too. A great picture to end the month!

Info: 1/100s, f/5.6, ISO 400.

Monday 30th May

My penultimate post for this month's challenge. This photo was taken in one of the very brief moments during an awfully rainy day when the sun decided to make an appearance. I grabbed my camera and headed out but didn't have to go far to find something worth photographing, I think. I just love the way the sun casts various levels of light and shadow over something as delicate as this cobweb. I also think the rich green tones really add something special to the picture.

Info: 1/80s, f/5.6, ISO 400.

Sunday 29th May

I wish picture had scent too. This tea rose smelled so gorgeous I just had to photograph it. The sunshine yellow of the petals looks so warm in this picture. And I love how every petal has a different amount of light and shadow. I think that really brings the rose to life. Lush. It looks almost edible!

Info: 1/200s, f/9.0, ISO 200.

Saturday 29th May

As it was a rather windy day on Saturday, I was attempting motion capture again this time with a child's windmill (currently being used to deter moles digging in the garden). I love the two-tone blues of the windmill. The blues to purples are lush. I like how the different elements and levels of the picture become more out of focus as you move away from the centre. The bright yellow centre is in crystal clear focus, then the blades are blurred because they are in motion, and then the background is out of focus due to a wide aperture.

Info: 1/160s, f/5.6, ISO 200.

Friday 27th May

This picture may actually be kind of creepy... A loose wooden hand surrounded by ivy. I do like how the exposure has brought out the textures in the wood but then how that then contrasts with the smoothness of the ivy leaves surrounding it. The different tones of green go so well against the whites and greys of the hand too.

Info: 1/60s, f/6.3, ISO 200.

Thursday 26th May

I think this is a really peaceful picture. I like the subtle tones of blue in the sky, and how the foliage creates a frame nicely. I love how the lines of the bridge lead into the centre of the frame forcing the eye to follow into the beautiful field of buttercups. Such a beautiful place. I think I'm going to print this one out!

Info: 1/200s, f/6.3, ISO 400.

Wednesday 25th May

I think this is a great picture. Certainly one of my more creative pictures. I hope I've done a good job with the composition though. It maybe could have done with a little more sky at the top of the frame. Next time... It's great how the ripples reflect so beautifully on the flat side of the bridge, hidden in the shadows. But the ripples are made interesting because the water that is can be seen in the bottom of the frame is so still that we don't know where the ripples are coming from. I also like how a small slither of sky is reflected right under the bridge, but at a different angle from the sky at the top of the frame. I just like that there are so many different lines within the picture.

Info: 1/320s, f/8.0, ISO 400.