Friday, 14 April 2017

Wisley 2017

These are images taken on my annual visit to the Hothouse at the Royal Horticultural Society's garden at Wisley, Surrey.  Each year the RHS has exotic butterflies flying around inside.

I always use flash there and the type of flash I use is a ring-flash.  This year I was experimenting.  I had set up the camera such that the principal source of light would be the flash.  Ambient light would be very much secondary.  All the images I am posting were taken in that way.

I shall not be putting titles on any because there is uncertainty (for me 😀) about many of the identities - notwithstanding the guide-sheet.






































(artificial butterflies)






... ... and in the Alpine collection























Friday, 7 April 2017

February at Blashford

Blashford Lakes is a Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust reserve near the edge of the New Forest at OS grid reference SU 151 083.

These images are posted in strict chronological order of capture.  You may notice that the day started foggy.


Pochard






Tufted Duck






Goldeneye





Little Grebe