Autumn views of Pitstone and Ivinghoe

Yesterday was a glorious day for the light, I took number of pics around the area where I live. Here is just a few. Enjoy!


Tractor tracks on grass



St Mary the Virgin church spire viewed through wheel spokes



Abstract view through wheel spokes of ploughed field


Pitstone windmill

This shot was taken during the golden hour when the lighting was at its best. Crisp autumnal colours are accentuated.

Sunnyside Allotments, Berkhamsted

As part of the National Allotment Week, an open day was held at the Sunnyside allotments in Berkhamsted. My wife Rachel and I spent a good three hours looking around various plots eyeing up and admiring the bountiful produce and flowers on display.

We're new to the self sufficiency game (as can be seen from earlier posts)... so we were grateful to all those on the allotments who gave us some useful advice and encouragement!

Hope you enjoy the pics!

Grasshopper in Glass

The other day we found this little character in our bedroom wall, so thought it an opportunity not to be missed to photograpg him close up!

Neon Sign Lightbox

I had this image rejected by Istockphoto as possibly having overfiltering issues. I looked at my workflow and realised the initial version submitted was white balanced corrected on fluorescence. Obviously there's a lesson to be learned, in that the image subject is of a Neon light. With that in mind here's the accepted image, plus an old faithful taken 3 years ago. Hope you enjoy!

New Garden Vegetable Lightbox

Our veggies are coming along here's a link to my latest shots of veggies.

Summer in the Garden

Here's a selection of pictures of our garden taken over the last couple of weeks. Its been a real pleasure to see so much activity. The bee was a real surprise. It was struggling to fly with a rather large leaf in tow. The raised beds are full of colour and the poppy is one of my favorites and is a reminder of the time I spent working in Denmark. Hope you enjoy!