Recent content by Rincewind

out for a bimble today Aude, S. France. Mid afternoon, heavy clouds and overcast but what the heck there were patches of blue as well - so a few bits and bobs about - photographing butterflies. I often see Brimstones but they rarely rest at the moment, all too busy finding mates. Spotted one and...

I have been playing - currently playing with petals and specifically with Parrot Tulips - this one is a Flame tulip as it is Yellow and Red - however I think it also works in Black and White ?

took a while ago - evening light on the Moray Firth, I was up staying in Nairn on business - stayed in the Golf View Hotel - this was just outside the front door !

One from today, decided to play as one of the tulips in the garden had fallen so collected the petals, one of them here - it is a Flame Parrot Tulip, looks good printed on A3 Titanium Lustre paper

A pretty quick and dirty process of a local view, a field just outside our village in S. France, the farmer has kept the cows off the field last year and it looks like this - its how rested pasture should look - I will need to do a slower and more controlled process on it later to get the best...

Cheers Des, yeah would have loved more light and greater DoF but it was not going to happen, that was F11 1/320sec at iso 400 - its a 150mm macro lens - they don't hang about :)

When we arrived in France 5 years ago I saw and got a poor photo of a very tatty 2nd brood Map butterfly, Araschnia levana, the first I had ever seen, I have been looking for a fresh one ever since, finally today 14/April/2024 Ariege S. France on Garlic mustard, Alliaria petiolata, by the river...

A number of these around today 13/April/2024 Aude, S. France I believe it to be a Carabus auratus

took this one a few years back when i was working in London, they were removing the real chimneys and putting up the fake ones - not been back to that area since :-)

I was told off in no uncertain terms for disturbing him - my what language from such a picture book creature :)

One from Quillan, Aude, S. France todays bimble by the river - 'Did it bite?'

Just for a change its not one of the Misumena spiders

Todays image - 17th March - St Patricks day - I am English - its not my fault my parents were ! in fact its not a fault either - its who i am - However this is Irelands day and so I raise my glass to the Irish, Cheers to you - I believe this is the correct translation - siúd ort!. its not...

To me - this says Spring - Aude, S. France today 15/04/2024