The head-high barley was cut a couple of days ago so the view along the ridgeway is back again. The lumps in the foreground are bronze age barrows. Visible a mile away, behind and to the right of the barrows, are the earth ramparts of the huge iron age hill fort called Maiden Castle (which was neither a fort nor castle and has nothing to do with maidens). The spike on the horizon between the barrows, and about 5 miles away, is Hardy's Monument, erected in memory of Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy, a local lad and flag captain to Admiral Nelson at the battle of Trafalgar.

That's about 3000 years of history in one photograph taken at dusk with K3 + Sigma 105mm macro.

Thoughts, comments etc. welcome as usual.




Steve

Willow would woof happy birthday if she were awake.
The big question now is whether you know his moods like no dog can...

Steve

It's the Great British Summer, just like it was in the Good Old Days. Daily rain will start when the schools break up for the summer holidays!!
Same here when it comes to walks. But not for laying on the lawn.

Steve

Harry the baby houseleek (see link) and his siblings have been growing leaves over the last few weeks and are now looking more like miniature versions of the rosettes they will become. The biggest plants are now about 15mm across, so it's time for a new picture. This time, I've had a go at focus stacking with Affinity Photo. Not tried it before. Stack of 12 images from K3 + Irix 150mm.

More to come when they're older, bigger and even more handsome.




Steve

Well seen, well taken and nicely contrasting pictures. The shallow depth of field approach worked well.

And it's a good day because I've learned something new today, too - there's more to salsify than just an edible root!

Steve

Very, very, very good!!

Steve

I found that a carefully placed hand can help. But for outdoor use, the viewfinder is one of the weaker aspects of the Q.

Of course, there was a time when every photographer had a big black cloth that they draped over their head and back of the camera so they could see the image on the screen...

Steve

Enjoy your new toy!

One little thing to note - some older Q's lose the ability to keep date and time when changing batteries, something to do with an ageing capacitor. Doesn't affect picture taking, just adds a few seconds to battery changes while date and time are reset. Yours might be good for many years seeing as it hasn't been used, but don't panic if it happens .

Steve

You're onto something there. With water dribbling out of the holes, it would also make a good water feature with lots of photographic interest. Better start making a mould for mass production...

Steve

It looks like a fancy ceramic nest box. There are some weird ones around, more art than a serious attempt to give birds a helping hand. For example link or even link

At least the bees are finding it useful .

Steve