Fiddling about, getting to know my new camera, trying out the manual settings. This one is ISO 200, f5.6, 1/640

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Anglesey Abbey is a country house, formerly a priory, in the village of Lode, 5 ½ miles (8.8 km) northeast of Cambridge, England. The house and its grounds are owned by the National Trust and are open to the public as part of the Anglesey Abbey, Garden & Lode Mill …

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As the sun filtered through the loose bark on the rose tree, it almost looked to be on fire…

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Playing about with a black background for the PP bootcamp course. This one doesn’t meet the homework brief as it’s artificially lit, but I like the result. This was lit from the side (and slightly above) with a desk lamp, then a gold reflector to reflect light back onto the …

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4/21/11: Joey’s Paws (anigozanthos), pincushion flower (scabiosa), columbine, lavender, viburnum, roses, and three kinds of Indian hawthorn bush (Rhaphiolepis indica).

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