Nearly Spring
Flora down in the Bollin Valley, Prestbury, Cheshire. There is a feeling that the worst of winter is over, conditions have turned quite mild though one should always prepare for a super cold ‘snap’ at this time of year. Much of the Bollin Valley is a mess of decayed weeds at this time but occasionally there are odd things that appear to be worthy of a picture.
Hog Weed
Pods
The Bollin Valley at Prestbury in Cheshire is a mass of deadheads and tangled parchment like grass, it is that time of year when one can find few but occasionally attractive sights — ready for the springtime now!
Reflecting Trees
A tree reflection in the river Bollin — with treatments.
A look at the Prestbury flora scene as it is today …
Green to Gold
The colour in St Peters churchyard is beautiful!
Autumn Fire
Another shot from the village churchyard in Prestbury, Cheshire.
Teasel by The Bollin
The first snowdrops in St Peters Churchyard
Spring is definitely on its way! This shot was taken with my new Nikon D300S fitted with vintage Nikkor 35mm AI lens (f2.8 -f22). I have had this lens for many years but not been able to use it with digital until now. Nikon D80s don’t work with the older fully manual lenses.
I think it is far surpassing most of my dedicated DX lenses for sharpness and colour accuracy and I wish I could find more of these — at affordable prices! I much prefer to work with a fully manual set up and the 300S with these lenses feels more like a step back in time to the days of 35mm film, a traditional ‘organic’ feel to ultra high technology camera gear is always a very nice thing.
Pink sky at night. Is what we like to see!