Details
The small things in life sometimes go unnoticed.
Using the camera to draw attention to the beauty all around us is an extremely rewarding pursuit.
Diverse subjects and locations, including all the previous sections.
Screw up
Statement or instruction. Nice ambiguity. Did the designer know?
Part of the many decaying machines on the Fishing Fleet beach. Hastings.
Nikon D850 200mm F-8 1/2500 secs iso 320
Flaming leaves
I spotted this interesting foliage at Scotney Castle in Kent.
I photographed this unknown, to me, species using a spacer ring to get super close to the subject.
Nikon D850 28mm F-5.6 1/320 secs iso 160
Abstract of machinary
Part of the many decaying machines on the Fishing Fleet beach. Hastings.
Nikon Df 105mm F-4 1/640 secs iso 100
Young ferns unfurl
Springtime at Scotney Castle, and these ferns overlooking the moat start to unfurl.
Nikon Df 105mm F-8 1/320 secs iso 200
Young ferns
Many of these ferns were emerging around the woodland.
Powdermill Woods, Battle.
Nikon D850 85mm F-3.2 1/3200 secs iso 400
Seed head
This dying flower was giving up its seeds to the wind.
White Rock theatre. Hastings.
Nikon D850 85mm spacer F-1.4 1/4000 secs iso 64
D6D
One of the bulldozers at the fishing beach had this lichen growing on its label.
Hastings, Fishing Fleet beach.
Nikon Df 105mm F-4 1/2500 secs iso 100
Industrial signage
I am not sure if this is a logo, signage or symbol.
On the side of some of the ageing machinery at the Hastings, Fishing Fleet beach.
Nikon Df 50mm F-2 1/4000 secs iso 100
Waveform
A calm day on the beach and the tiny waves came in so gently. The front of the wave refracts light downward towards the tan pebble. The water beyond the waves reflects the blue of the sky.
Nikon D850 200mm F-11 1/1000 secs iso 200
Beech leaves
I loved the way the light was interacting with these leaves and the trunk of this beech tree. It gives a wonderful balance to the image.
Powdermill Woods, Battle.
Nikon D850 85mm F-5.6 1/1250 secs iso 160
Rivulets
I love all the details the water creates on the beach as it flows over the sand and rocks.
Similar forms can be seen from aircraft flying over rock formations in the desert. Very fractal in nature.
Nikon D850 85mm F-3.5 1/1250 secs iso 100
Beach of gold
The early morning sun was catching the sand and pebbles of the beach in St Leonards.
I love the way the pebbles sit in a rut caused by the eddies in the water that flows past.
I need to get a photo that shows those eddies.
Nikon D850 85mm F-11 1/250 secs iso 400
Gentle statue
This ageing statue at Sissinghurst displays such a kind, gentle expression. I am not sure who the artist is. I will ask next time I am there.
Nikon D850 85mm F-5.6 1/500 secs iso 400
Barnacles on sea defences
A microcosm of life at Pett Level. Photographed using a spacer ring between the lens and the camera. This gives a much closer focal range for macro photography.
Nikon D850 85mm F-4 1/2500 secs iso 200
Sand waves
The amazing wave patterns in the sand left by the retreating give lovely little shadows in the morning sun. As yet undisturbed by feet.
Nikon D850 85mm F-22 1/400 secs iso 200
Red Flower
This flower pokes out from the shade to catch the morning sun and burst with colour.
Goat Ledge Cafe, St Leonards
Nikon Df 85mm F-4.5 1/500 secs iso 320
Seed pods
I am not sure what variety these seed pods are.
They catch the light beautifully in Powdermill Wood, Battle.
Nikon D850 85mm F-4.5 1/320 secs iso 500
Tree fern
This tree fern at Great Dixter gardens in Kent unfurls into the light.
Nikon Df 105mm F-4 1/640 secs iso 250
Gearbox
This old gearbox slowly corrodes by the sea at the Fishing Fleet beach in Hastings.
Nikon Df 105mm F-8 1/4000 secs iso 200
Pebbles and wood
The old, eroding sea defences at Rye Harbour occasionally trap pebbles.
Nikon Df 50mm F-2.8 1/1250 secs iso 200
Lilies catch the light
These eye-catching blooms were at Great Dixter gardens in Kent.
Nikon Df 50mm F-1.4 1/4000 secs iso 200
Rivulets in the sand
The patterns in the sand formed by the water passing the rocks and pebbles remind me of Japanese gardens.
Nikon D850 35mm F-22 1/125 secs iso 250
Ripples on sea
The restful ripples on the sea reflected the sky and the adjacent pier.
The smaller ripple, bottom left gives a nice focal point.
Nikon D850 200mm F-8 1/2500 secs iso 320
Rivulet and stone
The rivulets seem to reach up to the stone at the top.
Nikon D850 85mm F-22 1/125 secs iso 160
Morning sand
The sand on the beach catches the colours of the morning sky. Pebbles are silhouetted with their trails flowing behind them.
Nikon D850 85mm F-22 1/320 secs iso 320
Another fern
They are very photogenic. I love photographing all the different forms they take when growing.
Nikon D850 85mm F-2 1/800 secs iso 200
Shrouded bloom
This flower has grown with a protective shroud around it. Condensation has built up inside.
Great Dixter gardens, Kent.
Nikon Df 105mm F-4 1/400 secs iso 200