Blue bell fields forever

Originally uploaded by .koltregaskes

The blue bells (and buttercups) have sprouted up everywhere here in Edenbridge! This is the field behind our local vet. There is a small wood on the other side of a stream and this is the edge of the woods. Behind me is a field of buttercups, to the left of me is a hill leading to the railway track and to the right of me is a field full of sheep.

To me this shot looks like it’s an HDR image but I can ensure you that it’s not and most of the processing was done in Camera Raw with some tweaking in Photoshop.

Shot taken with my Sigma 10-20mm wide angle lens, which I’ve not used in ages!

New Peony

Originally uploaded by .koltregaskes

This peony popped up in the garden recently. I got it while it had a bit of sun on it (we don’t get much sun in the back garden).

This was taken with my Sigma 105mm macro lens on a tripod - I do like taking macro shots.

Long grass

Originally uploaded by .koltregaskes

This is the ‘new’ field I take Kaz to. The grass is really long so Kaz is having great fun jumping and running through it all. I took this shot from low down and upped the contrast… a lot.

This field was full of yellow buttercups at the time, wonderful colors, and still is - though the grass is even longer! I’m wondering when exactly they’ll cut it.

Water beads

Originally uploaded by .koltregaskes

I thought this might be a good one for black and white and pleased at the result. I converted it in Camera Raw (I do a lot of work in raw nowadays), then used dodge/burn to unhide the shaded bits.

The original was taken on an overcast day and it had just stopped raining. The plant is something I found in the back garden, weed probably.

Dark and dirty

Originally uploaded by .koltregaskes

For some reason this shot came out really dark (no idea what I did) but I went with it and created this pic of Kaz, my Golden Retriever, after he stuck his head in a muddy pond.

I’ve recently been taking him to a new place behind our vet. It’s near a field of sheep but completely fenced off so he doesn’t cause them any grief. It’s a long walk to get to it and so is very quiet, though the odd train going by does break the silence. It’s also near the oh-so-lovely sewage works but I don’t really notice it.

You get a pretty good view as the field is on a hill so I hope to put up my shots from it.

Photo by digital photographer JMJJenci. Lovely image showing beauty and hiding it as well. If you like this photo, take a look at more in his DeviantArt gallery.