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Last week I was hoping that I was done with the crocus pictures, but I just had to post this one. It’s not very polite to shove a lens up to anyone’s reproductive system but the crocus didn’t mind and I promise that no flowers were harmed in the process! In order to get this…
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Today wasn’t quite as nice as yesterday, but it doesn’t stop the spring from coming along. I found hepatica buds behind the garage, and they weren’t there yesterday because I looked and didn’t see any. The crocuses are also increasing every day and I can even see a snowdrop on the way, only leaves mind…
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I’ve got myself a new toy in the form of a 14″ Sony Vaio laptop. I must say that I’m quite happy with it, not least because I got it for discounted price that I’m sure was Sony’s mistake! When I was looking for a laptop, I was having a real hard time finding something…
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Every day there’s more crocuses coming up under my kitchen window. Today I had five of them in bloom, but I can see three new buds already. It’s too bad that my crocus patch is shaded in the evening so the only chance I have of seeing them open is during the weekend, so I…
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Finally, finally, finally! Time for my best friend, the macro lens. My crocuses are not in full bloom yet, but I know that the coltsfoot will have dotted the roadside yellow in that warm spot that is always the first one to melt in Loos. I was hoping to see other signs of spring, anything…
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The more I use Lightroom the more I like it. I’m not an expert user but I’m learning, and it seems like my vision is changing in sync with my processing skills. What I thought was perfectly processed a year ago needs re-processing now. When I was working on Monday’s zoo pictures, LR really proved…
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I know I’ve talked about about zoos before and I think I might have even said that I will never visit one again, but I now solemnly swear that I will never promise I will never visit another zoo. The issue of captive animals, for and against, it’s been discussed already and now I just…
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We’ve got plenty of the roe deer around here but they’re really shy, so I can just forget about approaching them in full sight, they’ll be long gone before I get to photographing distance. I’ve only really had one reasonably good opportunity to photograph them, that was over two years ago. Since then I’ve of…
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Easter is a classic time for a skiing (or snowshoeing) trip in the mountains. The sunny fifth season days really are the best up in the mountains so I have a tradition to do a trip every year, normally I pick any sunny Saturday in March or very early April but with Easter giving us…
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I went for a walk right after breakfast, didn’t want to risk that it would get warmer during the day and the ice casing we have on everything right now would melt away. The trails are wonderful right now – they really are hard as ice, it’s like walking on tarmac. Except 10 times more…