Buttercups

23 06 2009
Buttercups in Kensington Gardens

Buttercups in Kensington Gardens





Photobook published

22 05 2009

One of the projects that I’ve been working on recently is to create something with and from my photographs – I’ve found it’s all very well to have a hard drive full of photos, but there’s only so many you can view on screen at once :)

So I’ve taken to creating some photo books along various themes that my photos follow – and the first one that I’m ‘ready’ to annouce is of the best photos from my trip to Kew Gardens in April:

Please feel free to check it out, and I’d love to know what you think!





Bluebells – signpost to springtime

6 05 2009

Still more photos of the springtime blooms of Kew Gardens. I managed to ‘catch’ the start of the bluebell blooms … unfortunately I didn’t make it back in time to photograph the carpet – in full. That’s on the list for next year :)

 

Early bluebells, Kew Gardens

Early bluebells, Kew Gardens

 

Close-up, bluebells of Kew Gardens

Close-up, bluebells of Kew Gardens

 

Bluebells, Kew Gardens

Bluebells, Kew Gardens





Purple springtime blooms

20 04 2009

I didn’t record the name of these tiny flowers, but they were just lovely

Tiny purple flowers, Kew Gardens

Tiny purple flowers, Kew Gardens





Drooping tulips – Kew Gardens

20 04 2009

Flowers in a beautiful ‘free form’ memorial flower bed – Snake’s Head Fritillary / Chequered daffodil / drooping tulip …

Close-up drooping tulips

Close-up drooping tulips

Chequered daffodils

Chequered daffodils





Spring flowers – Kew Gardens

20 04 2009
A series on glorious spring blooms currently ‘on show’ at London’s Kew Gardens
Mauve hyacynth blooms

Mauve hyacynth blooms

Hyacynth buds, Kew Gardens

Hyacynth buds, Kew Gardens

Ornamental cherry blossom buds, Kew Gardens

Ornamental cherry blossom buds, Kew Gardens

Pink & mauve blooms, Kew Gardens

Pink & mauve blooms, Kew Gardens





Castle Royal, York

15 09 2008
Castle Royal, York

Castle Royal, York

Taken in May, ’08 with my Nikon D40X





Temple of the Four Winds

19 08 2008
An ornamental, Romanesque building in the gardens of Castle Howard, known as the Temple of the Four Winds.
Temple of the Four Winds, Castle Howard, York

Temple of the Four Winds, Castle Howard, York

Taken in May, ’08 with my Nikon D40X





April snow

11 08 2008
I took these on the first weekend of April, 2008 during the first (and only) snow fall of the winter in Kensington Gardens
A snowy April day in Kensington Gardens

A snowy April day in Kensington Gardens

Magnolia bud cloaked in April snow

Magnolia bud cloaked in April snow

Both taken with my Nikon D40X





Swiss wildflowers

10 08 2008
Wildflowers in the Jura

Wildflowers in the Jura

Taken on a walk in the Jura with my Nikon D40X








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