Fern – after the Winter
The Workers Are Out
Apis mellifera
The first Honey Bees were out making themselves useful in the unseasonably warm garden this week. Admire those full pollen baskets.
- Aperture: ƒ/4
- Camera: DSC-RX10M3
- Focal length: 216.72999552973mm
- ISO: 160
- Shutter speed: 1/800s
Sanguinaria
Bloodroot
Yesterday there were the very first signs of Sanguinaria shoots pushing up through the cold earth. Today there are extensive clumps of green “fingers” and the first evidence of folded flowers. Almost there.
- Aperture: ƒ/4
- Camera: DSC-RX10M3
- Exposure bias: +3/10EV
- Focal length: 205.60000610352mm
- ISO: 1600
- Shutter speed: 1/160s
Elder Bud-burst
Elder
I am currently preparing a daily sequence of elder tree leaf buds opening … this is a sample; day 6 of the series
- Aperture: ƒ/4
- Camera: ILCE-7M2
- Exposure bias: +3/10EV
- Focal length: 100mm
- ISO: 100
- Shutter speed: 1/100s
Leaving Soon
Common Redpoll
We are into April now and don’t expect any more snow, albeit its still very cold. A small troup of Common Redpolls are still hanging around the garden but are expected to head back north before long. Cheery little fellows.
- Aperture: ƒ/4
- Camera: DSC-RX10M3
- Focal length: 189.7400055142mm
- ISO: 1600
- Shutter speed: 1/250s
Budding
Sambucus canadensis
Canadian Elder … or whatever common name happens to be used in the area you happen to be
** For anyone interested in photography, this image was composed from seven separate photographs at different stacked focus planes to achieve without any out of focus features. Some of the new computer tools are simply remarkable.
Two days later Day (1 April, but this is real) – welcome to Canadian spring
- Aperture: ƒ/4.5
- Camera: ILCE-7M2
- Focal length: 100mm
- ISO: 100
- Shutter speed: 1/160s
Sentinel Snowdrop
Standing forth …
- Aperture: ƒ/2.8
- Camera: ILCE-7M2
- Focal length: 100mm
- ISO: 125
- Shutter speed: 1/100s
Morning sun with snowmist
As the snow finally melted away, there was still a considerable amount just to the right of this, the morning air was filled with ‘snowiest’ as the temperature rose. Auguries of good things to come.
- Aperture: ƒ/2.4
- Camera: DSC-RX10M3
- Exposure bias: -1EV
- Focal length: 8.8mm
- ISO: 100
- Shutter speed: 1/200s
Limbering Up for Easter
- Aperture: ƒ/4
- Camera: DSC-RX10M3
- Focal length: 220mm
- ISO: 160
- Shutter speed: 1/250s