We Have Cherries
Sour Cherries
The first cherries of the 2020 harvest are starting to ripen – the birds will be so pleased.
- Aperture: ƒ/4
- Camera: DSC-RX10M3
- Focal length: 177.86mm
- ISO: 1000
- Shutter speed: 1/250s
Morning Coffee
Between the Blossoms
To the left Amelanchier canadensis and to the right a sour cherry tree just coming into blossom. The bench between is for morning coffee and pondering.
- Aperture: ƒ/5.6
- Camera: ILCE-7M2
- Exposure bias: +7/10EV
- Focal length: 12mm
- ISO: 160
- Shutter speed: 1/60s
Midnight Magnolias
Uplighting
A huge magnolia tree outside my office window offered the perfect sight this evening as I went to close down the computer. Thank goodnes for tripods.
- Aperture: ƒ/4
- Camera: ILCE-7M2
- Exposure bias: -3/10EV
- Focal length: 85mm
- ISO: 1600
- Shutter speed: 1s
Winter-worn Grasses
Seed Heads at Evening
We have a stand of ornamental grasses in the garden that we leave through the winter as they have seeds for birds and hollow stems for insects to overwinter in. They will be cut down in a few weeks but this evening the low golden light lit up the seed feathers from within. Beautiful.
- Aperture: ƒ/20
- Camera: ILCE-7M2
- Exposure bias: -1.7EV
- Focal length: 100mm
- ISO: 125
- Shutter speed: 1/100s
Common Antler Lichen
Common Antler Lichen
Found while out birding.
VERY similar to Common Oak Lichen which grows here, but in France this is collected commercially for fragrances that are used in perfumes.
Winter Sculpture
Seed-head under snow
As well as benefiting birds by providing seeds for food, leaving seed-heads to stand through the winter enables snow to form delightful “sculptures” for us to enjoy. A few months ago this was an inflorescence on a wild, carrot plant that was abuzz with insects.
- Aperture: ƒ/5.6
- Camera: ILCE-7M2
- Exposure bias: +7/10EV
- Focal length: 105mm
- ISO: 100
- Shutter speed: 1/250s