At last, after an almost interminable winter, it feels like spring has arrived!
Parakeet in the Park
Category: Spring
Sunset in St. James’s Park
“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.”
W.B. Yeates
I thought I would share a few things I discovered recently. The quote I love, because it speaks to the root of photography and finding beauty in the world around us. It is there, waiting for us to be ready to find it.
The photograph I took earlier in the month, at the end of a long day walking along the River Thames. After a day of alternating rain and sunshine, I thought it had finally clouded over, when to my surprise, we had a beautiful sunset, which almost lit up the daffodills as they swayed in the breeze.
Back-lit Tree on Turnham Green
Sometimes, when we are very fortunate, the weather gives us what we want for a photograph. On this occasion, I noticed that when the Sun flickered into sight, it made the blossoms on this tree almost glow. But then, as suddenly as the light appeared it vanished under a thick rain-coud. More time spent hovering in the park staring at a tree