CCC Out and About to Gamlingay Woods

Well here is a change, I am blogging on the same day as I have actually done something.

Today, about 12 of us from the Cambridge Camera Club met up at Gamlinggay Woods. A lovely Woodland managed by The Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire & Northamptonshire near Gamblingay. Organised by Ann Miles, we went to see butterflies, insects and enjoy each others company.


A really nice day and concluded at the Cafe in the nearby Garden Centre (Mmmmm - Pork Pie Salad and Crisps and a very welcome Cup of Tea)
The butterflies where there but I only managed a few, Other insects where there. I will get round to identifying them :)

Its not a competition but I think I have managed to blog an event before Ann :)

Lady's Wood Infrared Photos

Another outing with my Canon 5Dmkiii IR converted Camera. All images processed with an initial adjustment in Lightroom then worked on in Photoshop. Monochromes have been created in NIK Silver eFex Pro2. Some images have been channel swapped, some with added 'glow' and one processed to 'A shade of Green'

The last two photos where taken with my 'Plastic Holga Pin Hole Lens'

Lady's Wood Bluebells

Going back a few weeks to Easter Sue and I spent a lovely day at Lady's Wood Nature Reserve. This was our second trip this year, the first time we visited with my youngest daughter and her family.

This reserve is managed by 'The Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire' (BCN). It is situated near Upwood in Cambridgeshire

I just love the arch of a blue bell flow as in the first photo. The second photo was of a 'White Bluebell' I started to investigate but got confused, there is also English (Native) Bluebells and Spanish Bluebells and it appears that we should be getting rid of the Spanish Type as they may be invasive.

I took a few ICM (Intentional Movement Photos) and there is one here on this blog. With this image I blended (in Photoshop) it with a 'non moving image' to add to the structure.

You can find information about this Reserve

• on Wikipedia HERE
• On the BCN Website HERE or @wildlifebcn on Twitter

This is a beautiful Nature Reserve and really worth a visit. But be warned there is only a very small car park.