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Here are some photos of frost which I took early in the morning to capture some winter images.   I was using a wide aperture to throw the background out of focus and for the grass images I was shooting into the sun to make the frost sparkle.

If you try this is you might find that frost like snow can fool your camera’s meter into thinking the scene is lighter than it is so your pictures may come out dark.  Using exposure compensation of one and a half stops usually works but the easy way is to just keep checking your histogram.

If you would rather use one of myimages than capture your own please contact me and I will send you a copy without the copyright logo. All I ask is that, where possible, you include a link back to this site please.

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I have been off my feet for a while due to an operation so I couldn’t do my photo of the day either.  However, I am back in action and have been busy making up for lost time.  Last week my daughter and I photographed the Furze Platt prom at Legoland in Windsor.   It was a lovely surprise when these flowers arrived as a thank you.

Cacti.

Cactus.

Goes without saying!

Palm tree.

Another cactus.

Orchid.

Banana tree!

Raining today.

Sunny today, don’t you love British weather.

Was a blue sky but prefer it in pink.

A real feeling of Spring in the air today.

Sarah.  Definitely one for the website!

Practicing with new gels on the studio lights.

My niece’s new baby rabbit called Lily.

My daughter said why didn’t I put this photo of the bunny on, so here it is.

And here is our cat Tom trying to look cute!

Nicola has been baking.  So yummy!

How romantic!

My favourite sweets at the moment

Nicola has been baking Rocky Road Cupcakes.

Thinking about doing some gardening.

Just liked the colours.

Flowering Redcurrant.

Rolling out the champagne to celebrate my husband’s birthday.

Need to use this up.

Never know whether it should be a slice of lime or lemon with a gin and tonic?

Dinner time.

Taplow House Hotel where I am doing a wedding on Saturday.

A real feeling of Spring today.

Love dolphins!

Very rare Magnolia so I am told.

Fish at Wisley.

Ferns at Wisley.

Orchids at Wisley.

Tulips I think.

Orchids I think.

Orchids.

More orchids!

Cinnamon sticks.

Winter pot pourri – need to replace it with something spring like.

Not enough time in the day!

Made a lot of calls today.

Drinking straws.

It is chilly today so I lit the fire.  Feel nice and cosy now.

What’s a cappuccino without chocolate on top?

Getting better at looking after cyclamens.  This one was a gift from my lovely Mum.

Looks like rain.

£56.00 precisely!

Some of my photos get as far as being framed and put on the wall.

Okay, they are fake but still pretty.

Think Gok would call this an hour glass figure.  Modelled on me of course!

Very white sky today.  This was the best I could do with it.Very foggy today

Went in search of catkins as a sign of Spring.  This was all I could find.  Driving home I saw loads but couldn’t stop.  Typical.

Inside a vase.

Perfume bottle.

Lava lamp.

Just finished a family portrait session.

What a lovely baby.  Not quite sitting up so we had to prop him up.

This little boy is so active he only sat down for a couple of shots.  So glad he did though as he looks adorable.

Pinkneys Green.

Berkshire Agricultural Centre.

This pretty girl wants to be a model.  She looks beautiful as a ballet dancer.  Next month I will be photographing her when she is a bridesmaid at her Grandmother’s wedding.

The neighbour’s cat isn’t being very friendly.

I think this is a Hellebore.

Here is the Helebore from a different angle.

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