Commemorating WW1 and the fallen: 1

Whilst on my wander, last week, and mindful of the 100th anniversary of the beginning of World War 1, the poppies in the wildflower garden at Astley Park became even more relevant and worthy of a capture.

The image is made more powerful by using a selective colour approach to emphasise the flower over a fairly distracting background, as shown in the original crop below it.

 

WOW! Found my way back into Blogger!

No idea how ... iMacros had corrupted my login script - after upgrading to a new PC - and I have forgotten my password! Somehow it linked me back in.

Had a pretty dry spell on the photography front for over 12 months, thanks to various illnesses, hospital admissions and mobility issues ... even thinking of getting an electric buggy to get about better (aka 'at all'!).  Did make it out last week - typically with only a 55-250mm zoom - and ended up doing a few 'unintended' macro shots ... I swear, I did NOT see this creature through the viewfinder - though it has been cropped quite a bit!!!

[Original full-frame shot]