
Rudbeckia ‘Goldsturm’ (Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii)
Fujifilm X-T5, Tamron 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD at 70mm, 1/100s, f11, ISO 200
Category: Flowers
Wordless Wednesday… Dahlia ‘Bishop of Llandaff’ – Mount Grace Priory

Dahlia ‘Bishop of Llandaff’ – Mount Grace Priory
Fujifilm X-E4, Fujinon XF 18-55mm f2.8~4 R LM OIS at 50mm, 1/150s, f11, ISO 400
Throwback Thursday… Common Hollyhocks

Common hollyhock (Alcea rosea)
Panasonic Lumix GF1, Lumix G Vario OIS 14-45mm f/3.5~5.6 at 23mm, 1/125s, f5.6, ISO 200
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
14 years ago it was these beautiful Common Hollyhocks (Alcea rosea) at Brockford station on the Mid-Suffolk Light Railway (MSLR)

Common hollyhock (Alcea rosea)
Panasonic Lumix GF1, Lumix G Vario OIS 14-45mm f/3.5~5.6 at 45mm, 1/640s, f10, ISO 320
Single frame… Apple blossom

Apple blossom
Canon EOS 6D, Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM at 210mm + Canon EF12 Extension Tube, 1/125s, f11, ISO 100
Throwback Thursday… Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa)

Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa)
Fujifilm X-T2, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 135mm, 1/75s, f8, ISO 200
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
Five years ago it was the flora and fauna at Straws Bridge nature reserve near Ilkeston in Derbyshire.
I’m not sure but I think I was experimenting with a Fujifilm MCEX-11 Extension Tube that day…
Square Saturday… Photographing the blossom, Sheffield

Photographing the blossom, Sheffield
Seagull WWSC-10, Haiou 75mm f/3.5 – 1/125s, f8 – Lomography 400CN rated at ISO 200 (expired December 2013)
Another image from Expired Film Day 2024.
Developed by AgLab
Digitised using Nikon D5600 & AF-S Micro-NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8, pixl-latr with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Throwback Thursday… The gardens at Nymans

Purple Coneflower (Echinacea Purpurea)
Fujifilm X-T2, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 135mm, 1/100s, f8, ISO 640
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
Five years ago it was the National Trust gardens at Nymans in West Sussex.
The gardens at Nymans are beautiful and well worth visiting at any time of the year…

Sunflower ‘Munchkin’ (Helianthus annuus)
Fujifilm X-T2, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 135mm, 1/110s, f5.6, ISO 200
Wordless Wednesday… Japanese anemone (Eriocapitella hupehensis)
Japanese anemone (Eriocapitella hupehensis)
Minolta DiMAGE 7i, Minolta GT 7.2-50.8mm f/2.8-3.5 at 39.5mm, 1/250, f5.6, ISO 200
Wordless Wednesday… Apple blossom, May 2024
Apple blossom, May 2024
Nikon D200, AF-S Micro-NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8G DX, 1/30s, f11, ISO 100
Throwback Thursday… Welsh poppy (Meconopsis cambrica)

Welsh poppy (Meconopsis cambrica)
Nikon D200, AF NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4-5.6 D ED at 300mm, 1/500s, f8, ISO 400
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
16 years ago it was this Welsh poppy (Meconopsis cambrica), whilst on a walk in North Yorkshire.
I say ‘walk’ but I’m pretty sure I was actually mid-pint at The Three Horseshoes pub in Wensley…