Friday Foto

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I tried to get a good picture of a Horse Chestnut flower while I was in Hinchingbrooke Park a little while ago. This isn't as good as I'd have liked, but it does give an idea of the amazing colours in that we don't … [Read more...]

Friday Foto

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I was playing around with a plugin in Fireworks -- the image editing programme I use -- and changed this old Horse Chestnut tree to a negative black and white image. The picture was taken last winter; but, apart from the … [Read more...]

Friday Foto

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Some of the trees in the churchyard at Godmanchester are looking quite bleak now without their greenery. But I spend many happy hours looking at the shapes and patterns made by the bare branches. This big old Horse … [Read more...]

Friday Foto

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Friday Foto A picture from my recent wander around Hinchingbrooke Country Park. I was amazed by the look of this gnarled old Horse Chestnut Tree when I came across it. I thought it would highlight the texture more by … [Read more...]

Friday Foto

winter-horse-chestnut

Friday Foto The shapes in this big old Horse Chestnut tree are amazing to see in the winter. It will soon look very different, when its leafy covering all grows back. This is one of the trees in our Churchyard. It has … [Read more...]