Dancing in the wind.

All the washing dried today.

A thought...why does all the washing end up inside the duvet cover when it comes out of the washing machine?

Experimenting with shutter speeds today.

I notice some dark corners here , must be the hood I have on my camera, must not fit right!!

[Sean O'Neill]

You might just need to rotate your hood 90 degrees Pat and make sure it clicks in. Provides an intersting frame though, and what white sheets you have matron!! Nice shot.

[Pat Knowles]

@seanoneill I use white cotton sheets on the b&b beds Sean but in the winter they have flannelette. Thank you for the hood tip!

[Fanny Brogden]

Oh my goodness I commented hours ago and obviously forgot to press the wretched button. I said that my hood also appeared at times and I have no bloody idea why the wretched washing ends up in the duvet cover and where do the buttons go?!!

[Pat Knowles]

@fannyb Infuriating Fanny , I just think we don't wait long enough for the comment to come up sometimes! I hate duvet covers!

[Barbara Paquette]

I think the buttons and the odd sock pair up. Oh how I would love to smell these sheets at night!

[Jean Tookey]

That is a lovely sight !!

[Maggiemae]

Good for you, Pat photographing sheets drying! I like that look - tried it but didn't get my speed right - blurred sheets!

[Janet]

This is an excellent shot Pat . Like little ghosts in the yard .

[Phil Howcroft]

Pat the dark light in the corners is known as vignetting ..it can be caused by 'mechanical' effects i.e your lens hood, but in this case it is more likely to be optical vignetting ..your 'aperture hole' is round, but your sensor is a rectangle, so when you have a wide open aperture (small f number) and quite a wide angle lens setting then the corners can lose light and you get the dark bits.

I looked at your exif data and f5 at 18mm is most probably optical vignetting !!

If it's not vignetting you could have always been 'two sheets to the wind' !!!!

@fannyb fanny, your 'hood' on your pics is probably not your hood but optical vignetting !!! see my essay above !!!!!!!

[Gillian]

Great shot, Pat. I'm finding your journey with your camera fascinating. Hope I remember all these tips when I need them :)

[Phil Howcroft]

...forgot to post this Pat....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vignetting#Causes

[Pat Knowles]

@phil_howcroft Goodness Phil you do know a lot!!! This all makes sense as I have never used that size of F number before nor have I noticed these dark edges before. I will read your post above tomorrow & I'm sure it will explain plenty. Thank you so much for all this & I'm sure Fanny will be pleased too! I like your 'pun'!!!

[Phil Howcroft]

@happypat glad to be of assistance Pat...it's nice to help a friend ....and we are all friends in the virtual 365 world

[Peggy Sirk]

Your photo is as bright and crisp as your laundry, Pat! I love this shot. I can imagine how wonderful those sheets smell after drying in the fresh air and sunshine. No doubt one of the reasons you have so many repeat guests!

[Jane Pittenger]

What a fun shot. I can almost smell there clean freshness

[Vicki Dixon]

I think those little dark edges add to this shot...probably would not like it if it happened to all my shots, but this really worked for this shot for me! Love this shot of the laundry...reminds me of when I was a little girl out helping my Mom. fav

[Rick Schies]

Look slike you had the perfect wash day