Woodland Bluebelles by phil_howcroft

Woodland Bluebelles

This is a shot from yesterdays walk in Bestwood Country Park. I had my 70-300mm lens with me and I was planning to take candid shots of our little whippet Ruby walking through the woods.

We stumbled on some lovely bluebelles in the woods and although I had no tripod or wide angle lens I decided to have a go at photographing the carpet of colour.

I don't know if the shot actually works. Maybe the branch drooping in from the top left hand side is distracting or maybe it is directing the eye to the blue carpet.

Not many bluebelles are in focus, but do they have to be for the shot to be artistic?

Anyway, I thought it was worth sharing with you as a follow up to my garden bluebelles.
Lovely shot
May 6th, 2014  
Beautiful
May 6th, 2014  
Nice to see them from down at your height! They are really purple here but the name bluebelles is much nicer!
May 7th, 2014  
One thing learnt from 365 that it's better if some aspect of the photo is blurred....isn't that great! Something I achieve without trying many a time!!!
Pretty wide angle to me Phil....the branch hanging down I never noticed until you mentioned it, your eye is taken up by the bluebelles but now you pointed it out it is noticeable but all very natural.
May 7th, 2014  
@happypat thanks pat, i think we are our own worst critics when we post one of our shots. I do like a good bluebelle shot though
May 7th, 2014  
@maggiemae cheets maggie, bluebelles are really difficult to get right, something about them absorbing ultra violet light that the srnsor csnnot detect
May 7th, 2014  
@kerristephens cheers kerri
May 7th, 2014  
@je77rey thanks , i had a peek at your photostresm , very impressive. I will follow you.
May 7th, 2014  
I like it - really tricky to capture the glory of bluebells and you've done a fab job.
May 7th, 2014  
@judithg thanks judith, 365 and flickr are full of bluebelle pics at the momement. All very beautiful and uplifting too
May 9th, 2014  
Lee
Lovely shot Phil.
May 10th, 2014  
Lovely carpet of bluebells :)
May 10th, 2014  
A nice splash of colour. Always love to see woodland bluebells.
May 14th, 2014  
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