A typical English Summer Scene by phil_howcroft

A typical English Summer Scene

Yesterday was officially the summer solstice.

This means we should be enjoying a late evening summer drink in our garden, watching the sun set in the distance, enjoying the hard work we have done making our garden look lovely.

However, this is England in June 2011 and as you would expect, the weather is totally unpredictable

Tonight it rained really hard , leaving the windows all wet and streaky,, which in turn meant I could be a little creative with my DSLR camera (my 'trunk' as my daughters call it) rather than my compact.

The view you can see is one of my hanging baskets (which is looking rather nice now ..picture soon) and Jeff and Pat's house,
seen through the window of our lounge

Most of my 365 images have been with my compact panasonic TZ7. I don't think I could achieve this effect with my compact...manual focussing on the rain drops so I get a bokeh background ,

I really like this, it's a lovely picture :)
June 22nd, 2011  
Haha a typical summer's day :-)
yeah it is difficult with a p&s... not impossible tho... although you might end up deleting a bunch before getting it right..
June 22nd, 2011  
.. i always seem to like these raindrops on glass/window/windscreen shots.. dunno why, but there you go. Good stuff.
June 22nd, 2011  
Love the drops. So pretty
June 22nd, 2011  
Says it all Phil - cracking shot of the showery summer
June 23rd, 2011  
A really nice capture..I love the raindrops on the window.
June 23rd, 2011  
Love the abstract quality of this, Phil. You have managed to focus on the rain beautifully. The shape of the window is a great counterpoint to the amorphous lines of the foliage.
June 23rd, 2011  
Very pretty shot - we've got the promise of pretty outside things through the window but we can't quite grasp them. I like it. I wonder if that was the downpour that got us at lunchtime - I can't believe it was nice all day apart from the hour I was standing in the park - your indoor view is much more civilised.
June 23rd, 2011  
Too good to be true...Fav
June 23rd, 2011  
So pretty Phil. Great bokeh.
June 23rd, 2011  
you had rain too huh? loks like the Dutch weather was the same as the English the last few days! great shot - you're right to switch cameras for this shot TZ's don't handle the required focus on stuff like this!! Cool shot
June 23rd, 2011  
Very soft colours coming through the rain is so pretty !
June 23rd, 2011  
Very nice Phil, the focus is really good! very nicely done!!!
June 24th, 2011  
Really nice shot!
June 25th, 2011  
This is a fav. Love the set up and shot. Nice execution.
June 25th, 2011  
Ems
Lovely Phil! The pinks really stand out. 11 days after my birthday....rained then as well!
December 19th, 2011  
@emmaroobers thanks Ems, someone stole my hanging baskets a few days later :(
December 19th, 2011  
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