Yawn. I am really tired, I’ve been working hard last week trying to solve some massively technical problem which have impeded my work’s progress, and also been reading up/practicing my photographic skills. Both of which have also been taken up with seeing people, spending weekends at the farm, etc….

But… when I went to the farm, we had clear skies, and an opportunity to spend some time walking the fields as my friend had other friends round to visit, and thought it nice to give them some space and time, and allow myself to do some photography in some familiar but un-photographed surroundings. The weather was cold, but clear with some clouds in the skies, and it was getting on in the afternoon. Great.

So I snapped away, experimenting with the white balance settings, exposure/aperture ratios, tried some action shots with their hyperactive sheepdog, etc. However, I took some good (IMO) shots of a stark, lonely tree. It couldn’t have been placed more ideally. With a little levels tweak in GIMP (I’m a Linux user, don’t forget), and a little dodge/burn to remove a little flare, I produced the latest image in the photo gallery. Soon I’ll learn to post thumbnails and links to the image from these blog posts…