Y Viva Espana!

I was very lucky to spend last weekend up in the hills of Chulilla, nr. Valencia, Spain, at the wedding party of a lovely friend of mine who moved out to Spain five years ago. She and her husband are in the process of renovating her third house out there!

Chulilla itself is a tiny village flanked by hills and canyons but is remarkably picturesque - especially from the castle on the hill, and especially at night!

Here are a few choice shots for your delectation!

Above, Chulilla by day

Above, moody tree on the hillside!

Above, living on the edge

Above, a prickly pear! (10x macro, that old chestnut!)

Left, Chulilla by night!

Early autumn

The leaves are on the turn - out with the camera!

Taken in Tonbridge, a town that is not usually this colourful! I varied a kit lens (18-55mm) with a screw-on macro lens (10x), and adjusted the saturation only slightly - for the most part the colours speak for themselves.

And the cobwebs are rather marvellous this time of year!

(left) bad berries!

Flower power

Some more shots taken in my parents' garden on an uncharacteristically sunny but dewy morning, with the 10x macro lens again, on an 18-55mm kit lens.

How does your garden grow?

These floral photos were taken in my parents' garden, early August (with a 10x macro lens).

I'm all about the frames at the moment...

Long time, no blog...

It's been a while since I posted on this site, so I may have to make up for it! I've been experimenting with my 10x macro lens, which has produced some fun results especially with close-up shots of plants... Predictable, but quite quirky.

Here goes...