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Thanks, Albert! ❤️ The Dark Hedges Stranocum, Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland Source: https://discovernorthernireland.com/things-to-do/the-dark-hedges-p703291

Sleep, by the sounds of things.

Thanks, Val! One of the things with macro photography when done properly, using a genuine macro lens that allows you to get really close to the subject, is that unless you really close down the aperture of the lens, you tend to finish up with a very shallow depth of field. So some parts of the image may be in really sharp focus, but other parts, maybe only a millimetre or so closer or further away from the lens, are blurred. But a problem with using a small aperture is that, because it means less light is getting though the lens to the sensor (or the film in the old days), you need to have the aperture open for a longer time to get enough light through. In this case (photographing the seed head) the plant was moving in the wind, so I had to open the aperture as wide as possible to avoid motion blur (in which case everything would have been blurred). But, as you say, I think it worked. [Here endeth today's Photography 101 lesson]

Good to hear! And, thanks.

Greetings, Page! Hope all's well with you and yours.

I decided to put the macro lens on TN and take some close ups... So my 26th (out of 52) monochrome shot this week is a close up of a calendula flower that has gone to seed. I like to save my own seeds whenever I can. And, wow! I'm now half way through this project!

It is for Mr B. He's celebrating the Queen of England's birthday. Late! (Or perhaps early.)

And the same to you, bro!

Greetings, young Albert!

Going super, thanks!

Hi, Page! (In a Zoom meeting at the moment)

There's been no sucking in my day (yet).

Hey, Albert! Hope you're having a good day. Just in case you haven't heard, Bucket has a long weekend coming up.

Sleep well, Mr B.

Daylight saving ends in Ireland at 2:00am on Sunday, 25th October this year. The EU are talking about doing away with daylight saving. That could cause confusion in Ireland after Brexit as, if the UK don't follow suit, there could be two different time zones during the summer on what is quite a small island. https://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/europe-dst-end-2019.html

A Google search suggests some parts of Australia may be celebrating the Queen's birthday this weekend... Not sure why, though, as it isn't her birthday. [Queen Elizabeth II actually had her 94th birthday on April 24th 2020, although she also has an Official Birthday on the second Saturday in June each year. Something to do with the unpredictable British weather, I understand. https://www.insider.com/why-does-the-queen-have-2-birthdays-2016-4] But Bucket likes to say he lives in our future, so maybe he's celebrating her 95th...

Greetings, young Albert!

Hey, Page! I've had quite a productive day so far, thanks for asking. My builder finally got back to me yesterday. There's a number of jobs he's to do, but he's spent the past two days repairing the wooden floor in my living room. That should be finished tomorrow, which means I'll be able to start actually living in the living room! I picked up a prescription from the pharmacy this morning. It was raining when I finally got back home, so one of the jobs I've done since was to make some more jam from the wild blackberries I picked a couple of days ago. How's things with you and yours this evening?

*Sits back to watch others treat him as a piece of meat and fight over him...*

I do like the autumnal weather (and colours), but it's definitely not my favourite time of the year. But that's because it portends winter. I much prefer the spring.

G'day, bro. A bit cooler than the past week or so here today. Cloudy also, with occasional slight showers. The Met Office is suggesting the next week will have changeable weather, some rain, and cooler than recently, with even the possibility of slight frosts overnight...

Happy Tuesday, everyone! And, for the day that's in it....

Greetings, young Albert!

It could be that he had a good night. (Just saying....)

It is, actually. Hope your day is also good, bro!