Slimbridge and a new camera part 1

I have been very lucky in being able to buy myself a new DLSR camera.

Taking shots on a phone is ok but such a difference to a "proper" camera.

I have invested in a Nikon D5600  I bought it from Cotswold Camera's who provided a great price and customer service.  I have two lenses a 18-55 for portraits and landscape and then a 70-300 for wildlife.

For those who have followed my blog for a while will know my love of WWT Slimbridge. I am so lucky as it is only 30 minutes drive from home. It is a place you can immerse yourself in wildlife. 

Having a DSLR Camera meant I could capture details of the wildfowl that I just could not capture on my phone. 

I think pigeons are under rated, their colouring is just beautiful and I love how it is all puffed up to keep warm in the chilly weather. 

I love looking more closely at the details. 

This picture I love it is just the ripples on the choppy lake. 

Spent time just st watching the birds, drinking coffee and a few stitches on my current project. 

I hope you enjoy my image's I would love to have feedback. 

Woodchester Mansion

So today with an impromptu day off and our National Trust membership having not been used much, we decided to head off to Woodchester 

Woodchester Mansion is a fascinating building It is an unfinished masterpiece. Building started about 1857, but stopped in the mid-1860s so floors and ceilings are missing, walls not plastered and windows unglazed. All the secrets of the construction of the Mansion are visible - something visitors will never see in another country house.

I love how there are so many windows around one door! 

This statue was engraved with name Windy Miller, just sweet, would love this in my garden. 

We had a lovely 5 mile walk through the woods as the Mansion is set in woodland owned by National Trust. 

The light and the colour of the trees were just stunning. 

I do love black and white images they just focus you on the silhouettes. 

Another beauty of the woods are the close ups you can get with the ferns. 

The colours of the berry's just jumped out. 

All my pictures are taken on my Huawei p30 Pro phone and I have a macro setting which I love for being able to see such close up detail. 

This flower head is just so delicate and pretty. 

About 2.5 miles from the car park is a beautiful lake that you can walk all the way around.   It has many areas that you can get right down to the waters edge which is so lovely.