Signed limited editions

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Rachael

Arté Gallery, Weybridge

I am very excited because local gallery, Arté, in Weybridge, Surrey is currently featuring four signed limited edition prints of my local landscapes. The four images they have chosen are below.

A still morning on the Wey

Rowers on the Thames at Walton, Surrey.

Thames Lock on the Wey Navigation at Weybridge

Winter colour on the Wey Navigation, Weybridge

Arté is a lovely family-owned local gallery, and well worth a visit if you are in the neighbourhood. The owners, Mike and Sally, are sure to give you a warm welcome.

Back to Burano tomorrow!

Burano reflections

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Rachael

As I mentioned yesterday, Burano’s vibrancy is doubled by the reflections in its many canals.

It’s always fun to flip a reflections shot. Well, I like doing it anyway.

Zooming in close creates a more abstract look.

Or a wider view makes a more painterly image.
I have so many images of this lovely little island, but I don’t want to bore you! Tomorrow I will take a break to share with you some exciting news but then, if you can stand it, the weekend will see us back in Burano for one more visit.

We need not to conform! What we need is to burst out into all these beautiful colors! – C. Joybell C.

More colours of Burano

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Rachael

I couldn’t resist sharing more of Burano’s colourful houses, this time from a slightly wider perspective.

Some towers lean rather alarmingly.

Washing billows in the spring breeze.

With no cars, it’s a lovely place to stroll.

And cycling is popular too.
Italy

As if all this colour wasn’t enough, it is doubled by the reflections in the canals, of which more tomorrow.

Colours of Burano

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Rachael

One of the delights that should never be missed when visiting Venice is the little island of Burano.

Less than an hour’s Vaporetto ride across the lagoon, Burano is a tiny island where all the houses have been painted in vibrant shades. A photographer’s dream.

You aren’t going to win any originality contests with your photos – Burano is already copiously recorded in pixels – but still you can hardly resist snapping away like a photog possessed.

Fairy lanterns

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Rachael

Now that I have noticed these moss spore capsules, I can’t seem to stop snapping them. Once again, getting really close courtesy of my 100mm macro lens with Raynox 250 attached.

Bee fly returns

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Rachael

I love this time for year for many things, including the crab apple blossom that attracts a rather nice little seasonal character, bombylius major, the bee-fly. I am perhaps slightly ridiculously fond of this little furry fly. I did a post about it this time last year and you can see more images of it there. These are three new ones, snapped in my garden this afternoon.

There’s just something about its little round, furry body, and the way it hovers… well, I am a ‘bug lady’ after all.

Come on admit it, it is cute.

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