Saturday 30 June 2012

Out and about (and my 50mm lens is no more!)...

Went over to The National Herb Centre at Warmington, Oxfordshire today (and isn't it great that we HAVE a National Herb Centre!).  A lovely place to walk around...  Just next to it is St Michael's Church which is a beautiful medieval building with a wonderfully rambling churchyard.

Here are some of the pics I took - including the last ones that my 50mm lens will ever take - sniff sniff... Yes my magical lens is no more... my camera was dropped (and that's all I'm saying on THAT matter),  but it seems to be fine thank goodness.  However, the lens took the full force of the impact and is now dead.  Before I became hysterical and had to be sedated, David quickly got on the interwebz and ordered me another from Amazon, which should hopefully be here by the end of next week.  I feel lost...


Bird bath and chamomile
Is that chamomile?  It looks like it.
Love the light in this.
This is from one of the display gardens at
The National Herb Centre.

Tomb detail
Onto St Michael's Church...
Tomb Detail...
There were quite a lot of
this type of angel on gravestones...

Graves in grass
Headstones in the grass...

Pine cone
And a pine cone that someone had placed
on a grave...


5 comments:

{Shannon} said...

I'm so sorry about your lens! I would be crushed :-/ These photos are great! I don't know why, but I am fascinated with photos of headstones! I love finding old cemeteries and taking lots of photos!!

Barbara said...

Thanks Shannon, I was/am! I love cemeteries too, such fascinating and peaceful places. At least one of the graves today dated to the 16th century.

Laloofah said...

Oh no, I'm really sorry to hear about your lens calamity! I'm glad a new one is on its way to you - and if your lens had to have a swan song, these photo sure do make a beautiful one! Really, really lovely photos I do think that's chamomile ~ and I love the light in that photo too.

You already know how I share your love of and fascination with cemeteries. Are they not among the most photogenic places on the planet? (And the symbolism of the venue for your lens' final photo shoot is not lost on me!) I adore the headstone detail, and the pine cone left on the grave is sweet and poignant. These photos are very evocative ~ cool and peaceful and almost other-worldly.

Here's hoping you get your new lens sooner than you expect, and that you don't suffer the DTs too badly in the meantime!

William Kendall said...

Sorry about the lens!

It seems the graveyard could use a bit of upkeep, but the pictures are lovely. I remember once regretting deeply not having a camera with me when I chanced upon a cemetery in the morning fog. It would have made for spooky photography...

Barbara said...

Oh William - I am aghast at you missing that photo op! I love fog - and as for cemeteries in fog... swoon.

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