A (literal) walk in the park

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I am pushing on with gentle exercise, trying to recover from the chronic fatigue of Long-COVID. I went for a walk this evening in a local park.

It's a great time of year to be out. Many trees are pushing new growth, and many berry bushes are starting to fruit.

The firs and pines have a lush quality to them. The needle bundles are fantastic homes for spiders.

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Photographerrichardslater@richardslater
F-Stopf/6.3
Focal Length70mm
Exposure1/80 sec
ISO100
CameraSony A6600
LensSigma 70mm f/2.8 Art DG MACRO
TakenWednesday, 29 June 2022 17:17

With the sun starting to go down on the horizon, the pattern of light through the canopy changed from minute to minute. Plenty of dead leaves on the floor help to enrich the soil and promote the growth of new plants.

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Photographerrichardslater@richardslater
F-Stopf/2.2
Focal Length50mm
Exposure1/160 sec
ISO100
CameraSony A6600
LensSigma 50mm f/1.4 Art DG HSM
TakenWednesday, 29 June 2022 18:08

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KeyValue
Photographerrichardslater@richardslater
F-Stopf/2.2
Focal Length50mm
Exposure1/4000 sec
ISO100
CameraSony A6600
LensSigma 50mm f/1.4 Art DG HSM
TakenWednesday, 29 June 2022 17:52

The dead leaves on the trees also make good homes for spiders. I liked the contrast between the lime green bokeh and the dead brown leaves on the twig:

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Photographerrichardslater@richardslater
F-Stopf/3.2
Focal Length50mm
Exposure1/60 sec
ISO100
CameraSony A6600
LensSigma 50mm f/1.4 Art DG HSM
TakenWednesday, 29 June 2022 18:09

I disturbed this fella snacking on the bird feeder in the memorial garden.

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Photographerrichardslater@richardslater
F-Stopf/4
Focal Length103mm
Exposure1/100 sec
ISO100
CameraSony A6000
LensSony E PZ 18-105mm F4 G OSS
TakenWednesday, 29 June 2022 17:39

The fruit flowers are starting to turn now; as the plant's go-to fruit. It makes for beautiful shows of white against the green, although I will miss the bees lingering on the flowers.

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KeyValue
Photographerrichardslater@richardslater
F-Stopf/4
Focal Length105mm
Exposure1/250 sec
ISO100
CameraSony A6000
LensSony E PZ 18-105mm F4 G OSS
TakenWednesday, 29 June 2022 17:52

As usual, I found some patterns in the bark.

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KeyValue
Photographerrichardslater@richardslater
F-Stopf/4
Focal Length104mm
Exposure1/1600 sec
ISO100
CameraSony A6000
LensSony E PZ 18-105mm F4 G OSS
TakenWednesday, 29 June 2022 17:55

Some conifers in the park had yet to drop their cones, which made for an interesting juxtaposition.

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KeyValue
Photographerrichardslater@richardslater
F-Stopf/4
Focal Length104mm
Exposure1/40 sec
ISO100
CameraSony A6000
LensSony E PZ 18-105mm F4 G OSS
TakenWednesday, 29 June 2022 17:22

I enjoyed my little photo walk today - and I hope you enjoyed the moments I captured. I was planning on doing more macro work. However, I left my flash at home.

I'm going to attach the flash to the camera bag now, so next time I can't possibly forget.

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