An outing with my photography group. We last went to this bluebell wood in 2022, and this year the flowers are three weeks earlier. This recent visit confirmed my experience that panoramic photographs of masses of bluebells are very difficult. First, it's difficult to make an 'interesting' image, as distinct from: 'here's a mass of bluebells to look at'. Second, getting the light, the exposure and the depth of field just right requires planning and care, and the use of a tripod - the low light under the trees, plus the need for a narrow aperture, means a longer exposure than will work with hand-held. And none of these can be achieved in a casual walk-round with a group, on a pre-scheduled day regardless of the weather! So in this selection there's only one image that's not a close-up - the dead, fallen tree created enough 'interest' and I was lucky with the light at that moment. Other than that, I chose images of detail rather than quantity.
