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I visited Calke Abbey on Saturday 23rd April 2011 and what a gorgeous surprise, Bluebells carpeting the woodland floor in Serpentine Wood.

Wander through them and breathe in deeply to take in the delicate sweet scent.

Apart from cropping and slight adjustments to exposure all of these images are SOOTC, including the last three which involves setting the lowest ISO and the smallest aperture opening and when pressing the shutter whilst moving the camera in a vertical direction.

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A study of water droplets, just a reminder that we haven't seen these conditions for a while.

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A few shots from a walk on Tuesday 19th April 2011 in Longwalk Wood, Weston on Trent.

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Three photographs from the several hundred taken at the Morley, Leeds re-enactment and living history event on Sunday 17th April 2011. The lighting was so harsh most of the time.

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A selection of beautiful tulips, the photographs were taken at Hardwick Hall on Saturday 16th April 2011.