Amelia's photos

This week the Saturday Self Challenge challenge is: "Bokeh in the Foreground".

This juvenile goldfinch had not chosen the best place to wait for the parent to come and feed it.

This young goldfinch patiently waited to be fed by one of its parents. It wasn't in the best position for a good photo unfortunately.

Macro Monday 2.0 Our 63rd theme isn't just about macros, but also Ipernity this time. To be precise, it's about the FrontPage that everyone knows. The images requested this week must follow the group's rules AND those of the IMA for the FrontPage. As a guide: Ipernity Front Page I don't have the image size ratio correct, and I'm not sure how to do that. Thank you Gudrun and Isabel for your advice - see note.

Today's Sunday Challenge: Something That Bends. A vacuum cleaner hose. :-))))

Saturday Self Challenge: Photograph the view out of a window and use your window as a frame for the picture. Our home was built at the second half of the 19th century, and still has the original sash windows in 2 of the upstairs rooms. The sash windows are ill-fitting and draughty, and so there are 2 panels of secondary glazing in front to minimize the problem. The whole window consists of 2 larger sections topped by 12 small square panes. The paintwork is poor as is the putty work, and at least 2 of the small panes have cracks in them, which you might be able to see in the PiP.

Attingham Park is an English country house and estate in Shropshire, located near the village of Atcham. It was built in 1785 for Noel Hill, 1st Baron Berwick, who received his title in 1784. Noel Hill already owned a house on the site of Attingham Park called Tern Hall, but with money he received along with his title he commissioned the architect George Steuart to design a new and grander house to be built around the original hall. The new country house encompassed the old property entirely, and once completed it was given the name Attingham Hall. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attingham_Park

Attingham’s Deer Park was created in 1798 as part of Thomas, 2nd Lord Berwick’s grand improvements to the Mansion and grounds. Today, around 200 fallow deer, descended from the original herd live in the park. The park rangers maintain the number of deer annually, culling if necessary. One of these young fallow deer clearly doesn't think much of my skills as a wildlife photographer. ;-)

Sunday 19th August Challenge is CONTRAST. The colour contrast is dramatic as is the contrast between the flower and the seed-head.