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I went out for a walk today to try and take some interesting pictures of flowers in the snow.  I took some that were OK, but interesting would not really be a fitting description.  Then I got home and thought I would have a look at the flowers in the back garden and see if there is anything that was worth shooting – after all, I had the camera already set up with a macro lens.

What immediately caught my eye was the dwarf pine that I recently bought, partly because I like the feel of the needles (they are very soft and tactile – unless you have a pine allergy), and partly because I thought it looked nice.

I took a few close ups, not sure where to focus, and was pleased with nearly all of them.  For once they were better than I had expected when I looked through the viewfinder.  The close up shows up the shades of green and yellow brought out by the Winter Sun.

For those interested my 100mm Macro lens was back at work, handheld, ISO 200, 1/125secs and f/6.3 to get the shutter speed and a softer depth of field.