May 08, 2003

In bloom

The countryside is at it's most beautiful in May, finally shaking free of Winter's grip and bursting into vibrant, verdant life.



I nearly blundered right into a row of beehives that were located at the edge of this field. No shortage of pollen for those bees. It is a field of rape (Brassica napus), planted to produce vegetable oil. Note the bog in the background - it's also the time of year for turf-cutting. But we'll talk about that misery another time.
Photographed near Cloghan, East Galway, May 2nd, 2003

Posted by Monasette at May 8, 2003 09:50 PM
Comments

Another great photo. Do you use a digital camera or do you scan printed photos taken with an SLR?

P.S. The website looks great but the text columns get screwed up unless I maximise the window (I'm using IE explorer 5.0)- it's one of those HTML things tha I suppose is a cinch to fix when you know how. Unfortunately my HTML expertise is pretty limited so I cant be of much help.

Posted by: Smoke at May 9, 2003 11:19 AM

I use an ordinary SLR, slide film and a film scanner (if you click on the About the site, you'll get the details).

Regarding the layout, you need to set your display to at least 1024X768, or better. I view the page at 1280X1024, which is probably why I need glasses. I should really put an notice on the homepage
Cheers,
John

Posted by: John at May 9, 2003 04:14 PM

Okay. I'm on 1024x768 so I guess 1280x1024 is the minimum. Anyway, as I say it looks fine when the window is maximised.

Posted by: Smoke at May 10, 2003 01:03 PM