Spring is Officially Blooming

Bluebells (Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3, Lumic G Vario 100-300 f/4-5.6 lens at 100mm, 1/200th sec at f/4.5, ISO 640, handheld)

This fabulous Eatser weekend brough great weather and all the spring flowers have bloomed and the trees are now properly in flush.  I thought I would try and capture some of these early signs of colour in close-up mode.

Primrose (Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3, Lumic G Vario 100-300 f/4-5.6 lens at 246mm, 1/400th sec at f/5.3, ISO 800, handheld)

Daffodils at Balmacara Square (Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3, Lumic G Vario 100-300 f/4-5.6 lens at 100mm, 1/1,000th sec at f/5.6, ISO 160, handheld)

Daffodils at Balmacara Square (Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3, Lumic G Vario 100-300 f/4-5.6 lens at 120mm, 1/320th sec at f/5.6, ISO 160, handheld)

More Daffodils (Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3, Lumic G Vario 100-300 f/4-5.6 lens at 127mm, 1/320th sec at f/5.6, ISO 160, handheld)

Daffodils & Tree (Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3, Lumic G Vario 100-300 f/4-5.6 lens at 100mm, 1/500th sec at f/5.6, ISO 160, handheld)

Rowan Leaves & Blossom (Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3, Lumic G Vario 100-300 f/4-5.6 lens at 108mm, 1/400th sec at f/5.6, ISO 160, handheld)

Rowan Blossom Macro (Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3, Lumic G Vario 100-300 f/4-5.6 lens at 150mm with 26mm extension tube, 1/320th sec at f/5.6, ISO 200, handheld)

Cherry Leaves Beginning to Flush (Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3, Lumic G Vario 100-300 f/4-5.6 lens at 150mm with 26mm extension tube, 1/320th sec at f/5.6, ISO 200, handheld)

New Birch Leaves (Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3, Lumic G Vario 100-300 f/4-5.6 lens at 150mm with 26mm extension tube, 1/320th sec at f/5.6, ISO 640, handheld)

Willow Catkins (Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3, Lumic G Vario 100-300 f/4-5.6 lens at 150mm with 26mm extension tube, 1/320th sec at f/5.6, ISO 200, handheld)

Cherry Blossom (Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3, Lumic G Vario 100-300 f/4-5.6 lens at 150mm with 26mm extension tube, 1/320th sec at f/11, ISO 500, handheld)