About a week or two ago my boyfriend got a new telephoto lens for his camera but what with one thing and another we hadn't yet got to test it out properly so on Saturday we thought it was about time we took it out for a spin. Despite all the disappointing weather recently this spring does seem to have been quite glorious in terms of greenery and blossom and wandering around Crystal Palace park we were provided with plenty of enticing subject matter.
We spent ages watching this little baby coot being fed by it's parents. Despite being quite ugly and scraggy it still had a certain sweetness to it and was fascinating to watch and a challenge to photograph. There was soon a little group of us attempting to get that perfect image of it. This was the best I was able to capture. I've still got a lot to learn.
Even the large dinosaur sculptures seemed to add to the tranquility of the lakes. They look really quite happy and satisfied in they're family groups by the water. I think I would have been quite in awe to have seen these as a child.
As we wandered further up through the park we suddenly stumbled across the London and Surrey Mini club setting up for the London to Brighton Rally. It was amazing seeing so many minis in one place and the atmosphere was so chilled out with scores of people sitting back to watch the Italian Job on a big screen. I've got serious mini cravings now. Just got to learn to drive first!
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