Road trip....

In an attempt to find something different Saturday, a friend and I drove out from Chippenham toward Tetbury. Along the way we found a couple of good spots, notably near Westonbirt Arboretum, but ended the day back in Chippenham doing the usual macro stuff.


We stopped by the side of the road after spotting this poppy field, sadly a couple of weeks away from being totally red, but a nice image none the less.
105mm (24-105 F4 L) 1/5000 at F4.


Taken in a field belonging to Westonbirt Polo Club, for some reason we had drivers beeping their horns at us while taking these. Maybe they know something we don't...
105mm 1/5000 at F2.8



More of the same bugs as featured below, this time appearing to be getting some sleep inside of a buttercup, joined by a small caterpillar.
105mm 1/200 at F6.3

ps - the second Sigma 50mm F1.4 turned out to be a pile of junk too. Consider that lens given up on! Now to ponder what else to spend the money on...