depth of field

orchid



Six-Spot Burnet Moth

On Saturday I had the opportunity to participate in a wildlife photography course for beginners. It was arranged by the suffolk wildlife trust and held at their Carlton Marshes site. We were gently guided through the day by Kevin who encouraged us to be brave and not use the automatic settings on our cameras but to experiment with different appertures and shutter speeds.

 

As you adjust the apperture and shutter speed you change the depth of field, the amount that will be in focus is changed. This was particularly noticeble with the background when I was taking macro photos - how "blurry" it was.

 

It led me to think about how we as humans respond to situations. Do we have a tendancy to switch on to automatic settings and respond in a way we "know" works, our safety blanket if you like? Are we brave enough to adjust our apperture and shutter speed, to take account of everthing else that is happening? Perhaps if we did this more often we would be surprised at some of the results.

longhorn beetle



drinker moth caterpillar

Trinity Sunday

Today was Trinity Sunday. I often wish that the Trinity was easy to understand and to explain.

I came across this quote from C.S. Lewis in Mere Christianity “If Christianity was something we were making up, of course we could make it easier. But it is not. We cannot compete, in simplicity, with people who are inventing religions. How could we? We are dealing with fact. Of course, anyone can be simple if he has no facts to bother about.”



The Commissioning of the Disciples

Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. When they saw him, they worshipped him; but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.’
Matthew 28.16-20

Pentecost

On Sunday we celebrated Pentecost in church.

 

 

Be still for the presence of the Lord
The Holy One is here
Come bow before Him now
With reverence and fear
In Him no sin is found
We stand on holy ground
Be still for the presence of the Lord
The Holy One is here

Be still for the glory of the Lord
Is shining all around
He burns with holy fire
With splendor He is crowned
How awesome is the sight
Our radiant King of light
Be still for the glory of the Lord
Is shining all around

Be still for the power of the Lord
Is moving in this place
He comes to cleanse and heal
To minister His grace
No work too hard for Him
In faith receive from Him
Be still for the power of the Lord
Is moving in this place

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