When the days are cold and grey and it's dark by 4pm, when rain drives at you sideways and you hurry to get home and keep warm by the fire, it is with delight that we start to see the first signs of Spring.
The emergence of beautiful snowdrops, glistening in the early morning sunshine mark the beginnings of Spring.
I visited Cockington, a beautiful historic village at the edge of Torquay, at the weekend to photograph these delicate little flowers.
Snowdrops lend themselves to being photographed in portrait, these particular subjects were covered with morning dew that hadn't quite evaporated, adding another dimension to the image.
I always love photographing flowers, there are so many ways you can go about it, close up to show the delicacy as I have done here or wide angle to show them within their surroundings.
This particular snowdrop was spotted with some lovely red Devon mud, making for some interesting contrast between the white of the petals and the burgundy mud. I chose to put the other snowdrops in front of this one and single it out using a narrow depth of field to create the blurred foreground and background.
Unfortunately, my visit wasn't very long but I hope to go back and snap some more signs of Spring. Hopefully, I will see some more flowers whilst out searching for Snowdrops.