Impressions of Heleniums

A sheclicks meet up at RHS Bridgewater today, and I was playing with my new travel tripod ahead of a trip later in the year.  The first few images I made had a (very beautiful) soft focus effect, which I didn't understand. Until I looked closely at the lens and realised that the filter was absolutely filthy!
I rather liked these out of focus Heleniums - and there are a couple of extras too.  I've added a couple of extras to yesterday as well.