Fading Beauty

B and I walked on Kelling Heath this morning.  It was cold, but still, so it didn't feel as cold as yesterday.  It was overcast and gloomy though, so few inspiring photographic subjects.

I thought I'd try out my new remote cable shutter release this afternoon, and very pleased I am with it too.  However, my star purchase from yesterday was a roll of wallpaper (yes, just one).  I've been struggling to find suitable sized backgrounds for my flower photos, so I purchased a roll of vinyl wallpaper with a textured mottled background.  It's so handy to stick one end to the wall and then unroll over a table to create a seamless backdrop.  The other side of the paper is plain white, so that's useful too.

This is one of the fading tulips left over from the beautiful bouquet that M bought me for my birthday last week.  All the flowers were very subtle pink and cream colours which I really enjoyed.  

I've added another flower portrait as an extra.