Standing in a field of poppies in South Derbyshire as the sun set on a balmy evening in June had to be the stand out moment in my landscape photography outings in 2014. The air was filled with the gentle whirring and buzzing of insects going about their businesses, as I adjusted and re-adjusted the collar on my Manfrotto in an attempt to line up the head of a rising poppy against the setting sun. It took a while and a little patience, but when the two came together it was the climax to the…
