I bought a macro lens in 2008, so summer was all about experimentation and opportunism, photographing anything and everything that looked even vaguely interesting. The dragonflies at Leonardslee were very cheerful and patient, despite one having had a wing nibbled by a hungry toad.
01 The Orchid and the Bee (7)
02 Snake Doctors (11)
03 “This year, next year, sometime, never” (6)
04 One Fine Day (6)
05 Red (10)
Buy the photo book: Leonardslee Lakes and Gardens
Following several childhood visits David Lavelle rediscovered Leonardslee in 2006 and has been a regular visitor since then, enjoying an idyllic year photographing the changing seasons throughout 2008. He has produced this volume as a thank you to the Loder family and their dedicated team for their work in looking after these much-loved gardens.