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Just in time for Remembrance Day. . . the most beautiful photographs of poppy fields you'll ever see

This spectacular display of blood-red poppy fields was photographed in a moving tribute to soldiers as Britain prepares to remember its fallen heroes this weekend.

The amazing shots were taken by Alan Ranger, 43, at Blackstone Farm nature reserve in Bewdley, Worcestershire, during a one-week window when the poppies appear in full bloom.

Mr Ranger has released the photographs of the poppies - whose seeds can lie dormant in soil for more than 80 years before germinating - in time for Remembrance Sunday on November 11.



Beautiful: Mr Ranger said he is 'always amazed by nature's beauty' and appreciative of what is around him

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Sweeping view: The amazing shots were taken by Alan Ranger, 43, at Blackstone Farm nature reserve in Bewdley, Worcestershire, during a one-week window when the poppies appear in full bloom

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Tribute: Mr Ranger has released the photographs of the poppies - whose seeds can lie dormant in soil for more than 80 years before germinating - in time for Remembrance Sunday this weekend

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Sea of colour: This spectacular display of blood-red poppy fields was photographed as a moving tribute

Mr Ranger said: ‘There’s only a small window to take the pictures because they are only in bloom for one week during the year, and they never last very long.

‘There was a lot of planning and research involved in getting the perfect shots.
 

‘The first week I went, they weren’t ready - and then I had to wait three or four days for it to stop raining and I wasn’t sure if the downpour would have flattened the poppies.

‘I went to the field at 3.30am in the morning and spent four hours taking pictures before sunrise and then returned in the evening to take pictures before sunset.

‘That’s the ideal time to take the pictures as the sun is a lot lower in the sky and it gives a softer light. It brings out the colour and contrast in a more harmonious way.

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Quick shot: Mr Ranger said there was 'only a small window' to take the photos because they are in bloom for one week of the year

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Ready to bloom: The petals of one poppy prepare to break through the bud, while in another image one flower rises above a number of others

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