Glad everyone is enjoying the thread, and more importantly - is considering their own photos, whether it's old or new, or those they've yet to take I love that @NormandyLiz Your brother's site had me looking through pix of my visit to Stac Pol @GardenerSuze. I made a short trip to the north west, Lochinver area, about 5 years ago, with the intention of doing Suilven etc. Unfortunately, the weather had other ideas [what a surprise] but I had a lovely walk out to Stoer [Lairg] to the Lighthouse and the Old Man [sea stack] and got some nice pix of Suilven on the way back - when all the clag had lifted later of course. Sod's Law. I managed to fit Stac Pol in the next day on the way back home. It's a great wee walk. I'd love the sort of camera your bro has too, but it's a bit out of my price range, and I don't fancy lugging anything else hefty up hills as I'm no longer 27 The funniest part of my trip was - the little hotel I stayed in at Drumbeg was owned/run by a couple who had lived about half a mile away from me, near the primary school. Small world.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Another fan of your brother's site, @GardenerSuze, all fabulous but I particularly like the building details.
Photography is a love of mine, I promise not to bore you all too much but it's lovely to have somewhere to share. Can I introduce you to my model from last year (also my user photo). It's a hummingbird hawkmoth who came with his friend pretty well every day at the end of last summer. Fingers crossed they'll be back again this year.
@Fairygirl I have been following comments on this thread so pleased to see so many people are looking back at some of their old photos. Lots of happy memories. I enjoy walking too but not such beautiful scenery here. I have heard of Stac Pol but not sure where, Phil maybe. Phil has a lot of cameras, he dropped one over a waterfall years ago, it was worth a fortune. He has also been given them to trial by camera companies. I think there is a link on Phil's websie to the company he works for you may like Sue Bishop's photos small selection on her website.
I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
Thanks @Fairygirl for starting this years thread. Great to look through all the contributions so far. My better half is the ' photographer ' I only carry my phone these days, mainly to take snaps of our dog 😂. @GardenerSuze, your brother's site has some fantastic photos. For all those keen on landscape photography I can recommend ' The Landscape Photographer of the Year' collection, as well as the album they also have exhibitions of the winning photos at various railway stations ( though at the moment I guess no one is visiting 😕).
I love to experiment with my photography, and for many years I challenged myself to get a photo every day to post to my site. It helped me understand my camera more, and when the gardens were bare and the scenery wasn't gorgeous or I didn't have time, I'd have to scramble to get something. That's when I started photographing random things and playing with editing. I used to be a purist and didn't touch anything in my photos, but then I started having fun with all the different filters and effects I could add. Some of my favorites are photos of miniatures, trying to trick the eye into thinking they're something they're not. These are all figurines under four inches tall.
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Brilliant, @CrankyYankee. Not only the technical side but also the imagination.
I know what you mean about being a purist, and then not. I did some online courses where, naturally, you were taught to get it right through your lens, and I certainly got to feel it was wrong, or cheating, to do anything else. But now I just do it for me, process as I feel suits the shot and it's so much more creative.
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I love that @NormandyLiz
Your brother's site had me looking through pix of my visit to Stac Pol @GardenerSuze. I made a short trip to the north west, Lochinver area, about 5 years ago, with the intention of doing Suilven etc. Unfortunately, the weather had other ideas [what a surprise] but I had a lovely walk out to Stoer [Lairg] to the Lighthouse and the Old Man [sea stack] and got some nice pix of Suilven on the way back - when all the clag had lifted later of course. Sod's Law.
I managed to fit Stac Pol in the next day on the way back home. It's a great wee walk.
I'd love the sort of camera your bro has too, but it's a bit out of my price range, and I don't fancy lugging anything else hefty up hills as I'm no longer 27
The funniest part of my trip was - the little hotel I stayed in at Drumbeg was owned/run by a couple who had lived about half a mile away from me, near the primary school. Small world.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Photography is a love of mine, I promise not to bore you all too much but it's lovely to have somewhere to share. Can I introduce you to my model from last year (also my user photo). It's a hummingbird hawkmoth who came with his friend pretty well every day at the end of last summer. Fingers crossed they'll be back again this year.
I enjoy walking too but not such beautiful scenery here. I have heard of Stac Pol but not sure where, Phil maybe.
Phil has a lot of cameras, he dropped one over a waterfall years ago, it was worth a fortune. He has also been given them to trial by camera companies. I think there is a link on Phil's websie to the company he works for you may like Sue Bishop's photos small selection on her website.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
Stac Pollaidh. You can see the pinnacles, which make for some exciting climbing.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
I know what you mean about being a purist, and then not. I did some online courses where, naturally, you were taught to get it right through your lens, and I certainly got to feel it was wrong, or cheating, to do anything else. But now I just do it for me, process as I feel suits the shot and it's so much more creative.
North Norfolk autumn 2021.
Those airplanes seem to get everywhere.