Photo Of The Day.

[Snatcher]

Well this was my day out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Had a walk to our local lighthouse and then I felt a romantic interlude coming on. bought the wife an ice cream

Next it was a pint in the Briar Dene boozer

 

 

 

There is more but bed/alarm/drink driving!!! up at 04.30 for work

[nursejudy]

Been in the garden again

 

 

 

 

 

 

comments please ,i would really like to learn how to take better flower pics...did use tripod this time

[MrWiggly]

Hi Judy ...

 

I like the Lavender shot with its foreground "Halo" effect. Nice use of depth of field .. or are you using a circular "blur" filter ?

 

Waiting for the "Golden Hour" will get you better colouration, as well as providing a different angle of light on your subject, or use a mirror or reflective card to get the light coming from where you want it. Can you imagine how fantastic that Clematis flower would look if you lit it from behind ?

 

On single subjects, consider using a piece of card or cloth (black,white or colour) behind the flower to remove the confusing background and focus attention on the flower itself. Another old trick used by flora photographers is to lightly spray your flower with a water spray gun, so the droplets give that "morning fresh" look.

 

Wiggly.

Edited June 11, 2007 by MrWiggly

[medwaygreen]

Hi Judy,

Very nice shots, we must have similar plants in our garden. Great first shot and i like the clematis very much.

You are becoming a bit of a flora pro.

[medwaygreen]

Hi Snatcher,

It's beer, beer, grandchildren, fishing, beer, beer, beer, grandchildren, The wife, beer, beer, beer and the sea.

All fantastic, but its now time to expand you horizons.

 

[Hellbelly]

Hi Snatcher,

It's beer, beer, grandchildren, fishing, beer, beer, beer, grandchildren, The wife, beer, beer, beer and the sea.

All fantastic, but its now time to expand you horizons.

 

 

Hey, nothing wrong with Beer!! :drunk:

[Westie]

Hey, nothing wrong with Beer!! :drunk:

 

There have been more than a handful of occasions when I have had quite the opposite view (and reaction) given what had gone before the previous night.

 

Photography is a fascinating hobby. Beer is too. They're both as about as expensive as the other.

 

If you looked at the pictures I take, 95% of them are of my family. My wife and I spent about an hour the other day allowing the computer to do a random generation of all of the digital photos we had stored up. It brought back some mighty fine memories. And in that space of time, I watched my daughter develop from newborn to near 3 year old. That is what photography is about - what you love. If others love it too, then that is a big old bonus. And just to be clear, this isn't a dig at anyone. Just my humble opinion on the great thing that is photography.

Edited June 11, 2007 by Westie

[Snatcher]

Here are a few more images from yesterday

 

We walked along to St Marys Lighthouse

 

This young lady could not resist a go with this hula hoop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And she was only on cups of tea

 

 

We enjoyed the barbie

 

 

And this is Bill the birthday boy who was 18 yesterday.

[nursejudy]

Mr Wiggly ..no filters or anything used,not that clever,and just to prove it whats "the golden hour"

[Westie]

Mr Wiggly ..no filters or anything used,not that clever,and just to prove it whats "the golden hour"

 

I believe it is the first and last hour of sun, there or thereabouts. The light is/can be softer/warmer - think of the beautiful golden/copper light that you often see - can transform something that is quite ordinary to look at during normal daylight hours into something spectacular. Good effects from longer shadows etc. I think that's the rough idea. Trouble is, I'm usually in bed!