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Rother Valley Country Park
Well it seems to be working OK John! I live right next to Rother Valley as you are aware and I know it like the back of my hand. I must say I have never seen so many Dragonflies as you seem to have to have seen today! The weather was perfect for them and you have taken full advantage. The thir...
Posted by davidstorm on 28/09/2014 - 21:54
Walking around Teignmouth in Devon
Not an exciting place I know, but it is to me. The last time I was here I was a little girl and it was a very different world to me. I have taken a few shots, some not very good. Some buildings I know have gone and been replaced with flats. This is known as the back beach where I used to ...
Posted by AuraTodd on 29/09/2014 - 11:39
Walking around Teignmouth in Devon
Thanks, a lot has changed since I last visited. These are posh beach huts in Shaldon. A building used to stand here which sold (expensive) fishing gear and sailing attire. Shaldon still has it's charms and it's not often you get villages by the sea. Many of these houses I would say are ...
Posted by AuraTodd on 29/09/2014 - 17:15
Walking around Teignmouth in Devon
Thanks that's kind of you, I might add this to blog on my website, working on a new one by Spanglefish, it's not as great as the weebly one but It'll do for now. Anyone heard of Spanglefish? Here's a link to my website: These toilets have been closed off since the 1980's, steps lead d...
Posted by AuraTodd on 30/09/2014 - 10:17
Marlow Churchyard
A very nice survey of this riverside spot, we can almost 'hear' the peacefulness. It's a good range of view points, and all very well exposed and sympathetically processed. Perhaps the first would have benefited from a slightly wider framing, the steeple looks a little crammed up against the lef...
Posted by McGregNi on 01/10/2014 - 16:46
Marlow Churchyard
Thank you for your good response, Nigel. You could be right about the #1. As the subject of the set was the churchyard, the photos move the viewer closer in, starting with a view of the full width (length?) of it. To get that view, the shot was taken from the bridge. Any further to the left might...
Posted by MrB on 01/10/2014 - 20:44
Five in a Row - my eclectic mix
Picking up the baton from Joe. There's no (intentional) theme here, just a collection of diverse images that have something about them that I am happy about. I hope that you find something to enjoy in them as well. They will appear in the order in which they were taken. Phil #1 - Looking ba...
Posted by swarf on 01/10/2014 - 09:16
Five in a Row - my eclectic mix
it leads you back and forth in a zig zag from the faint curves to the right in the grass bottom left across to the right back up to the left then right again with that huge expanse of pattern and finally that sky , terrific.
Posted by redbusa99 on 03/10/2014 - 08:41
Five in a Row - my eclectic mix
Thanks for the comments comparing the B&W and colour versions. I'll go back to the original RAW file and work it up as a colour image, rather than starting up with B&W in mind as I did before. I'll post it up at some point as a colour image Phil
Posted by swarf on 03/10/2014 - 15:46
Day and Night
Have finally got around to sorting my night shots from last weekend's get together in Newcastle. The light had been pretty poor all day until we were walking back down the quayside when at last our luck changed. Myself, Barrie and Stan stayed in to the evening so I decided to return to the same s...
Posted by fritzthedog on 03/10/2014 - 08:50
shearing & flowers
The shearer is the stand out shot. Really like it. its a back braking job as i know first hand as i use to do it but there is one advantage the ladys like your hands because they are so soft with all the natural oils from the wool
Posted by stu62 on 05/10/2014 - 17:04
Five in a row - Simon Arron
The look in her eye there makes it clear she was only there for all those fast cars Simon :wink: Very interesting to be transported back to those days ... The 80's and film! It has a spontaneity to it, you've just caught that moment beautifully.
Posted by McGregNi on 06/10/2014 - 20:41
Five in a row - Simon Arron
That's a priceless image Simon, a perfect candid which no doubt brings back a lot of memories for you. There is no other comment necessary on this. Regards David
Posted by davidstorm on 06/10/2014 - 21:46
Five in a row - Simon Arron
This is most odd. At 5.25am I thought I'd posted shot #4 - best to get it done before a quick trip to, erm, a racetrack - but I get back to find it's not here. Suspect I must have hit 'preview' rather than 'add', which equates to 'idiot'. #4 - Not quite as much of an Arron cliché as motor racing,...
Posted by simonarron on 08/10/2014 - 17:38
Red Bull SteepleChase
BTW that gear matches mine but :cry:I don`t get such sharp shots in action mode. Bear in mind I am very much a learning novice so not expecting it all to happen. However, can you outline PLEASE the general SETTINGS EXIF for the runners shots and whether your post edit much on them. Gives me faith ...
Posted by carmagw on 07/10/2014 - 09:34
Red Bull SteepleChase
Hi Patrick, Your images are there, there are members on here who will be able to give you far greater advice on flash use / low light indoor shooting than me. Unfortunately flash will tend create a darker background and expose the subject, the closer you are to the subject the more they are li...
Posted by carmagw on 07/10/2014 - 12:56
Red Bull SteepleChase
Hi Patrick, I originally picked up the mk1 Sigma 70-200, this is screw drive rather than HSM so works with their teleconverters (1.4 + 2x). I had a number of other Sigma lenses and was happy with their performance so kept with them. This (mk1) was also supposedly better optically than the late...
Posted by carmagw on 08/10/2014 - 09:17
Hamerkop
It's an interesting bird.....it's nest is huge, large enough for an adult human to fit into and it builds many of them too, some of which they never use, the nest is made from sticks and mud (the mud is brought in by the male but applied by the female). Snakes and other animals are often found in ...
Posted by michaelblue on 08/10/2014 - 06:56
Upper Coquetdale
Haven't posted much lately. Photography has taken a back seat recently. Anyway, the missus has persuaded me to buy a caravan/holiday home which is inland, so I need to suss out the wildlife.I did get out on Sunday and had a drive on the Otterburn Army Firing Ranges (when they weren't firing). Her...
Posted by Blythman on 08/10/2014 - 08:27
Upper Coquetdale
Glad you have been able to get the camera gear out again! A very attractive spot and you've made the most of the weather. I mostly like the first and last where the wider aspect ratio of your crop favours the elements in the shots. The placement of the fence dividing road and river works very well. ...
Posted by McGregNi on 08/10/2014 - 12:22
