As I sit in my office on this Saturday morning a cold northerly wind is howling down the street and I start to wonder just what the past year has given us... I have spent most of it doing up our house - painting etc...and with that more or less done I can start to look forward to the new year (photography projects need to be planned in advance). I'm not wishing my time away, but with natural history being my primary subject I must start to see what I shall aim for in 2017... time will tell if I'm successful.
Meanwhile, October was an up and down month with some decent images and a thoroughly enjoyable photo session with a local dancer (more of that later).
The month started with a trip up to Hunstanton - weather was very unseasonal (warm and sunny), I managed to get some pictures of Quinn as well as some seascapes...
I have started using polarizing filters for nearly all my images - it does really help the clarity and the colours of the images - see what you think.
A few days after this trip and we were off up to Scarborough and York... visiting friends and family but of course I managed to get out and about with the Nikon...
And of course the onset of autumn brings the mists and dew...
...The fen just down the road yields some great opportunities to use early morning light...
One image I particularly liked...
I really liked the light for this one... but on closer inspection, I saw a different image hidden within...
They give different impressions of the scene...but they both work...
So mid month I decided to get a grip on my Flickr account - as my old one was irretrievable I decided to create a new one - link is here... Please feel free to visit here often and to "follow" me should you so wish. Of course you can also buy any of my images from either here or here.
Wildlife highlight of the month was the discovery of a vulnerable plant species just down the road from my house... namely large-flowered hemp-nettle (Galeopsis speciosa) - it favours arable land and in particular potato fields. I hadn't seen it since 1994 and was delighted to stumble across a small population:
And so to the last shoot of the month... and the most enjoyable. I set up a shoot in a dance studio with a local Pilates/dance teacher - not my usual subject matter but I do have a long term aim...to amalgamate this type of photography with my landscapes. This shoot was a chance to see if we could work together. I think the results speak for themselves really. We both enjoyed working together and hope to continue to do so. Thank you Stephanie you are a delight to photograph...
October came to an end and it appears to be getting colder... frost anyone? snow? who knows but I hope you all have a good November.
Our cousins across the pond have a momentous decision to make on Tuesday next - after 8 years of grace and charm they have to make a change. To me it is an easy decision but the polls would indicate something different and one pretty scary. I hope you make the right choice guys... I really do...
Peace and love to you all wherever you maybe in this wide world...
TTFN...
Meanwhile, October was an up and down month with some decent images and a thoroughly enjoyable photo session with a local dancer (more of that later).
The month started with a trip up to Hunstanton - weather was very unseasonal (warm and sunny), I managed to get some pictures of Quinn as well as some seascapes...
I have started using polarizing filters for nearly all my images - it does really help the clarity and the colours of the images - see what you think.
A few days after this trip and we were off up to Scarborough and York... visiting friends and family but of course I managed to get out and about with the Nikon...
And of course the onset of autumn brings the mists and dew...
...The fen just down the road yields some great opportunities to use early morning light...
One image I particularly liked...
I really liked the light for this one... but on closer inspection, I saw a different image hidden within...
They give different impressions of the scene...but they both work...
So mid month I decided to get a grip on my Flickr account - as my old one was irretrievable I decided to create a new one - link is here... Please feel free to visit here often and to "follow" me should you so wish. Of course you can also buy any of my images from either here or here.
Wildlife highlight of the month was the discovery of a vulnerable plant species just down the road from my house... namely large-flowered hemp-nettle (Galeopsis speciosa) - it favours arable land and in particular potato fields. I hadn't seen it since 1994 and was delighted to stumble across a small population:
And so to the last shoot of the month... and the most enjoyable. I set up a shoot in a dance studio with a local Pilates/dance teacher - not my usual subject matter but I do have a long term aim...to amalgamate this type of photography with my landscapes. This shoot was a chance to see if we could work together. I think the results speak for themselves really. We both enjoyed working together and hope to continue to do so. Thank you Stephanie you are a delight to photograph...
October came to an end and it appears to be getting colder... frost anyone? snow? who knows but I hope you all have a good November.
Our cousins across the pond have a momentous decision to make on Tuesday next - after 8 years of grace and charm they have to make a change. To me it is an easy decision but the polls would indicate something different and one pretty scary. I hope you make the right choice guys... I really do...
Peace and love to you all wherever you maybe in this wide world...
TTFN...
