I know it’s been a while since I posted here, but I will try to post more often.
I went out today as it was a lovely warm day. At least it was for us in the UK. These are a few photos I took of the ducks. I was amazed that they let me go right up close and photograph them. Well, not those in the water :O)
I just learned what Diptych means after reading a post by The Pioneer Woman who said that a diptych refers to two images (paintings, tablets) that sit side-by-side and go together very nicely.
She suggested that we might like to post our own diptych, so here’s mine. These were taken when we got our lovely snowfall..
I thought this would make a good photo for this meme. It’s another that I took while experimenting with my new lens. Actually, I think I’ll be experimenting for a while yet!
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I’m sorry I haven’t posted much lately, but I’m having difficulty keeping this blog updated as much as I’d like to.
Here are a few photos I took recently, with my new Canon 50mm 1.8 lens. Hope you like them.
Frosty day
Melting snow
Frozen water droplets
Sun shining through the snow
I took this photo through the car window. Just as we were passing it, I thought “Mellow Yellow Monday” and quickly snapped!
Just in case you don’t know what it is, it’s a ‘Belicia Beacon’ and they are placed at a ‘Zebra Crossing’. And in case you don’t know what a ‘Zebra Crossing’ is, it’s not where zebras cross the road, it’s where we cross the road. It’s called a zebra crossing because the crossing is a black and white striped area! Now I expect you are going to tell me you knew all that anyway :O)
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This is our bowl of fruit. It’s not real fruit, it’s imitation. We thought it was very realistic, which is why we bought it. In fact we had friends around once and their little girl attempted to take a large bite of one of the apples, leaving her teeth marks as a permanent reminder to always watch young kids with it in the future.
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This is a famous landmark in the UK, called the Blackpool Tower. Blackpool is a seaside town, famed for it’s magnificent street lights. People come for miles around to see them. It’s also known for it’s entertainment. Many well known entertainers perform there regularly. When we moved up to Yorkshire, we just had to go to Blackpool, at least once. It wasn’t really our thing. Too big and noisy, with lots of ‘Kiss me Quick’ hats, if you know what I mean :O)
Anyway, I thought it made a good sepia shot. I did some tweaking around in Photoshop to make it look old.
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I couldn’t resist this cute little ‘lemon’ timer. Mo buys these at regular intervals as she manages to break them constantly! I think she just likes buying a different design each time.
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I loved the effect of this photo. I used a Photoshop Action that Lee of Tarheel Ramblings guided me to. There are two sets of actions at The Pioneer Woman’s briliiant photography blog, and they are totally free to download and use. I used the ‘Vintage’ action here and was pleasantly surprised by it. I like to play around and experiment myself, but sometimes it’s just nice to simplyfy the process.
Again, I’ve posted the original to show the full effect of the action.
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These photos were taken on one of our walks over Christmas. I was very nervous of these bulls, probably because of their horns, and the fact that a few stones and a bit of wire was all that separated them from me! Anyway I couldn’t get close enough and manage to focus properly so the first few were a bit out of focus. This one was the best of the bunch. I have no idea what they are, and we’d never seen them before on our trips out.
EDIT: Having been pointed out to me the fact that you never see more than one or two bulls in a field, and on closer inspection, I realize that these are, in fact, cows not bulls. I would still be nervous of their horns though ;O)
Below is the photo that Mo, being braver than I, took! The facial markings were not as unusual on this one though.
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