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Posts from the ‘Flowers’ Category

Triple Wammy!

Todays post has three sections. I have been trying to use what facilities I have – lenses, weather and more – I live at the top of a hill with nothing higher than us to the North Atlantic – another way of saying that it is WINDY! I often say, ‘can’t photograph today as it is too windy’, so to counteract that and with the aid of a variable Neutral Density filter and flash gun or multiple exposure I have tried to counter the wind. Secondly whilst waiting for a new zoom I have been making myself use prime lenses for everything which has proved a good relearning curve! Finally the new Nikon 28 – 300 arrived; meant for travel use when I need to change from zoom to wide angle quickly it was fun to just go for a walk to see what it would do and it is wonderful – heavy as it is a FX lens and solid with crisp optics. More of the same at Flickr

9 Aug 2011

A few more Flowers

I have bee uploading onto Flickr – Roses have got great acceptance from Princes Grace Rose Garden Group! Any way, I have been trying to work out what to do lens wize as my 18 – 200 is not doing what I want and so I have been only using prime (none variable) lenses – quite a challenge but FUN! I grew the Arum Lily, it was a very late planting and has done better than the first one I grew!

7 Aug 2011

Birthday Flowers

A dear friend gave me a bunch of flowers for my birthday so what else was I to do. And with sun out and a lens problem a shot testing a prime lens. More at Flickr.com

2 Aug 2011

A busy few days!

There are three selections this week! Some flowers in situ in the garden, always a challange as I don’t get up early enough! A poppy in the studio – these grow wild on my partners allotment and then a few from my Friday morning walk – sadley these have identified a problem in my universal 18 – 200 lens and the auto focusing together with a couple of other probems – I can’t decide whether to buy a new one, the 28 – 300 or a 300 prime – the question is convinience!! More of these are on Flickr

31 Jul 2011

The Sun has got his hat on ………….

Given the weather, most of my work recently has been in the studio, but, today the sun has come out and I went out into the garden! I did take a white geranium to the studio! Most were taken in early afternoon light and are a bit flat but the strength of the light was just so wonderful!!

23 Jul 2011

Here we are again!

Well what has happened since the last post? Lots, including the shrinking of the day! Some new photos, we grew a yellow Arum Lily and I managed to get a fine evening on my partners allotment where as well as great vegetables there are flowers, wild and cultivated! As normall there are more at Flickr and there will be some for sale on my sales site

15 Jul 2011

Sitting Quietly and ………….

Hello!
Being forced not to be too energetic I have been in the studio which is fun! For this session it was one weed, two home grown and one bought – all flowers of course. More are available at www.tamarvalleyphotos.co.uk and also if you prefer www.flickr.com/photos/reflexrover in the Summer 2011 pt II set.

Here is one of each flower:

20 Jun 2011

First of the Summer

Gazania

Gazania

The first of the summer photos are on the www.tamarvalleyphotos.co.uk site just go to the gallery summer 2011 button! More will follow……..

10 Jun 2011

Hello!!

It has been a while but I have been busy with new pictures!! In the meann while I have sold some of the new square pictures with some special orders. I had three photos – two 8 inch and a 20 inch canvas – in the Lime Kilns Festival exhibtion which raised some good comments but failed to sell!! Also the new website is doing well tamarvalleyphotos.co.uk Here are a few new ones that will be going on sale very soon! Just bought more Christmas decorations for this years Christmas Corporate emails which I am offering to all clients (in due course!).
Just has back from the printers a 5 foot 2 foot six print with 15 flowers in squares – rather impressive ( I know I am biased!).

8 Jun 2011

New pictures

I have added some photographs to the Previous Category on www.tamarvalleyphotos.co.uk

19 May 2011