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The Sun came out……………

Wow!! a few rays of sunshine got me out with the camera, no studio for a few days! The garden supplies much of my subjects including these. There are more at http://www.flickr.com/photos/reflexrover/sets/72157627493812074/

22 Aug 2011

Outdoors and in

With mixed weather this week I have been picking single flowers from the garden, and photographing them in the studio. Also been on a couple of walks in and out of woods and along the river Tamar with the sun spotighting a field and a tower. A mix of straight mast and bendy tree with white daisies below was a nice challenge. Into the woods and the Anti vibration mechanism on the new lens worked well plus for a change I uped the ISO to 500 with hardly any degrdation! More at Flickr

17 Aug 2011

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

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

Last of the Spring Photos!!

That is it, spring has sprung off and summer is approaching. I have just uploaded loads onto Flickr

Here are just three which will soon be in an exhibition – details soon!………. This shows i have started getting ready for the exhibition season, trying to find galleries that will take my stuff!! I have gone square this year, and I like the results, especially with the flowers!!

11 May 2011

Where does the time go?

I have now got 12 new framed photos for exhibitions – I just need the exhibition!! I can print cards again (especially for Abi – in the post Monday!) and tomorrow I start cutting mounts again – oh what fun. A new web site where the pictures will be on sale will open soon!


More soon!!

6 May 2011