The smooth curves of the wall makes a nice contrast with the irregularities of the trunks.
S'alright, I just like having a pop at T47. He can be very annoying due to his array of skills, his attention to detail, his literary knowledge, his silicone beading technique, his general knowledge...
I once went all the way to see him just to see if he actually exists and wasn't some Google program or a board of 10 wise men.
Thanks for the various comments above. A few have led me down various interesting www rabbit holes...
I understand the "take loads of pictures" approach but tend to enjoy photographing things that move - wildlife, pets, bikes - and so there isn't always the opportunity to shoot off dozens of pictures at different settings and then see what worked afterwards. Current approach is to ignore most of the settings on my camera and just play with aperture, speed and autofocus options to see how they change things. I need to also take more time to understand why some things don't work.
Will get there in the end, and then this thread will be flooded with photos of my dog. She's beautiful!
To give rides a bit of focus, I sometimes set myself challenges. A couple last summer were to get nice shots of lavender and sunflowers.
The best lavender one was a bit of an experiment... still not sure it worked, and the 'rays' from the sun were an accident of the camera on the phone:
The runner-up was the more traditional along-the-rows type of shot, but I don't think there's quite enough interest, though the colour is good:
I was quite pleased with the sunflowers one - I'd not normally put a horizontal block right across the frame, but i think it works here, contrasting with the shapes of the mountains and clouds:
PS - I assume you all know that if you right-click on the image that you can see it full size.
Thanks for the various comments above. A few have led me down various interesting www rabbit holes...
I understand the "take loads of pictures" approach but tend to enjoy photographing things that move - wildlife, pets, bikes - and so there isn't always the opportunity to shoot off dozens of pictures at different settings and then see what worked afterwards. Current approach is to ignore most of the settings on my camera and just play with aperture, speed and autofocus options to see how they change things. I need to also take more time to understand why some things don't work.
Will get there in the end, and then this thread will be flooded with photos of my dog. She's beautiful!
If you like photographing animals, find somewhere that you can pretty much guarantee lots of them: local duckpond, greyhound track, even urban pigeons. They don't need to be 'pretty' to make interesting pictures.
@Ben6899, Like! Has a real murky, gritty feel to it.
1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
Pinnacle Monzonite
Liberal metropolitan, remoaner, traitor, "sympathiser", etc.
To give rides a bit of focus, I sometimes set myself challenges. A couple last summer were to get nice shots of lavender and sunflowers.
The best lavender one was a bit of an experiment... still not sure it worked, and the 'rays' from the sun were an accident of the camera on the phone:
The runner-up was the more traditional along-the-rows type of shot, but I don't think there's quite enough interest, though the colour is good:
I was quite pleased with the sunflowers one - I'd not normally put a horizontal block right across the frame, but i think it works here, contrasting with the shapes of the mountains and clouds:
PS - I assume you all know that if you right-click on the image that you can see it full size.
Love the first one and a happy coincidence. Is it that tree right on the edge of the frame that's distracting?
I'm fortunate to have a lavender field up the road from me. No mountains in the background, but it does have a very picturesque lone oak in the centre. Will try and dig something out.
1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
Pinnacle Monzonite
Liberal metropolitan, remoaner, traitor, "sympathiser", etc.
Love the first one and a happy coincidence. Is it that tree right on the edge of the frame that's distracting?
Actually, I like the way that the tree on the right is almost a (smaller) carbon copy of the one on the left. I think my doubts are about the quality of the image, as it's all digital zoom, and hence rather fuzzy and, er, digital. I wished that morning that I had taken my proper camera. That's the beauty and frustration of photography - sometimes you can catch a scene as you've never seen it before (and will never see again), and other times you know you've missed that special shot, as the light isn't right, or you've not taken the right equipment.
EDIT - oh, do you mean the one right on the left of the frame? If yes, I see what you mean, but I'm not too bothered by that, as that's just where it is.
On the whole I like to make the best of what's there - my only regular 'cheat' in France is to give the pretence that there aren't electricty wires hanging all over the place. I'm actually thinking about turning that on its head one day, and doing a whole series of beautiful views spoilt by wires in all the wrong places...
Love the first one and a happy coincidence. Is it that tree right on the edge of the frame that's distracting?
Actually, I like the way that the tree on the right is almost a (smaller) carbon copy of the one on the left. I think my doubts are about the quality of the image, as it's all digital zoom, and hence rather fuzzy and, er, digital. I wished that morning that I had taken my proper camera. That's the beauty and frustration of photography - sometimes you can catch a scene as you've never seen it before (and will never see again), and other times you know you've missed that special shot, as the light isn't right, or you've not taken the right equipment.
EDIT - oh, do you mean the one right on the left of the frame? If yes, I see what you mean, but I'm not too bothered by that, as that's just where it is.
On the whole I like to make the best of what's there - my only regular 'cheat' in France is to give the pretence that there aren't electricty wires hanging all over the place. I'm actually thinking about turning that on its head one day, and doing a whole series of beautiful views spoilt by wires in all the wrong places...
Yes, the one on the far right. If you crop it out, the two remaining trees balance better (I think). Hadn't spotted the image quality as I was viewing on a phone.
Having grown up in an area where pylons were never far away, I quite like the rhythm of them swooping over a landscape. A bit like railway viaducts (I expect some Victorians moaned about those 'eyesores' at the time, too).
1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
Pinnacle Monzonite
Liberal metropolitan, remoaner, traitor, "sympathiser", etc.
Yes, the one on the far right. If you crop it out, the two remaining trees balance better (I think). Hadn't spotted the image quality as I was viewing on a phone.
Having grown up in an area where pylons were never far away, I quite like the rhythm of them swooping over a landscape. A bit like railway viaducts (I expect some Victorians moaned about those 'eyesores' at the time, too).
Those lavender fields are in a good spot, and I could spend an hour or two prowling looking for interesting angles. The only trouble is that there's a 600m/12km ascent from there to cycling heaven, and my bike brain over-rules my photography brain every time. Nearly all my photographs are 'snatched' en route to somewhere else. Maybe when my cycling legs start to give up I'll pretend I'm more interested in photography.
Re wires etc. - I quite like the 'honesty' of the above-ground cabling in France - we all benefit from electricity, and the French don't hide it all away. But just occasionally it does intrude... there I was following an ancient Roman road in the scenic Rhône valley...
I meant with your location... you know what I meant.
I presume, that's top cycling country that is.
I'm not really a honey person (in fact, I truly hate anything sweet on bread & butter), so I haven't investigated, but yes, I'm sure I could. I'd probably find some at the market in Die (there are plenty of local honey producers), and the Vercors plateau seems to have its own business: http://www.labeilleduvercors.fr/nos-miels-du-vercors/ Most of the lavender is distilled, I think - on one of my favourite regular routes I pass four distilleries - the smell in August is definitely an improvement on the odours of muck-spreading in Devon.
Yes, the one on the far right. If you crop it out, the two remaining trees balance better (I think). Hadn't spotted the image quality as I was viewing on a phone.
Having grown up in an area where pylons were never far away, I quite like the rhythm of them swooping over a landscape. A bit like railway viaducts (I expect some Victorians moaned about those 'eyesores' at the time, too).
Those lavender fields are in a good spot, and I could spend an hour or two prowling looking for interesting angles. The only trouble is that there's a 600m/12km ascent from there to cycling heaven, and my bike brain over-rules my photography brain every time. Nearly all my photographs are 'snatched' en route to somewhere else. Maybe when my cycling legs start to give up I'll pretend I'm more interested in photography.
Re wires etc. - I quite like the 'honesty' of the above-ground cabling in France - we all benefit from electricity, and the French don't hide it all away. But just occasionally it does intrude... there I was following an ancient Roman road in the scenic Rhône valley...
I like the collage effect of the different signs, posts and pylons - particularly the speed limit sign as a kind of bull's eye - as well as what that photo says about the history of that bit of the world.
1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
Pinnacle Monzonite
Liberal metropolitan, remoaner, traitor, "sympathiser", etc.
I like the collage effect of the different signs, posts and pylons - particularly the speed limit sign as a kind of bull's eye - as well as what that photo says about the history of that bit of the world.
That was the intention - cram as much man-made stuff into the frame as possible. Makes a change to my 'pretty' photos of the countryside.
Nice lavender photo, BTW - I like the out-of-focus person at the back, and you've avoided the cliched shot I was trying to find.
Posts
Pfft. It's practically summer here anyway. That shadow bottom left is a bit niggle, but that is a beautifully blue sky.
Pinnacle Monzonite
Liberal metropolitan, remoaner, traitor, "sympathiser", etc.
Pinnacle Monzonite
Liberal metropolitan, remoaner, traitor, "sympathiser", etc.
Are those the Cork trees T47?
The smooth curves of the wall makes a nice contrast with the irregularities of the trunks.
Pinnacle Monzonite
Liberal metropolitan, remoaner, traitor, "sympathiser", etc.
S'alright, I just like having a pop at T47. He can be very annoying due to his array of skills, his attention to detail, his literary knowledge, his silicone beading technique, his general knowledge...
I once went all the way to see him just to see if he actually exists and wasn't some Google program or a board of 10 wise men.
2012 Colnago CX-1
2015 Colnago AC-R
Exeter Wheelers
2012 Colnago CX-1
2015 Colnago AC-R
Exeter Wheelers
Pinnacle Monzonite
Liberal metropolitan, remoaner, traitor, "sympathiser", etc.
France again BT? That's beautiful.
If I could only convince the OH to move there...
Pinno - yes. Near Luc-en-Diois. They are walnut trees, BTW, one of the major 'industries' there. That, and Clairette de Die.
2012 Colnago CX-1
2015 Colnago AC-R
Exeter Wheelers
Further west: Lyme Regis, the big breakwater at the eastern end of the beach.
BT, love the way the different fields on the valley floor echo the patches of snow on the rock in the foreground.
Pinnacle Monzonite
Liberal metropolitan, remoaner, traitor, "sympathiser", etc.
Bikes: Donhou DSS4 Custom | Condor Italia RC | Gios Megalite | Dolan Preffisio | Giant Bowery '76
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ben_h_ppcc/
Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/
I understand the "take loads of pictures" approach but tend to enjoy photographing things that move - wildlife, pets, bikes - and so there isn't always the opportunity to shoot off dozens of pictures at different settings and then see what worked afterwards. Current approach is to ignore most of the settings on my camera and just play with aperture, speed and autofocus options to see how they change things. I need to also take more time to understand why some things don't work.
Will get there in the end, and then this thread will be flooded with photos of my dog. She's beautiful!
A couple more film ones, trying to see if they could form the basis of a project.
To give rides a bit of focus, I sometimes set myself challenges. A couple last summer were to get nice shots of lavender and sunflowers.
The best lavender one was a bit of an experiment... still not sure it worked, and the 'rays' from the sun were an accident of the camera on the phone:
The runner-up was the more traditional along-the-rows type of shot, but I don't think there's quite enough interest, though the colour is good:
I was quite pleased with the sunflowers one - I'd not normally put a horizontal block right across the frame, but i think it works here, contrasting with the shapes of the mountains and clouds:
PS - I assume you all know that if you right-click on the image that you can see it full size.
2012 Colnago CX-1
2015 Colnago AC-R
Exeter Wheelers
@Ben6899, Like! Has a real murky, gritty feel to it.
Pinnacle Monzonite
Liberal metropolitan, remoaner, traitor, "sympathiser", etc.
I'm fortunate to have a lavender field up the road from me. No mountains in the background, but it does have a very picturesque lone oak in the centre. Will try and dig something out.
Pinnacle Monzonite
Liberal metropolitan, remoaner, traitor, "sympathiser", etc.
EDIT - oh, do you mean the one right on the left of the frame? If yes, I see what you mean, but I'm not too bothered by that, as that's just where it is.
On the whole I like to make the best of what's there - my only regular 'cheat' in France is to give the pretence that there aren't electricty wires hanging all over the place. I'm actually thinking about turning that on its head one day, and doing a whole series of beautiful views spoilt by wires in all the wrong places...
2012 Colnago CX-1
2015 Colnago AC-R
Exeter Wheelers
Yes, the one on the far right. If you crop it out, the two remaining trees balance better (I think). Hadn't spotted the image quality as I was viewing on a phone.
Having grown up in an area where pylons were never far away, I quite like the rhythm of them swooping over a landscape. A bit like railway viaducts (I expect some Victorians moaned about those 'eyesores' at the time, too).
Pinnacle Monzonite
Liberal metropolitan, remoaner, traitor, "sympathiser", etc.
That's the hardest sort of photography.
@Ben: Nice city shot. The foreground is mainly traditional architecture, the Gherkin seems to rise almost alienesque in the background.
@BT: Can you get Lavender honey?
2012 Colnago CX-1
2015 Colnago AC-R
Exeter Wheelers
Funny :roll:
I meant with your location... you know what I meant.
I presume, that's top cycling country that is.
Re wires etc. - I quite like the 'honesty' of the above-ground cabling in France - we all benefit from electricity, and the French don't hide it all away. But just occasionally it does intrude... there I was following an ancient Roman road in the scenic Rhône valley...
2012 Colnago CX-1
2015 Colnago AC-R
Exeter Wheelers
2012 Colnago CX-1
2015 Colnago AC-R
Exeter Wheelers
And the heron doing a spot of fishing in the local park. Very lucky with the bright sunlight allowing a really fast shutter to 'freeze' the water.
Pinnacle Monzonite
Liberal metropolitan, remoaner, traitor, "sympathiser", etc.
Pinnacle Monzonite
Liberal metropolitan, remoaner, traitor, "sympathiser", etc.
Nice lavender photo, BTW - I like the out-of-focus person at the back, and you've avoided the cliched shot I was trying to find.
2012 Colnago CX-1
2015 Colnago AC-R
Exeter Wheelers
Chapeau!
Thanks for the positive comments on the Bishopsgate shot.
Bikes: Donhou DSS4 Custom | Condor Italia RC | Gios Megalite | Dolan Preffisio | Giant Bowery '76
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ben_h_ppcc/
Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/