Recently when thinking about various items I have found myself adding ‘ery’ to the end of the word. Lens Northery would then be a phrase to describe what Lens North did or does. Append to someone’s name and a similar effect takes place. A more full shot of the fernery can be seen by clicking on the link.
More tulips have been throwing themselves in my direction and some of their pictures are shown in the gallery below. Rain or dew-covered blooms appeal as the drops seem to draw attention to the details of the texture and form.
I always especially enjoy photographing tulips. Roses catch my attention too. I am looking for that perfectly realized black and white shot. Using photoshop to convert the original colour digital negative into black and white. I photograph each day. At the least, photographing some of the things I see around me. Sometimes what I see is hard to actually get into the camera - our eyes are so much better at dealing with strong contrasts and awkward light. Our minds are also very good at screening out and selecting the things we want or need to see. (Eg although our noses are continually in view of our eyes, we rarely notice it) Some examples can be seen below, as well as a link to a set of photographs in a gallery which is not at the top level on the website.
When I began taking landscape photographs I thought that it was possible to return to a place to reshoot if the shot didn’t turn out as I would want. The reality is that nothing is the same twice. Fortunately (for me) the wall had fallen and partly formed a pleasing frame for the road and lake below. It’s some time since I posted a landscape shot. Visiting the Lakes recently and going up to the Kirkstone Pass on a day of rapidly changing sun and clound brought about this shot. The larger expanse of water in view is Windermere, but just behind it is another smaller one - I am guessing this is Blelham Tarm.
Bluebells are commonly featured in photographs across social media at this time of year and those growing in the south of the UK often making earlier appearances. The Ladybird in this flower caught my eye and I was away!
A friendly and warm welcome for me as I visited Dig In to take some portraits. Inside the walls of the garden of Ashton House gardening and woodworking take place as part of the work of the veterans charity Dig In. Brilliant work and now getting back to work after the pandemic.
Looking closely at this portrait I took a while ago I see in the eye highlights two reflections one which shouldn't really be there!
Does a portrait change the way that someone is seen by others? Would their friends see a new side they had not recognised before? How about the subject themselves? - would they think of themselves in a new way? Looking at the Tate Gallery portraits you can find the story of George Romney. Once the most famous portraitist in Britain, his work may have changed the course of history. Romney's favourite subject was Emma Hart who later enthralled Horatio Nelson. Do you have good portraits that could be passed to the next generation? - a photo of a family member when she was a young woman?
Three ordinary blokes doing something extraordinary that most of us wouldn’t even think of doing. When someone we love dies we find it more than difficult. If that person dies in tragic circumstances how much more so. I am inspired by the way Byron (in the first shot) continues to respond to the loss of his brother and the work he, Ron, Dan and others do in theJJeffect CIC.
