lee.stephens
The Door to the Entrance Hall
Not my house, obviously...
This is the doorway to the Entrance Hall from the inner courtyard at Lyme Park famous as Pemberley in the BBC's Pride and Prejudice. Lyme Park is on the north western edge of the Peak District and is pretty high up - it's very often cold and wet - hence the green.
I'm guessing that the 24-120 lens the camera shop lent me while my 18-200 is repaired may have a little bit of distortion as this is straight in some places and not in others - or maybe the building is a little wonky?
After my last posting (and the small rant) I was cheered by the comments I got, I also smiled when I saw this morning that two more people have marked me as a contact despite not having commented (or favourited) any of my pictures. I know I'm expecting too much that everyone will comment at least once - that fact that someone liked something enough to 'bookmark' me in some way is encouraging. I've noticed that some of the people who have marked me as a contact have several hundred (or more) contacts and I wonder how they deal with it. I think my own approach is summed up well in Jeff's profile - specifically he says "If you add me as a contact without having commented on anything in my stream, I probably won't add you back. I try to keep a lower number of contacts so I can have the time to interact with each of them." Jeff - if you don't mind I'm gonna steal your words and use them myself.
I was also cheered the other day when I'd looked at (and commented) on the beautiful photos in Kim's stream. She sent a lovely flickrmail thanking me and saying she'd reciprocate when she had some time (which she has done now). Perhaps I should look to
combine the two elements in my search for people who are giving and sharing with comments and constructive feedback.
Thanks also for the thoughts on reaching a bigger audience, I'm feeling more chilled today - it'll happen when it happens - but as a priority I'll keep looking for people who comment on my contacts photos and then comment on theirs. Hopefully it'll spread.
The main reason I am on Flickr is to be inspired by other people's work and receive constructive critiscm on my own, please leave me a comment - however small. Thanks
The Door to the Entrance Hall
Not my house, obviously...
This is the doorway to the Entrance Hall from the inner courtyard at Lyme Park famous as Pemberley in the BBC's Pride and Prejudice. Lyme Park is on the north western edge of the Peak District and is pretty high up - it's very often cold and wet - hence the green.
I'm guessing that the 24-120 lens the camera shop lent me while my 18-200 is repaired may have a little bit of distortion as this is straight in some places and not in others - or maybe the building is a little wonky?
After my last posting (and the small rant) I was cheered by the comments I got, I also smiled when I saw this morning that two more people have marked me as a contact despite not having commented (or favourited) any of my pictures. I know I'm expecting too much that everyone will comment at least once - that fact that someone liked something enough to 'bookmark' me in some way is encouraging. I've noticed that some of the people who have marked me as a contact have several hundred (or more) contacts and I wonder how they deal with it. I think my own approach is summed up well in Jeff's profile - specifically he says "If you add me as a contact without having commented on anything in my stream, I probably won't add you back. I try to keep a lower number of contacts so I can have the time to interact with each of them." Jeff - if you don't mind I'm gonna steal your words and use them myself.
I was also cheered the other day when I'd looked at (and commented) on the beautiful photos in Kim's stream. She sent a lovely flickrmail thanking me and saying she'd reciprocate when she had some time (which she has done now). Perhaps I should look to
combine the two elements in my search for people who are giving and sharing with comments and constructive feedback.
Thanks also for the thoughts on reaching a bigger audience, I'm feeling more chilled today - it'll happen when it happens - but as a priority I'll keep looking for people who comment on my contacts photos and then comment on theirs. Hopefully it'll spread.
The main reason I am on Flickr is to be inspired by other people's work and receive constructive critiscm on my own, please leave me a comment - however small. Thanks