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PHOTOGRAPHERS THOUGHTS …
Sometimes persistence pays off - and many times is doesn’t …
We were on a cruise in Walvis Bay, Namibia, when we were visited on-board by several pelicans. I decided to get some close-up images of their features, but trying to catch a front-on shot was not to be as easy as I thought. I think this character was out to make my life very frustrating. After about 40 shots, I finally captured one with the symmetry I was after …
LIGHT SOURCE
10.30am light hazy overcast conditions, which diffused the light nicely (no harsh contrast)
COMPOSITION ELEMENTS
Close-up, B&W (so as not to be distracted by colour), Symmetry, Lines, Neutral space, Eye contact, Patience, Wide Pano, Tonal graduation, Texture, Impact, Contours, Perspective, Luck …
LOCATION
Walvis Bay (near Swakopmund), Namibia, Africa
PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
Taken on Photographic Society African Trip Away on 15th July, 2019
SETTINGS
1/400, f5.6, 400 ISO, Manual Exposure based on blinking highlights in viewfinder, exposure meter & histogram, EV 0, AF, RAW, Fuji X-T2, Fuji 100-400mm (400mm on cropped sensor), Lightroom enhanced.
These ‘Photographers Thoughts’ are posted to aid photographers to recognise compositional elements, as well as the camera settings used, so you might learn from what worked, or through my mistakes … enjoy Greg
Day before yesterday it had moved to here & had been joined by this rather raffish scarf. Latest: as of yesterday the hat has vanished leaving the scarf hanging there like a Cheshire-cat smile.
Persistence (or maybe stubbornness) and patience is what's required when sitting at Tunnel View overlooking Yosemite Valley as a winter storm passes through, sometimes for hours, and if one's lucky, sometimes only moments. Occasionally its just worth it, alternately standing around in mixed rain and snow and retreating to the car, waiting for something, anything to happen with clouds, light, rock, shadow, water and trees. There I was, waiting for the serendipitous moment of sunset and the hope of the storm just clearing.
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Tunnel View, Yosemite National Park
A game bosses worst nightmare.
Arlington, VA. Feb. 28, 2019.
Leica M10-P, 50/1.5 zeiss sonnar.
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Towards the end of Winter in northern Europe all that remains from the landscape is organized structure.
After 3 separate evening visits to this spot over the last 8 or 9 days eventually the sun decided to shine some light on the scene. All be it short lived it did happen and after 2 previous visits showing great promise only for westerly clouds to cover any chance of light over the last hour before dusk. Speeding around frantically trying to capture something worthwhile I was happy to find this little patch of tall grass catching some of the last light giving some foreground interest.
Sitting in a hot photo blind for hours is worth a couple of bucks.
Deer 7769
Baltimore County, Maryland
August 6, 2019
A broken old fence near Queen's View, Auchineden Hill.
Quite a nice sunset last night, the colours lingered quite a while after the sun went down.
Auchineden Hill's one of those places that never disappoints. Every time I visit the light is spectacular - I don't know if it's something to do with its location with huge, open views to the north and west, or if I've just been lucky.
I've also yet to see any photographers there, which strikes me as strange for somewhere with such amazing views so close to Glasgow.
Quando entro in una casa abbandonata, mi sorprende sempre la tenacia della vita.
Qui, dove tutto sembra fermo e disfatto, un raggio di luce attraversa un foro nel soffitto e raggiunge il pavimento.
Da quel punto, un fico ha deciso di nascere.
La pianta più ostinata e invadente che conosca — eppure capace di donare uno dei frutti più dolci che esistano.
An apt name for an around the British Isles adventure by paddles. Having journeyed down from Wick Persistence at anchor just inside the North Pier. No berthing at the pontoons for these hardy sailors.
Persistence pays off! I'm MUCH happier with this pic!
It just drove me crazy, knowing I'd taken that crappy chance shot of this gal in her nest the other day, without even realizing what I had.
I just HAD to go back to the park and try and find her again, even though the odds of locating her were pretty low.
I went back to the general area I had been in and searched for almost an hour.
Nada!
As I was standing on the path talking to another park visitor, I saw the little hummer go buzzing by. She kept flying around the same small area, so I just sat and watched until I saw her disappear into a clump of leaves. When I checked out that spot a little closer......Viola!
I am SO excited to have found this hidden gem.
Now that I know where it's located, I'll be checking back often to see how she's making out. My next goal is to get a picture of her feeding babies in the nest! Can't wait!!
Tulips don’t like to open unless it’s sunny, and it’s been cloudy or rainy or drizzly a lot lately, so I’m glad the clouds parted two days ago so this lovely tulip opened. It’s one of those that I inherited when I bought my home in 1995, which produce shoots every year and flowers to varying degrees. I love their persistence. (So do deer and rabbits.)
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Patience and persistence finally paid off at Horseshoe Bend! ️ I saw a storm tracking toward the canyon and took a gamble, hoping for lightning to strike in just the right spot. Most of the bolts taunted me—just outside the frame—but I held out. Eventually, a double bolt dropped right over the bend. Not the biggest strike of the afternoon, but when it lands where you want it, it’s a win.
Chasing storms takes planning, luck, and a bit of obsession. If you're into that sort of thing... we’ve got a few opportunities open next year!
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On my way to photograph my favorite abandoned rest house @ Rookwood Necropolis. This tree caught my eye, I have walked passed it before but I went a different way this time, maybe the cold late afternoon added to the overall capture in my head. I persisted with the whole pack, hoping for a full frame. I still love the unexpected results of expired film.
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I was driving home yesterday and was caught in a heavy rain and through out the sun was struggling to shine through the dark clouds. Loved how determined and persistent the sun was :)
Persistence has paid off this time as DB Cargo 66077 ‘Benjamin Gimbert GC' heads through Crowle in the sun with the 6V35 Bescot - Avonmouth Hansons Siding loaded cement.
“Persistence is the twin sister of excellence. One is a matter of quality; the other, a matter of time.”
~ Marahel Morgan
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Crocus ‘Panda’ - A Touch of Spring Elegance -
Today is March 20th, and as every year, my trusted COUNTRY FILE calendar reminds me with a simple note: SPRING BEGIN – and I couldn't agree more.
This morning, around 8:00 AM local time, as I was heading towards Abbey Park in Leicester, my car’s dashboard showed 12°C. By the time I returned about three hours later, the temperature had risen to 14°C. No matter how the climate crisis affects different corners of the world, I believe, just as in Anatolian culture, that spring quietly follows its own rhythm: first warming the air, then the water, and finally the soil—each a week apart. Even when humans may not fully notice it, nature’s creatures always sense it.
As soon as I stepped into Abbey Park, I could tell from the birds’ joyful songs that they were bustling with excitement. On days like these, even people seem to smile brighter and say "Good morning" with extra warmth. Those who are aware can truly see it, can truly feel it.
I’ve always loved the soft light of early spring mornings, and I try to capture its delicate influence in my photography. With my Nikon 105mm macro lens and my trusty 80-200mm f2.8 lens in hand, I wandered through Abbey Park searching for snowdrops. Most had already withered and fallen to the ground… But after about 20 minutes of persistence, I found a lone snowdrop, still standing under the shade of a centuries-old oak, bravely resisting the breeze. I set up my tripod and managed to take a frame, even if it wasn’t under the softest sunlight. Still, snowdrops—known as harbingers of spring—offered their charm once again this year.
Moving on, I noticed daffodils in full bloom, shining in various sizes and shades of yellow. I'm not sure how successful I was in capturing them with bokeh in the morning light, but the golden tones were definitely pleasing to the eye. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did. Macro photography often means getting down on the ground, so I took a few coffee breaks here and there just to stretch and stand tall for a while. My series ended with a striking Crocus ‘Panda’ that caught my eye.
On my way back from Abbey Park, I couldn’t resist stopping to work on some cherry blossoms as well.
So, to sum up: inspired by the COUNTRY FILE calendar’s note of 'SPRING BEGIN,’ I set out to capture the beauty of early spring through my lens. I hope you enjoy these images as much as I enjoyed taking them.
Wishing you all a pleasant evening.
🌸 Crocus ‘Panda’ in the UK
Crocus ‘Panda’ is a charming early-spring flower with soft white petals and distinctive dark centers, resembling a panda’s markings.
Typically blooming from late February to March, it thrives in grassy areas and under trees.
A popular choice in both cultivated gardens and naturalized park settings.
Up close, its fine textures and vivid pollen structures make it a favorite for macro photography.
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Another shot from my recent journey through Euskadi, the only sunset shot I was able to capture during the trip. This was taken at Playa de Azkorri that I had seen in one of Javier Alonso’s recent videos and a recommendation from fellow photographer Richard Toribio.
The first day I visited this spot, the sky was completely clear, with no clouds. On the second day, the weather flipped, and the entire beach was shrouded in fog, with a flat flat, gray sky.
But persistence paid off on the third day, as we were rewarded with a sky that burst into flames during sunset. It was a spectacular display of color and texture that truly made the wait worthwhile.
I’ll definitely be returning to this location. There’s so much to explore with the interplay between the waves crashing over the rocks and the small cascades of water they leave behind.
Hopefully, I’ll catch another sky like that one next time!
We have had some storms and rain recently resulting in flooding in our parks. The sand bars are fortunately not eroding much.
as soon as i shot this, it became one the favorite images that i have taken. everything just seems to work when i took this- the setting, the old man, the walking stick, the head down....
When being inspired, thoughts slowly start forming in mind. While some of them merge, others are quickly discarded. Though at this point, everything is still open, over time, a few become real convincing options that seem worth being put into practice.
Full of motivation, it is easy to plunge into an adventure quickly. But a rapid, rough landing frequently follows a too fast run-up. In many cases, its impact is too strong, and as a result, frustration rises. Regularly, this leads to the discarding of sparkling ideas.
If counting on persistence rather than pace, it is likely to gain more. There is more time to make mistakes, learn and develop. Yet, being tenacious appears harder than achieving the actual goal itself in many cases because too often, we stand in our own way.
Rounding the curves south of Koringberg on 17 June 2002 with 15F no 2916. The last in a series of very decent runpasts in constantly changing misty conditions courtesy of a Dave Rodgers chartered tour train.
Western Cape, South Africa
"A river cuts through rock, not because of its power, but because of its persistence."-- Jim Watkins. I thought of this quote while standing across from this waterfall, which was a little difficult for me to get to because of how much water was flowing in the Hassayampa River in the Prescott National Forest compared to the last time I was here last year.
Mama Mei gives up her fruitie to Xiao Qi Ji and goes on the hunt for other treats (with a cameo appearance by Papa Tian)