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I thought I'd try my hand at oil & water today ... it's harder than it looks!!!

 

I got a few that I liked and I introduced marbles into the equation later which gave an interesting extra layer of abstraction.

 

However, quite early on I took this shot and whilst I didn't notice the silhouette of a man at the time it jumped straight out at me on the computer and picked itself.

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Please feel free to provide constructive critique on the technical aspects of this photograph.

 

This picture is #08 in my October Challenge project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the October Challenge Flickr Group page.

Greg - Homeless of Chelmsford.

 

This is my 3rd submission for the October 2012 A month in Pictures project.

www.flickr.com/groups/photoadayforamonth/

 

My complete set of pictures for this challenge can be found here - MY OCTOBER 2012 SET

 

This picture shows Greg sitting at "his patch" on Moulsham Street and he is one of the homeless community in Chelmsford.

 

I chatted to him today and took his picture as part of my 100 Strangers Project

My 100 Strangers picture and story of Greg can be found HERE

 

Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the

100 Strangers Flickr Group page

 

View my 100 Strangers project pictures HERE

 

Nikon D7000

Nikon 35mm lens

F8 @ 1/60 second exposure

On-camera flash - TTL - 0.0ev compensation

 

Tweaked in Adobe Camera Raw and signature added in CS5.

Shot taken for the Photo-a-day-for-a-month group . This is my photo for 5th October.

 

I can spend forever photographing insects and in fact did this afternoon. It was a dull, miserable day and there was only the one fly, and he was very patient with me. It was a relief when he finally flew away and I could stop. But wait! There's another one, and this time more interesting as he's blowing bubbles. It's a shame it was so dull and I couldn't get a greater DOF, but I'm quite pleased with the reflection of the Sedum plant in the bubble, especially as it was a very small fly and an even smaller bubble.

 

Insects are one of my favourite subjects and I'm surprised I've got to the 5th of October before I've done one.

 

Canon 50D | 100mm Macro | 1/125 SEC | F2.8 | ISO 400 |

 

The rest of my October Challenge set here: www.flickr.com/photos/janflicks/sets/72157631674212094/wi...

Sunset

 

This is my 20th submission for the October 2012 A month in Pictures project.

www.flickr.com/groups/photoadayforamonth/

 

My complete set of pictures for this challenge can be found here - MY OCTOBER 2012 SET

 

Really not impressed with this shot but it was the only one I took on 20th so it will have to do.

 

Sunset over Chelmsford taken from Essex Regiment Way - in the distance just to the right of the frame is Broomfield Hospital.

 

Nikon D7000

Sigma 10-20mm lens @ 18mm

F8 @ 1.6 second exposure

ISO 100

Accompanied by my friend, I went to capture a shot for my Through The Year project, intending to use it also for October picture a day, but I kind of like this one of my friend, a keen iPad photographer, with the setting sun reflected on her tablet.

 

Photo 15/31 for the October picture a day group.

What a miserable day after the recent nice days. I ventured out into the drizzle to pick a flower for today's shot.

 

Photo 18/31 for the October Picture a Day Group.

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People love coming to stay with us, we treat them so well....

Shot taken for the Photo-a-day-for-a-month group . This is my photo for 17th October

 

Today I've been for a day of pampering with a friend at Ragdale Hall in Leicestershire. By pampering I mean I've been in the Thermal Spa, had a swim, a facial, a back massage and a Dead Sea Mud wrap. Lovely relaxing day interspersed with wonderful food, cups of tea and a wee glass of red.

 

Shot taken with my compact camera.

Canon Powershot SX200IS | 6.2mm | 1/50 SEC | F8| ISO 200 |

 

The rest of my October Challenge set here: www.flickr.com/photos/janflicks/sets/72157631674212094/wi...

Evening Sky

 

This is my 6th submission for the October 2012 A month in Pictures project.

www.flickr.com/groups/photoadayforamonth/

 

My complete set of pictures for this challenge can be found here - MY OCTOBER 2012 SET

 

The early evening sky over Chelmsford ESSEX

 

Nikon D7000

Nikon 35mm lens

F8 @ 1/3200 second exposure

ISO 100

Actually it brightened up for about 4 minutes before the sun set..... View On Black But not an easy day to take any shots.

 

Day 24 of www.flickr.com/groups/photoadayforamonth/

  

Other days: www.flickr.com/photos/rmrayner/sets/72157627683367119/show/

This is one of my prized possessions. I've owned it for at least 29 years and if you look closely you can see my name and class written on the Rawlings label. That was from when I took it into school in the first year of secondary school (Year 7 for the younger audience!). It was a gift from my Aunty Ann in Los Angeles. I have the ball and Louiseville Slugger bat somewhere in the house too!

 

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I saw this sunflower in bloom with the lovely reds of an autumnal Virginia Creeper behind it.

The sunflower was in full sun whilst the background was in the shade so a 'fake' HDR process helped to bring out all of the colours.

Taking the case literally in this instance. Not much time today so a quick still life shot with my phone.

 

Photo 13/31 October Picture a Day.

A view I’ve taken before, but the clouds are different right? And this time there are fisherman, and this time we have movement magic! It’s not a video, it’s an animated photo. Photo 13/31 for the October picture a day group.

 

Don’t forget to hit the play arrow.

A month in 31 pictures

"Sweet Childhood" for Cherry On Top Group.

 

She won't go anywhere without them.

 

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"Doce Infância" para o grupo Cherry On Top.

 

Europa não vai a nenhum lugar sem os seus brinquedos preferidos.

These tiny mushrooms / toadstools were growing on our lawn. This was taken with the 50mm and macro attachment.

Managed to persuade Jack to stand still long enough for a picture. Normally runs a mile when the camera is out!

Photo 30/31 for October Picture a Day

Strange to see a rabbit on the St Rose Hospital grounds in Henderson. It was not easily frightened, let me take his photo, then returned to nibbling on the grass. Taken with a Lensbaby Double Glass2 lens.

This photograph was taken in Adriática Village before sunrise

Day 30 of my 31 prompts from 31 lists Drawtober!

 

Today's is "Bunny" from Twitter artist navyinks's not exactly serious Bunny list

 

I thought this would be really obscure, but apparently they made a questionable cartoon with her a few years ago... In any case, here's Bunnicula!

Shot taken for the Photo-a-day-for-a-month group . This is my photo for 11th October.

 

I'd been out earlier in the day with my DSLR but probably the best shot I got was of a cat I met down an alleyway. I was going out in the evening to see the Festival Players perform "Calendar Girls" at the town hall, and knowing it was going to be a rainy evening thought there might be some reflections. I don't really get much opportunity for night photography but didn't want to take my DSLR with me, so took my compact instead. My composition was limited by having to find a post to rest the camera on and using the self timer. Also I forgot to manually focus, but I can't get on with that very well on the compact anyway. Overall, considering the limitations, I'm reasonably pleased with this. I exposed manually.

 

Canon Powershot SX200IS | 5mm | 0.5 SEC | F3.4 | ISO 100 |

 

The rest of my October Challenge set here: www.flickr.com/photos/janflicks/sets/72157631674212094/wi...

It was a long day on Friday, lots of driving and not a lot of photographic opportunities... this was pretty much the first time I sat down so this is it I'm afraid.

 

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I spotted this shot on the way home - ideally Earl Grey would be facing the windows but it escapes me right now how to make that happen.

 

My original idea was to convert this to B&W but when I first did so (in Adobe RAW) I wasn't bowled over with the result so I undid the conversion and boosted the blues to enhance contrast in the sky then I opened it up in PS to add a B&W adjustment layer there instead but ultimately I decided that I preferred this version. I hadn't noticed at the time how well the cloud framed the monument and fitted into the middle column of windows and I like the contrasts it creates.

 

I have little doubt that this will be over-processed for many people's tastes ... but I like it ;)

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Please feel free to provide constructive critique on the technical aspects of this photograph.

 

This picture is #02 in my October Challenge project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the October Challenge Flickr Group page.

Tights: Insua

Faux fur shoe toppers: R-series

Shoes: sacha

 

Copyright 2016 Hilde Heyvaert.

All rights reserved.

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19 October... getting ready for Halloween! View On White

 

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A month in 31 pictures. View all the group shots

 

Choose to en-JOY your workout today and give your body what it needs☀️ #workoutwednesday #midweekmotivation

 

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You may notice that this shot was taken with a Panasonic LX5, this one in fact after Al was kind enough to lend it to me for a few days to try and convince Mrs F we "need" one :)

 

View LARGE On Black

 

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We found this chap in the garden this morning so James insisted we take him to Decoy Country Park and release him into the lake to prevent him becoming a cat's lunch.

 

View On White

 

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Woody was in his element today as part of the beating team on a local shoot. It poured all day but we had a great time nonetheless... Come the evening we were both exhausted so this is the day's shot, him laying on the floor shattered, and me laying on the floor snapping him.

 

View On White

 

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Not my game....

 

Another refugee / leftover from the October Challenge www.flickr.com/photos/rmrayner/sets/72157627683367119/

 

View On White

In another sign of the times, I have the Jeyes Fluid and sprayer for Avian Influenza sanitisation.

My first robin of the season...and probably not my last. He was very accommodating and happily posed for several shots, ensuring I got his best side :-)

 

This looks great if you View it LARGE On Black

 

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Photo 2/31 for the October picture a day group.

Not much time today for a photo, so a quick street shot on my journey for my photo today.

About 20,000 of these cobbles to put in and Barry is over halfway there.....

 

Day 6 of www.flickr.com/groups/photoadayforamonth/

  

Other days: www.flickr.com/photos/rmrayner/sets/72157627683367119/show/

Newark Cemetery. The Main Arch which has a Chapel on each side.

 

btw - I am so far behind with comments that I haven't a hope of catching up completely. I'll try to keep up with new uploads and work back as far as I can. If I don't comment on your shot, please forgive me.

"Bewitching Hour ", was created for the " Let's Swap , October Challenge using the colours yellow, orange and black.

Materials: Martha Stewart glue, jewel embellishments, google eyes, napkin, bat, cauldron embellishments and card stock.

Shot taken for the Photo-a-day-for-a-month group . This is my photo for 12th October.

 

I'd gone out earlier in the day to shoot some autumn colours in nearby gardens only to find them apparently closed, so came home and decided to do a still life. A while ago I'd tried Rembrandt lighting on a hairdressers modelling head but could only get the effect with a dark background. Today I brought Barbie into service and tried using lighter background and a reflector instead of a flash. Rembrandt lighting is side lit and also getting a triangle of light on the opposite cheek.

 

Canon 50D | 100mm Macro | 1/160 SEC | F2.8 | ISO 400 |

 

The rest of my October Challenge set here: www.flickr.com/photos/janflicks/sets/72157631674212094/wi...

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