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Day 26 of my 31 prompts from 31 lists drawtober!
Today's is "Knives" from twitter artist Creature_Cave's elemental griffins list
I was going to do something dramatic, like a griffin with blades for feathers, but ended up with this derpus. I guess I have a thing for animals with knives
Shot taken for the Photo-a-day-for-a-month group . This is my photo for 9th October.
I had no clear idea about today's photo, but went a walk looking for leaves for a possible future photo, and of course I took my camera with me. Buzzards fly over my house on an almost daily basis, but I've either got the wrong lens on when I see them or even if I have the 70-300mm on, it just doesn't really reach far enough for the height they fly at. Same situation today really when I was walking across the fields, but managed a shot where I haven't had to crop toooo much.
Canon 50D | 70-mm@300mm | 1/800 SEC | F5.6 | ISO 125 |
The rest of my October Challenge set here: www.flickr.com/photos/janflicks/sets/72157631674212094/wi...
I'm not entirely sure how I ended up with this photograph?
This is the concept that I was after and I set out determined to post something straight out of camera but ultimately that proved too difficult ... too much chance of knocking over the chef's blow torch as I became overcome with the fumes from the deodorant I was using for the headlight.
So I gave up and shot the three parts separately then merged them in Photoshop ... then blurred the wheels ... then played around with the headlight beam ... and the overall colour ... and removed the stand that was propping the bike up ... and ... and ...
The motion blur of the bike is SOOC at least - that was achieved by taking a shot with flash then flicking the camera right.
Other than that the line between photo and digital art is pretty blurred on this one ;).
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This picture is #05 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.
A lovely sunny morning, but I was out shopping. This afternoon the sun came out briefly and I went for a short walk, but within 5 minutes the sun went in and stayed in.
Photo 14/31 for the October picture a day challenge.
This little courtyard opens off the main road running through Sleaford. The date stone reads 1637 but use was made of some much earlier materials, mainly from the C14th.
Shrooms
This is my 30th submission for the October 2012 A month in Pictures project.
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My complete set of pictures for this challenge can be found here - MY OCTOBER 2012 SET
A shot of some mushrooms found on a section of grass outside one of my passengers houses earlier today.
Nikon D7000
Nikon 35mm lens
F3.2 @ 1/250 second exposure
ISO 100
Something completely different...for me, at least. Instead of the birds and the bees and the flowers and the trees that you usually get, today you've got....a car. Or at least part of one.
This morning we had a heavy shower and then the sun came out, lighting up all the droplets on the car.
Went to the Great Central Railway in Leicestershire yesterday. The only line in the world where you can see 2 steam trains passing each other. The Stationmaster came along with his Halloween cupcake and was happy to pose.
Photo 29 of 31 taken for the October 2011: A month in 31 pictures group.
I haven't had much time today. As I'd cooked Sunday lunch for 7 I thought a shot of the cooker was quite appropriate :-)
12 October. Mali the lurcher and two of his children Minx and Mara (who are half sisters). Aged 10 years, 3 months and 3 years respectively.
Now who would like a bit of tarmacing done on their drive?
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Mind your head
This is my 7th submission for the October 2012 A month in Pictures project.
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My complete set of pictures for this challenge can be found here - MY OCTOBER 2012 SET
This shot was taken looking under a now dissued railway bridge that spans the river and footpath in Ipswich - there is a short section of track that still remains on the bridge but it has not carried a train in years.
Nikon D7000
Nikon 35mm lens
F2.5 @ 1/400 second exposure
ISO 100
Floss has been in a massive mood ever since Woody was featured last week so I couldn't let the month end without a shot of her too.
This is an abstract shot showing the top of an art installation in Time Square in Newcastle. I first shot this last Thursday then deleted it by mistake so today the sky was the right shade of blue for me to have another go ;).
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This picture is #15 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.
2010 Challenge, October. Theme of Spooky. Taken at the cemetary by my house. Taken 22nd October 2010
I had another indoor photo planned for today but that can wait for another day now.
I was busy in the garden when I noticed a spider sitting quite openly on its web so I went to have a look at it ... at which point I noticed Percy above sat in the middle of his web on the other side of the shed. He was a reasonable size and his markings struck me as particularly clear so I dashed off to get my camera and flash which was still mounted conveniently on one of my tripods with a softbox attached. This was perfect and allowed me to set everything up very quickly and take a shot. I used a couple of wimberley plamps (quite flimsy but already proving very useful) to hold a sheet of blue card behind the web as the sky was quite cloudy and washed out.
I fired off just 5 shots before I accidently tore his web down bringing everything to a premature end ... I feel very bad about this - I was trying so hard to be careful but I can only guess that there was a long strand anchoring it to the wall that I hadn't seen and one of the times I ducked underneath to adjust the backdrop I caught it on my hand.
I hope he's managed to rebuild it by now! To the flies of the world however ... "you're welcome"!
PS: If this is not a cross/garden spider then please let me know ;).
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This picture is #06 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.
Shopping mall Christmas decoration don't look so good on a gloomy morning!
However... Made it! 31 pictures done.
Sometimes, you really need to break the rules. Street photography is usually B&W, but this was sooo much more powerful in its original version! No post-editing done.
I'd planned to take a shot during dinner with friends in the evening but a couple of bottles of wine later I'd forgotten all about it so rewind to earlier in the day when we'd popped to the park.
I'm doing something a bit different this year for Drawtober. I'll be drawing my prompt randomly from 31 different lists created by artists as alternatives to Inktober.
Today's list is from Autumnical on Twitter and the prompt I got was "Smoke"
A very dull, very windy day, and by the time I took this shot it had started to rain as well. Where are the lovely autumn days when you need them.
Photo 11/31 for the October picture a day group.
Not the shot I was trying for but the light was going rapidly and I didn't get a chance at anything else!
Shot taken for the Photo-a-day-for-a-month group . This is my photo for 22nd October
Had a little play with something different today. I guess it's one of those things that's down to luck/ perseverence / timing etc.
Canon 50D | 18-200mm@90mm | 1/200 SEC | F5.6| ISO 400 | OCF
The rest of my October Challenge set here: www.flickr.com/photos/janflicks/sets/72157631674212094/wi...
Resurfacing after being knocked off my feet by a sturdy chest infection....
I am now back in the game ...
My son's 7th birthday cake!
Happy Birthday James xx
...on missed opportunities. Another last-minute "make-do" shot. Close-up abstract of an ornament, for what it's worth.
I've had a word with myself!
"Babs"
This is my 19th submission for the October 2012 A month in Pictures project.
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My complete set of pictures for this challenge can be found here - MY OCTOBER 2012 SET
October 19th is STAND UP TO CANCER day and I have decided to use a picture of Barbara or "Babs" as she was affectionately knows to us all.
Babs was taken from us on 14th January 2012 by Cancer.
This picture was taken by me back in December 2003 during my In-Laws 50th Wedding Anniversary celebrations
Original picture
Olympus C3000Z
F2.8 @ 1/60 second exposure
ISO 100
She keeps me here so spellbound
her love pulls me near to stranger ground
I've lost my mind there
this dark magic mirror, spellbound
Shot taken for the Photo-a-day-for-a-month group . This is my photo for 26th October
It occurred to me I hadn't taken any photos of the lovely Autumn colours we're having at the moment so went for a walk on the coldest day we've had! Unfortunately we didn't get the promised sunshine. These berries seen overhanging into an alleyway.
Canon 50D | 18-200mm@120 | 1/200 SEC | F5.6| ISO 400
The rest of my October Challenge set here: www.flickr.com/photos/janflicks/sets/72157631674212094/wi...
Busy night at work last nigh but as ever, after the fun part comes the phone calls, processing, and paperwork...
Yet another miserable day. Picked up a box of coloured straws and took a few quick shots when I got home. Not brilliant but colourful.
A walk (rather than a Segway) in the countryside today... much less dangerous for me!
Day 15 of www.flickr.com/groups/photoadayforamonth/
Other days: www.flickr.com/photos/rmrayner/sets/72157627683367119/show/
Shot taken for the Photo-a-day-for-a-month group . This is my photo for 10th October.
Today I did a bit of prep for a couple of photos which is a good job as one of them wouldn't have worked out so I need to rethink it. Had thought about doing a still life from my list tonight, but then saw this critter in the garden. The sun shone very briefly to create a shadow, then I spotted the cat eating something he shouldn't and by the time I came back the spider had gone. This is a harvestman spider, official name "Leiobunum Rotundum". Usually nocturnal, so lucky to see her out in the open.
Canon 50D | 100mm macro | 1/200 SEC | F4.0 | ISO 400 |
The rest of my October Challenge set here: www.flickr.com/photos/janflicks/sets/72157631674212094/wi...
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