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Turimetta before sunrise.
Single Exposure
Canon 7D. 17-55 mm at F 5.6 , 1 sec. ISO 100
Singh Ray Reverse NDG 0.9 + Lee Soft NDG 0.6
Any constructive criticism welcomed! thanks !
"You're gonna need a bigger boat." Spoken by Chief Brody, as played by Roy Scheider in the 1975 movie, Jaws.
I used LR5 to perform the basic adjustments and then took into Silver FX for the B&W conversion. This was a long exposure at 30 secs.
Gwithian Green N.R., Cornwall
I think they are brown argus as female common blues wouldn't flutter around together.
I very rarely, if ever, post pictures of Mrs Rachel here, but we looked so good together cosplaying as Janet(s) that I've decided to make an exception.
The blouses are actually mens' shirts. Indeed I wore mine as a shirt the same evening for what turned out to be a surprise birthday party. Our daughter made the waistcoats and skirts.
The two latest gals I got were ones I REALLY wanted, so they weren’t in perfect condition, but I enjoyed sprucing them up! On the left is whom I think is my new favourite out of all of my Sindys, a Titian ‘Styling Sindy’ from 1980/81. She has the ‘2 GEN/ 1077 and 033055X’ markings on the back of her head, and her hair has thinned out a bit, (mine has too after some 40-odd years! LOL) but it’s still very soft, shiny and glossy, and it’s to her waist, but looks a bit shorter in this side-ponytail hairstyle. But what I REALLY loved about her is that her head hasn’t faded at all, which is quite a common occurrence for these ‘Styling’ lasses. Her lips HAD faded though, to a sickly creamy banana colour, so I just gave her lips a light coral pink wash and a whisper of blush on her cheeks and it made all the difference. I wanted to put her in something very clean, classic and simple so as not to detract from her gorgeous hair or delicate beauty, so her outfit is a combination of ‘Mix & Match’ items from the 1978 and 1979 ranges, in a very classic colour scheme of navy, white (LOVE those flared linen-like pants!) and a dash of bright yellow in that sporty fleece jacket.
My other gal on the right is the 1976 Funtime Sindy with ash-blonde hair that surprisingly kinda looks streaked, which is a very cool 70’s touch. It’s quite an interesting haircut, as it’s more of a wavy ‘shag’ style that’s more layered than I thought it would be, with a bit of a ‘pouf’ in the back (which in itself is very 70’s, too) and as you can see, it has also retained its natural curl. I just had to lightly brush it into shape and that was it. Another tell-tale sign that it’s genuine (and not just cut from a longer haired gal, as I have seen on some of the ones offered on eBay,) is that the hair rooting lays a bit flatter and closer to the head, and doesn’t ‘stick out’ as much as on the longer haired gals, especially around the back and sides, where it softly waves really close to her head. Her hair was the only thing that was perfect on her, as she was very TLC when I got her, but I think she scrubbed up nicely, especially in her 1978 ‘Mix & Match’ skirt, blouse and bag, which I think is a very suitable mid 70’s look for her.
Today I parked in Jevington and did my circular walk to Alfriston and back but with a bit more road walking than usual due to the river bursting its bank. Still it was cold and windy and so I was well wrapped up and saw very few people but made lots of very varied images of what I fancied with no particular thing in mind. There were many groups of Exmoor ponies grazing the river was extremely high and spring flowers were starting to bloom there were birds and the odd balloon.