Wouldn't be a pretty sight....:eek!: [I'd have to do a lot of photoshopping to make me look good]....chuckle....!
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Wouldn't be a pretty sight....:eek!: [I'd have to do a lot of photoshopping to make me look good]....chuckle....!
timwootton
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pps...will have to go round Mark [Rockfowls] place for a tutorial on the evils of photoshopping...think he knows far more than me....[and i know buger all really]....
Pass on my regards please User - I hope he's feeling better.
Will do Tim......[i didn't even know he was ill]...!
Just a few images from this afternoons 'outing'.....[not had time to do any serious 'tinkering'...as yet]...
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The story behind 'this' bombardment of images stems from the fact that i managed to grab a couple of hours in the field today. My aim was to try and locate a local LEO...[owl...not lion]...
I failed miserably to locate any owls of any description...however...in my searching...i came across a number of compositions that took my eye...
ps...they are roughly in the order i took them....
I failed miserably to locate any owls of any description...however...in my searching...i came across a number of compositions that took my eye...
ps...they are roughly in the order i took them....
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timwootton
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Love the face in the fence post and those mono lamb's tails are very nostalgic fror me - ace!
Sometimes i like just 'mono' Tim....!
In post 146 and 148 the 'mono's...[in my addled mind]...represent the moon and sun...[whereas in reality the 'moon' image is rainwater in an upside down bucket type thing...and...[what reminded me of the 'sun']....was a discarded split plastic tea 'cup'..[the shape reminded me of sun's rays]....don't ask me why....:smoke:
ps....as an 'antidote' to my nature photographic images...here's some old 'cobblers' o mine and totally 'un-tinkered' with pics....
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nickderry
C'est pas ma faute, je suis anglais.
loving it all, I got stared at this evening on the way home from work as I was waiting at the bus stop, I noticed the tress all looked like balls of light and as I had my camera with me, well I took a picture or two. I'm used to being stared at, but never for legitimate reasons. The Egyptian plover is the standout piece here, and the catkins is a strong image.
Tell me about it Nick...!!
Since i recently, and for some reason, got the urge to start producing these images i've had to become very furtive in order to capture certain shots.
I had a similar experience to you the other day whilst wanting to 'capture' a bit of mossy green graffiti on a fence right next to a bus stop. I circled several times till there was no-one about before 'pouncing'....but even then i imagined the drivers of passing vehicles thinking..'whats that t*** doing photographing a fence'??
It's a chuckle ain't it....?
ps....if you get any interesting images be sure to post them as i would like to see.....
That's always a swine when you know that there's a good image to be had and the results aren't as good as you expected...! Thanx for posting....[if it were me i'd probably 'tinker' with it to see what i could produce....
Not been 'in the field' today....took a chance taking a couple o pix on the 'shady' side of town...[sort of a little 'walk on the wild side']
.....this area is frequented by various dubious 'sorts'.....:eek!:Attachments
I know you like spaghetti trees Nick...[chuckle]...!
With 'them' three images i just wanted to take very ordinary shots and turn them into something a bit more atmospheric using very simple techniques....
ps....just tinkered with the two shots i took today under a bridge....converting water reflections n grafitti into images that interest me....:eek!:
pps...perhaps a wee bit abstract for some folks tastes....
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timwootton
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Clearly it is
:-Ofabulous as usual - the last two set the cogs grinding - the first of which I especially like; the maze just lets you through - very satsfying indeed.
Top class, User - now start to think about a venue, a printer and a framer.
Looks to be about time.
Clearly it is
fabulous as usual - the last two set the cogs grinding - the first of which I especially like; the maze just lets you through - very satsfying indeed.
Top class, User - now start to think about a venue, a printer and a framer.
Looks to be about time.
Me..?...'dubious'...?!....yep!!
...[chuckle]....!On a sort of serious note...[something i usually refrain from]....do you really think that i should perhaps take your advice and get some of my 'stuff' printed up....'proper like'...?
I was very doubtful about even starting this thread for fear that my 'tinkering' with natural images would just be perceived as playful nonsense....[i am very unsure of responses from folk to what i 'do'....but 'you' artists have been very kind]......and it is appreciated...
I thank you for your encouragement.....:t:
nickderry
C'est pas ma faute, je suis anglais.
the best art is mostly playful nonsense, and as oscar Wilde says, or said, I'm sure he's been dead long enough to qualify for being spoken about in the past. Anyway, I quote
"The only excuse for making a useless thing is that one admires it intensely. All art is quite useless".
But now, seriously, what you're doing is art, you are showing things that you discover in a way that other people can understand. You're translating the wonder of things observed into a picture in which the beauty of real life can be seen. So less of this 'you' artists, as I'm afraid you're one of us!
I would pursue your images, don't be afraid to show people what you find amazing and inspirational, you'll find that many don't get it and never will, yet others will be so glad you shared as they take inspiration to go and look a little closer at seemingly banal objects to see hidden worlds in them.
"The only excuse for making a useless thing is that one admires it intensely. All art is quite useless".
But now, seriously, what you're doing is art, you are showing things that you discover in a way that other people can understand. You're translating the wonder of things observed into a picture in which the beauty of real life can be seen. So less of this 'you' artists, as I'm afraid you're one of us!
I would pursue your images, don't be afraid to show people what you find amazing and inspirational, you'll find that many don't get it and never will, yet others will be so glad you shared as they take inspiration to go and look a little closer at seemingly banal objects to see hidden worlds in them.