Time to spare

For the first time since I did my back in I have been out doing some photography, I haven't finnished editing but what do you guys think :)

great! do you took the photo out of the window from your bed room?

:D

:D no though their is still a big puddle/pond/lake out the back!

This was taken at Daneshill about 20 minute walk from my house.

great that your back is better and you have a walk! :)

I was driving past on the way home (so I didn't walk the full way) but its getting much much better thanks.

Nice photo. It is nice to have such things near your house

hehe, sounds like you live on place like manhattan

Too funny, I was going to ask what parking lot this was. lol


Pretty picture Tim.

The color is a bit too warm though... Nice pic anyway, it would have been also better if there was a stationary object at the background or foreground of the swan to add depth...

having other objects would have defeated the point of the photo I think particularly as the reflection and ripple supply depth, but yes the colours do need tweaking it's a shame swans go in pairs its very difficult to get a shot with one on their own even this shot has a shadow.

maybe too much compression?


lol

no, its simply a cloud came over, that was the best of the composition shots so I thought I would share it, the nice thing about digital is changing colour contrast is pretty quick and easy the finished partner shot of the pair sold yesterday for £100 to local council for brochures, but I like the above composition so am not planning on selling the finished one.

I was joking Tim :D

(but I guess you know that)

It was actually just an opinion, as the object (the swan) is centered in the frame, I agree the reflection is what makes it unique, however even without the stationery objects if it was positioned along the "grid rules" then it could add to the beauty of an already beautiful photo...


I actually had a gay period in my photography life, experimenting with macro photography and exotic plants. i think I still have it online at http://www.demonhale.com/gallery

*edit, yes it's still on that link.

Nice photos designer :)

Thanks Nik, photography is actually one of my passions that went on to the back burner, too much to do, so little time...

I will get you to get the swan to line up for me ;) it took almost an hour of sitting on the edge of the water to get him/her on their own.
Don't worry I wasn't offended, I had a set of objectives with the photo, but it is following a tight set of grid rules with the crop, I will post the finished edit in a bit, I'm currently redoing the colour as I type

you need to feed them :D next time give the swan some bread lol

this is the forum lounge right?



I guess this is not the brother from that swan?

made with my SE w800i, distance was less then 1 mtr. and this duck likes bread too :D

That duck has very strange head. Was it part of a nuclear experiment? :P

lol... don't know, my daughter was behind me and didn't liked the beast :)

lol most ducks have odd heads when you get close up, though feeding them bread is bad for them ;) Just like hedgehogs buy some feed, though I feel for the local swans simply providing fresh blood is enough :)

im glad successful webmasters have time for leisure and their passion.

Maybe a result of too much fighting with the other ducks...

Hey I wonder if we can start a thread about day to day photos webmasters take of and add some story to it so it can be a little interesting...

Nice idea. Why don't you start it right over? :)