P1130700 - I thought it was pretty vivid compared to the rest of the drab day after 09:00
Daily Shoot assignment : #ds675
Bright, vivid colors can draw attention and add "pop" to a photo. Make a photo that has vivid colors today.
Great Broadband
Saturday, 24 September 2011
Vivid or Not
Mandolin
P1120618 - Carved and Neapolitan (round-backed) mandolin, fret's eye view. Learnt to play it a little many years ago, was my grandfather's. Wish I had continued, but without any one to teach me gave it up. (Didn't have the internet back then, lessons here www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeT08B8iMDY&feature=related) They have eight strings and at the time of learning no one understood how to get the right noise out the double strings.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandolin
Here's a bit of Rod Stewart with Mandolin Wind (without adverts) www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5SrpAwQCa0&feature=related from his Every Picture Tells a Story, album
I am unable to find the Mandolin instrumental intro to Rod Stewart's - Maggie May, but if you come across it is perfect. I'll stop rambling now...........Zzzzzzzzz
SOOC
DMC G1 - Tamron 28-70mm 135-45 Close up, F16, manual focus, manual aperture
Free hand
Scavenge Challenge / Discuss
7) Present a man-made item more than 50 years old in a setting appropriate to its use or era. It's still the original case, blurred to give it some age
Equinox Friday Forest Fruits - Autumnal Harvest
Equinox Friday Forest Fruits - Autumnal Harvest, originally uploaded by Rusty Marvin (feel free to comment) mainly SOOC.
P1140648 - Sadly not much use for conkers (see below), but a few questions last time around so here is one naturally split open and raring to go. Not quite equal parts but didn't know if there was a 'nox' for three (Trinox).
SOOC
DMC G1 - Tamron 28-70mm 135-45 Close up, F16, manual focus, manual aperture
Free hand
Experiment - P1140488 - Ferns and mid focus and shallow Dof
Experiment - P1140488 - Ferns and mid focus and shallow Dof, originally uploaded by Rusty Marvin (feel free to comment) mainly SOOC.
P1140488 Shallow Dof and mid focus experiments.
So done a few and did share a soft focus or slightly out of focus leaf the other day, although the top one is a light and dof thing the others below such as #3 are intention just off focus.
#1 Light and mid dof attempt
#2 Just off focus
#3 Just off focus
#4 Down the fond pov rather than away from the stem, with mid focus
SOOC
DMC G1 - Tamron 28-70mm 135-45 Close up, F5.6 to 22, manual focus, manual aperture
Free hand
Feel free to comment and state your preference, dislike and perhaps a reason to why many thanks in advance for popping by and your honesty
Brings me on to introduce a group I created No more pussy footing intention is to post your images and have other comment about them. Not a personal insult group, but the intention is to provide each other with constructive criticism
PS I am away on holiday so bare with me on membership stuff :)
No more pussy footing www.flickr.com/groups/1583364@N20/
Liked the iconic juxtaposing (if that's the right term)
Liked the iconic juxtaposing (if that's the right term), originally uploaded by Rusty Marvin (feel free to comment) mainly SOOC.
P1120139 - Found this combination, egg shaped acorn and the egg shell, spring/summer to autumn and birth of perhaps a new Oak tree.
Yep, need a holiday :)
SOOC
DMC G1 - Tamron 28-70mm 135-45 Close up, F unknown, manual focus, manual aperture
Free hand
Stothert & Pitt or Fairbanks crane returns to it place of birth
Stothert & Pitt or Fairbanks crane returns to it place of birth, originally uploaded by Rusty Marvin (feel free to comment) mainly SOOC.
P1140066 - I believe it was made after Stothert & Pitt on the same site ran by Fairbanks. The site has been recently redeveloped which includes Social Housing and a number of penthouse flats in two separate blocks.
I have number images of this steam crane which I'll put up when I have sort through them :)
SOOC
DMC G1 + Mitakon zoom MC 80-205mm
Free hand
Wednesday, 21 September 2011
Fort I would get this in the spot light!
Fort I would get this in the spot light!, originally uploaded by Rusty Marvin (feel free to comment) mainly SOOC.
P1120879 - commuting!
Well almost in the spot light :)
Daily shoot:
Make a photograph today with a central point of interest in it.
SOOC
DMC G1 + Mitakon zoom MC 80-205mm
Free hand (slightly rolling and shuddering ferry)
Tuesday, 20 September 2011
Adventure's of Brian and his friends - Brynlinda on a leaf in very rainy Bristol
Adventure's of Brian and his friends - Brynlinda on a leaf in very rainy Bristol, originally uploaded by Rusty Marvin (feel free to comment) mainly SOOC.
P1130464 - Discovered another cousin on Brian's making a connection with a leaf!
Not a long story and apologies, just not enough hours in the day. Brian did say he didn't mind as it would introduce one of the girls, think he has a soft spot for Brylinda :)
SOOC
DMC G1 - Tamron 28-70mm 135-45 Close up, F16, manual focus, manual aperture
Free hand
Daily Shoot assignment is:
Make a photograph that illustrates the idea of connection.
If you've not met Brian before in the The Adventures of Brian & His Friends pop along to www.flickr.com/photos/rustymarvin/collections/72157627016... he'll be happy to see you.
Here's Brian www.flickr.com/photos/rustymarvin/5551863288/in/set-72157...
Sunday, 18 September 2011
Knife's edge
P1120424 - But define sharp, close up most things look blunt
SOOC
DMC G1 - Helios 44M mounted on Bellows (fully extended), F5.6, manual focus, manual aperture
Free hand
Today's assignment : #ds672
Make a "sharp" photo today any way you interpret it, either tack-sharp focus or a subject that is sharp itself.
The Magic of Mushrooms .........worth a trip to the light box
The Magic of Mushrooms .........worth a trip to the light box, originally uploaded by Rusty Marvin (feel free to comment) mainly SOOC.
P1120078 - So I've gone a bit crazy today with the mushrooms, but I love em.........Unable to eat them any more so this is my way of enjoying the magic of them.
SOOC
DMC G1 - Tamron 28-70mm 135-45 Close up, F?, manual focus, manual aperture
Free hand
Aniseed Mushroom Clitocybe Odora
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Saturday, 17 September 2011
Puffed but not blown
P1120039 - Although the leaves are falling and the carpets are being formed, this guy and the ones below are still chewing on last years leaves.
SOOC
DMC G1 - Tamron 28-70mm 135-45 Close up, F?, manual focus, manual aperture
Free hand
Lycerpodon Perlatum (Common Puffball)
Fondling the light .... caress lovingly
Fondling the light .... caress lovingly, originally uploaded by Rusty Marvin (feel free to comment) mainly SOOC.
P1110944 - Bit of old skool for me as some one mentioned the other day!
But you have to love them when the light hits the in particular ways, perhaps not here for you, but it works for me
SOOC
DMC G1 - Tamron 28-70mm 135-45 Close up, F?, manual focus, manual aperture
Free hand
Earthball with Bokeh and the little one at the back
Earthball with Bokeh and the little one at the back, originally uploaded by Rusty Marvin (feel free to comment) mainly SOOC.
P1110954 - I just have to, bit like Flickr attracted to them, Euroforest kill this bit of the woods off about fifteen years ago, so there are signs of recovery.
SOOC
DMC G1 - Tamron 28-70mm 135-45 Close up, F16, manual focus, manual aperture
Free hand
Common Earthball Scleroderma Citrinum
Time for Conkers already!
Conkers is a traditional children's game played using the seeds of horse-chestnut trees – the name 'conker' is also applied to the seed and to the tree itself. The game is played by two players, each with a conker threaded onto a piece of string: they take turns striking each other's conker until one breaks.
The first recorded game of Conkers using horse chestnuts was on the Isle of Wight in 1848.[4] The horse chestnut tree is not native to Britain, but was introduced from the Balkans in the late 16th century; it was not widely planted until the early 19th century. Previously, children played with snail shells or hazelnuts.
The name may come from the dialect word conker, meaning "hard" (perhaps related to French conque meaning a conch, as the game was originally played using snail shells.[1][2]) The name may also be influenced by the verb conquer, as the game has also been called conquerors, but this may be a back-formation. Another possibility is that it is onomatopoeia, representing the sound made by a horse chestnut as it hits another hard object, such as a skull (another children's "game", also called conkers, consists of simply throwing the seeds at one another over a fence or wall). Conkers are also known regionally as obblyonkers, cheggies or cheesers. Although a "cheeser" is a conker with one or more flat sides, this comes about due to it sharing its pod with other conkers (twins or triplets).
The game
A hole is drilled in a large, hard conker using a nail, gimlet, or small screwdriver. An electric drill such as a "Dremel" using increasing drill-bit diameters at intermittent intervals, produces less internal damage to the nut's core and is highly effective during the hardening period / process. Once ready for action, a piece of string is threaded through it about 25 cm (10 inches) long (often a shoelace is used). A large knot at one or both ends of the string secures the conker.
The game is played between two people, each with a conker.
They take turns hitting each other's conker using their own. One player lets the conker dangle on the full length of the string while the other player swings their conker and hits.
Scoring
The conker eventually breaking the other's conker gains a point. This may be either the attacking conker or (more often) the defending one.
A new conker is a none-er meaning that it has conquered none yet.
If a none-er breaks another none-er then it becomes a one-er, if it was a one-er then it becomes a two-er etc. In some areas of Scotland, conker victories are counted using the terms bully-one, bully-two, etc. In some areas of the United States and Canada, conker victories are counted using the terms one-kinger, two-kinger, etc.
The winning conker assimilates the previous score of the losing conker, as well as gaining the score from that particular game. For example, if a two-er plays a three-er, the surviving conker will become a six-er (the sum of the two previous scores plus one for the current game).
Hardening conkers
The hardest conkers usually win. Hardening conkers is often done by keeping them for a year (aged conkers are called laggies in many areas or seasoners in Ireland and Liverpool), baking them briefly, soaking or boiling in vinegar, or painting with clear nail varnish. Such hardening is, however, usually regarded as cheating. At the British Junior Conkers Championships on the Isle of Wight in October 2005, contestants were banned from bringing their own conkers due to fears that they might harden them. The Campaign For Real Conkers claimed this was an example of over-regulation which was causing a drop in interest in the game. In the World Conker Championship contestants are also restricted to using the conkers provided.
One factor affecting the strength of a conker is the shape of the hole. A clean cylindrical hole is stronger, as it has no notches or chips that can begin a crack or split.
Citation en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conkers
SOOC
DMC G1 - Tamron 28-70mm 135-45 Close up, F16, manual focus, manual aperture
Free hand
Friday, 16 September 2011
HFF - Jet stream Hue
P1100958 - Taken Monday during strong winds, I was hoping that the wind would keep the piece of grass in the same place, no chance :)
SOOC
DMC G1 + Mitakon zoom MC 80-205mm
Free hand (ferry, slightly rolling)
HFF sunny here hope it is where you are and have a great weekend
Fairy behind bars .........Don't fence me in
Fairy behind bars .........Don't fence me in, originally uploaded by Rusty Marvin (feel free to comment) mainly SOOC.
P1110664 - Every felt trapped! Just don't fence me in on a Thursday
SOOC
DMC G1 - Tamron 28-70mm 135-45 Close up, F16, manual focus, manual aperture
Free hand
HFF have a good one
Break in the clouds, a Spiky night ..
Break in the clouds, a Spiky night .., originally uploaded by Rusty Marvin (feel free to comment) mainly SOOC.
P1100936 - Break in the clouds on Monday
SOOC
DMC G1 + Mitakon zoom MC 80-205mm
Free hand (ferry, slightly rolling)
HFF have a good one and enjoy your weekend
Thursday, 15 September 2011
Moon in a Hemlock ... Probably the light box
Moon in a Hemlock ... Probably the light box, originally uploaded by Rusty Marvin (feel free to comment) mainly SOOC.
P1110331 - Thought I would give that night time stuff another go with the new box.
Moon in in a fix
SOOC
DMC G1 + Mitakon zoom MC 80-205mm
Tripod
Pampering the Moon
P1110344 - Thought I would give that night time stuff another go with the new box.
Moon in some Pampas Grass
SOOC
DMC G1 + Mitakon zoom MC 80-205mm
Tripod
Tuesday, 13 September 2011
The Fisher's
P1100989 - Early morning limited sunlight, having fed the ,morning gathering of Mallards this little fella or gal arrived and sat for a few moments. Below is a slightly larger Fisher, both bringing a smile to my face having watch the hopping duck and wondering about its destiny :(
Slight crop
DMC G1 + Mitakon zoom MC 80-205mm
Tripod
Saturday, 10 September 2011
Along the windy creek bank there was a stem of grass ...
Along the windy creek bank there was a stem of grass ..., originally uploaded by Rusty Marvin (feel free to comment) mainly SOOC.
P1090953 - So had a poke around and came up with Argiope bruennichi might be wrong, common name Wasp Spider.
Considering is was blowing around in the breeze, quite pleased with the shot, best of five.
SOOC
DMC G1 - Tamron 28-70mm 135-45 Close up, F unknown, manual focus, manual aperture
Free hand
Special features: This is one of our more exotic looking spiders. It's a native spider of Mediterranean areas, and has only recently colonised England. Despite the warning colouration this is not a dangerous species. The wasp-like appearance is probably defensive, to deter predators.
The Wasp Spider builds its web close to the ground in order to catch grasshoppers and crickets. The female can often be seen hanging upside-down in the middle of her web throughout summer and autumn. The web features a distinctive zig-zag patterned section running vertically through it.
The large abdomen features yellow, black and white stripes, and the cephalothorax is covered with silver coloured hair. When viewed from underneath you can see two yellow stripes running lengthways along the abdomen. citation from www.uksafari.com/argiopebruennichi.htm
That Thing again, 15 second exposure
That Thing again, 15 second exposure, originally uploaded by Rusty Marvin (feel free to comment) mainly SOOC.
P1660527 - Watched some fireworks and when it was all over (10.15 pm), took this about 4 miles away.
Yep, it's that thing I hate.
SOOC
TZ5 - 15 second exposure
Sea wall tripod
Council tax up in smoke
P1660429 - Just in case you missed the fireworks at Ryde, here's you council tax gone up in smoke :)
Just because I liked the reflection and the mill pond sea
Just because I liked the reflection and the mill pond sea, originally uploaded by Rusty Marvin (feel free to comment) mainly SOOC.
P1620946 - Looking towards Ryde from Ryde Middle, now your confused.
Ryde Middle is the name of the shipping lane between Portsmouth and (you've guest it) Ryde. South East of here is Bobbing Bob Kemp of the sand bar
SOOC
TZ5
Free hand
Isle of Wight Festival - Hat fes
Isle of Wight Festival - Hat fes, originally uploaded by Rusty Marvin (feel free to comment) mainly SOOC.
P1620693 - The Isle of Festival (modern version) www.isleofwightfestival.com/ now has some 70,000 attendee's this is a drive by view of traders in peoples front gardens
The original Isle of Wight Pop festival attracted (1960-1970's) one million visitors apparently, not bad for an Island the size of Manhattan normal population 128,000 compared to Manhattan 4 million residents and 8 million during the working day!
The festival with it's potential 80,000 plus visitors does not bring that much revenue to the Island directly. The festival is a self contained site, with very few local trades people, The bus company and ferries are owned by off Island companies. The only local company Hovertravel retain fares on the Island, local traders do not see a huge change in turnover, so many borrow front gardens along the route to the supermarkets to extract some money from the visitors
SOOC
TZ5
Free hand drive by
This is one of two music festivals, the second is the Bestival in September www.bestival.net/
Scavenger Challenge
11) Join the crowd. Catch a candid shot of someone shopping indoors or outside.
Sorry I dribbled................. Probably the light box
Sorry I dribbled................. Probably the light box, originally uploaded by Rusty Marvin (feel free to comment) mainly SOOC.
P1610920 - My friendly Swan (Mute?) having resurfaced after a bit of weed hunting 2ft 6 down.
SOOC
TZ5 medium tube 2.5 Telephoto
Free hand
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Press L
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Into the blue & White hue ...................Light box
Into the blue & White hue ...................Light box, originally uploaded by Rusty Marvin (feel free to comment) mainly SOOC.
P1610573 - As the sunsets or rises the world changes in so many ways. Setting sun shot, love brambles they are so beautiful in the right light.
SOOC
TZ5 PaS
Free hand
IoW Fetival - Walking Happy-less
IoW Fetival - Walking Happy-less, originally uploaded by Rusty Marvin (feel free to comment) mainly SOOC.
P1620681 - The Isle of Festival (modern version) www.isleofwightfestival.com/ now has some 70,000 attendee's this is a drive by of some happy people aren't they carrying supplies back from around a two mile trek into town and then back again.
The original Isle of Wight Pop festival attracted (1960-1970's) one million visitors apparently, not bad for an Island the size of Manhattan normal population 128,000 compared to Manhattan 4 million residents and 8 million during the working day!
The festival with it's potential 80,000 plus visitors does not bring that much revenue to the Island directly. The festival is a self contained site, with very few local trades people, The bus company and ferries are owned by off Island companies. The only local company Hovertravel retain fares on the Island, local traders do not see a huge change in turnover, so many borrow front gardens along the route to the supermarkets to extract some money from the visitors
SOOC
TZ5
Free hand drive by
This is one of two music festivals, the second is the Bestival in September www.bestival.net/
Isle of Wight Festival - She was a rebel
Isle of Wight Festival - She was a rebel, originally uploaded by Rusty Marvin (feel free to comment) mainly SOOC.
P1620813 - The Isle of Festival (modern version) www.isleofwightfestival.com/ now has some 70,000 attendee's this is a drive by view of the mixture of ages and techniques to keep the rain out, he rain got the better of the camera
The original Isle of Wight Pop festival attracted (1960-1970's) one million visitors apparently, not bad for an Island the size of Manhattan normal population 128,000 compared to Manhattan 4 million residents and 8 million during the working day!
The festival with it's potential 80,000 plus visitors does not bring that much revenue to the Island directly. The festival is a self contained site, with very few local trades people, The bus company and ferries are owned by off Island companies. The only local company Hovertravel retain fares on the Island, local traders do not see a huge change in turnover, so many borrow front gardens along the route to the supermarkets to extract some money from the visitors
SOOC
TZ5
Free hand drive by
This is one of two music festivals, the second is the Bestival in September www.bestival.net/
Isle of Wight Festival - She's a rebel
Isle of Wight Festival - She's a rebel, originally uploaded by Rusty Marvin (feel free to comment) mainly SOOC.
P1620810 - The Isle of Festival (modern version) www.isleofwightfestival.com/ now has some 70,000 attendee's this is a drive by view of a happy smiling person in Teflon top, the rain got the better of the camera
The original Isle of Wight Pop festival attracted (1960-1970's) one million visitors apparently, not bad for an Island the size of Manhattan normal population 128,000 compared to Manhattan 4 million residents and 8 million during the working day!
The festival with it's potential 80,000 plus visitors does not bring that much revenue to the Island directly. The festival is a self contained site, with very few local trades people, The bus company and ferries are owned by off Island companies. The only local company Hovertravel retain fares on the Island, local traders do not see a huge change in turnover, so many borrow front gardens along the route to the supermarkets to extract some money from the visitors
SOOC
TZ5
Free hand drive by
This is one of two music festivals, the second is the Bestival in September www.bestival.net/
Second attempt .....Smoked Garlic
Second attempt .....Smoked Garlic, originally uploaded by Rusty Marvin (feel free to comment) mainly SOOC.
P1090654 - Natural light box on black marble
SOOC
DMC G1 - Tamron 28-70mm 135-45 Close up, F unknown, manual focus, manual aperture
Free hand
Today's assignment : #ds661
Make a photograph dominated by dark tones today.
Stacked and Popped my Marbles ......
Stacked and Popped my Marbles ......, originally uploaded by Rusty Marvin (feel free to comment) mainly SOOC.
P1090594 - Just for fun, what an hour to set up for one shot must have completely lost my marbles, well they certainly rolled around the counter top and floor after this see marble abstract below. Unable to get higher than three rows :)
Natural light (dull day limited sun)
SOOC
DMC G1 - Tamron 28-70mm 135-45 Close up, F16, manual focus, manual aperture
Free hand
Scavenger Challenge
2) How good is your balance? Make a precarious stack of objects and shoot before they fall.
9) Have you lost your marbles? One or many, prove you have at least one!
Friday, 9 September 2011
Well it didn't come how it was meant to but I liked it...
Well it didn't come how it was meant to but I liked it..., originally uploaded by Rusty Marvin (feel free to comment) mainly SOOC.
P1090561 - So the battery run out on the camera just as I set this up, attempted it with the TZ5 (see below), it was meant to be dark tones and natural light to make it sing. Used the natural light box for this of two shots. Left the charger in the car which the wife has borrowed :(
You'll remember the sing egg possibly, see below :)
SOOC
DMC G1 - Tamron 28-70mm 135-45 Close up, F unknown, manual focus, manual aperture
Free hand
Today's assignment : #ds662
Make a photograph of a beautiful simple shape, such as an egg, today. Utilize lighting and focus to make it sing.
Today's assignment : #ds661
Make a photograph dominated by dark tones today.
Snail and Mail
Just thought this would be fun to do :)
You might not be able to see it, but the data franking is 26th August 2004, so it is old correspondence.
Oh look sun to!
SOOC
DMC G1 - Tamron 28-70mm 135-45 Close up, F unknown, manual focus, manual aperture
Free hand
Scavenger Challenge
12) "Snail mail" is almost a thing of the past. Do you have any old correspondence?
Good Morning Shallows.............(Really suggest the light box)
Good Morning Shallows.............(Really suggest the light box), originally uploaded by Rusty Marvin (feel free to comment) mainly SOOC.
P1410233 - Some times there are hotels with white walls, some times there hotels with discoloured walls, some time the hotel is great, most of the time they back on to a street or somewhere you would not want to be..............!
...............Then sometimes very, very rarely the front door opens on to something like this.
06:30 am near Bristol UK. SOOC TZ5
Daily Shoot assignment : Illustrate symmetry in a photograph today.
HCS - The Swan
Happy Cliche Saturday, yes sad enough to be on Flickr on a Saturday, have a great weekend
Balls on Petals .....may I suggest the light box
Balls on Petals .....may I suggest the light box, originally uploaded by Rusty Marvin (feel free to comment) mainly SOOC.
P1620594 - It rained again, must be nearly summer. I have droplet mania it would appear :)
This was pretty amazing as the droplets or rain spheres seem to just sit on these petals
SOOC
TZ5 Mounted Helios
Free hand
Thought it might be suitable fro the Scavenger Challenge
4) Photograph water droplets on any surface. Be careful not to blow out the highlights!
Friday trip - The Creek tree - home coming tree
Friday trip - The Creek tree - home coming tree, originally uploaded by Rusty Marvin (feel free to comment) mainly SOOC.
P1700991 - So you may have seen it before, but was it like this no, so here's another then :)
Guess where it's taken from, darn you said car ferry.
Have a great weekend everyone many thanks for all your visits, comments and fav's, I will get round to you again shortly, pressure of work at the moment. But keep em' coming it makes me smile, even if I can only read your comments on the blackberry at this time.
SOOC
TZ5 PaS
Free hand (car ferry)
Scavenger Challenge
23) Use natural light occurring in early morning or late evening to make a lovely photo.
This I liked, quite a lot ...........try the light box
This I liked, quite a lot ...........try the light box, originally uploaded by Rusty Marvin (feel free to comment) mainly SOOC.
P1690450 - Welcome to Black and White week. The crazy thing behind the camera has set him self up to only use B&W and fix the ISO at 100. Focing the mad controller to use shutter speed settings. There are some interviews with colour just in case.
SOOC
TZ5 PaS B&W
Free hand
From Rust to Shiny
P1310495 - This is from the old westened end looking through a rusty cast iron railing up the lenght of the peir to the pier head.
The foundation stone was laid on 29 June 1813. The completed pier opened on 26 July 1814, and had, as it still has, a timber-planked promenade.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryde_Pier
The Entrance to..............the town where Dracula was born
The Entrance to..............the town where Dracula was born, originally uploaded by Rusty Marvin (feel free to comment) mainly SOOC.
P1260415 - A steep incline leads you through the original outer wall of the double fortified church and within the town of Sighisoara in the region of Transylvania Romania.
The home of Dracula's father from 1431, where the son Vlad the Impaler was born otherwise believed to be Dracula.
This set is a tour of the town starting from the entrance by the clock tower. Then up to the church within the inner fortified walls and round the out skirts. Enjoy.
To the clock tower www.flickr.com/photos/rustymarvin/5473438256/
The Spring Knight
P1300407 - So it's one of those what do you think it looks like jobs. Me I am going with the romantic notion that it is a knight on horseback defending spring against winter (mainly because I like the idea).
You can go with whatever you wish, I have seen a man with a top in there dancing with a lady with half hat. Also Donald Duck holding a baby.
It's dried grass just in case you were wondering. About 8 foot away (2metres approx), free hand shot. It was in the middle of a bog, so no chance of getting any nearer.
I just love it.
I do the daily shoot as I find it useful to understand different subject matters that I probably would not attempt otherwise. Today's assignment : What kind of other art do you appreciate? Make a photograph that celebrates it today.
I have seen just about every kind of art man or woman has churned out of the years, from Cave art up to modern digital art, laser light art and so on. Thought about it for a while and looked around the house to find something that would tick that box.
Then took the dogs out for a walk, thought about it some more and concluded that actually there is one one kind of art that I totally appreciate in another form and it has to be Mother Nature. As fate would have it the dogs and I had to find a new route due to a road closure and there this stood about three foot off the ground.
Hurst without wheels or glazing
Hurst without wheels or glazing, originally uploaded by Rusty Marvin (feel free to comment) mainly SOOC.
P1260474 - Probably nothing at all with Dracula, but really liked the concept. Now you have walked up here virtually trust me it is a pretty step climb on the roads. Could quite easily see a few coffins sliding out the back of and skimming across the cobble street.
So why did we go here for a couple of reasons; the view, church and high school www.flickr.com/photos/rustymarvin/5472849721/in/photostream/
Back to the priest house www.flickr.com/photos/rustymarvin/5473443008/
Council trial new street lamps in an attempt to save money
Council trial new street lamps in an attempt to save money, originally uploaded by Rusty Marvin (feel free to comment) mainly SOOC.
P1300767 - Recent budget cuts have led the local council to finding alternatives on services provided.
Our roving reporter has saw a number of these 30-40 foot snow drops previous and was unsure what they were to be used for.
A council spokesperson said they were still testing the usefulness of these street lamps, but said they felt the dual purpose of carbon absorption and oxygen production with the gas lamp shades seem to fit into the environment and recent directives from Brussels.
Following up on the Brussels connection we had no comment from the Brussels representative when we met him on the local allotment .
Image taking on the street lamp test site.
The graveyard - may contain a Dracula family member
The graveyard - may contain a Dracula family member, originally uploaded by Rusty Marvin (feel free to comment) mainly SOOC.
Here is the one shot of the graveyard, which may or may not contain Dracula or his mother and brothers.
Why not?
Vlad Dracul was assassinated in 1447 his son Mircea was apparently buried alive by the boyars and merchants of Tirgoviste.
No Waiting, Mother Nature Keeps, Keepin' on
No Waiting, Mother Nature Keeps, Keepin' on, originally uploaded by Rusty Marvin (feel free to comment) mainly SOOC.
Walking between meetings saw this and had to click :) Thought it summed up the progression of MN and the seasons.
HFF - Protecting the Tram depot
HFF - Protecting the Tram depot, originally uploaded by Rusty Marvin (feel free to comment) mainly SOOC.
The Brislington Tram Dept sheds, nice bit of orange hazard fencing :)
SOOC
DMC G1 - Tamron 28-70mm 135-45 Close up, F unknown, manual focus, manual aperture
Free hand
Monday, 5 September 2011
Monday Droplet Mania - ARTy - The White Spot
Monday Droplet Mania - ARTy - The White Spot, originally uploaded by Rusty Marvin (feel free to comment) mainly SOOC.
P1080813 - Sphere on white, another planet perhaps?
Have a good week everyone hope to see you soon
SOOC
DMC G1 - Tamron 28-70mm 135-45 Close up, F unknown, manual focus, manual aperture
Free hand
Daily Shoot ..... Football and Dandy a happy match alternative
Daily Shoot ..... Football and Dandy a happy match alternative, originally uploaded by Rusty Marvin (feel free to comment) mainly SOOC.
P1090064 - Probably a better idealism than the other one, sun on the dandelion and blurred football well that's me
SOOC
DMC G1 - Tamron 28-70mm 135-45 Close up, F unknown, manual focus, manual aperture
Free hand
Today's assignment : #ds659 alternative not used
What's it like outside where you are today? Make a photograph that shows the world.
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