Tuesday 30 June 2009

June 30th 2009 - bindweed b&w


June 30th 2009 - bindweed b&w
Originally uploaded by pudontour

Our garden and greenhouse are riddled with bindweed but I always think the flowers are beautiful, even in b&w.

The best of a bad bunch of panic snaps today.

Panic snapping - sometimes the best way to get a great photo, sometimes not. I ended up upping the contrast and lightness and turning this B&W in the end. Not my best moment.

Monday 29 June 2009

June 29th 2009 - sea fishing


June 29th 2009 - sea fishing
Originally uploaded by pudontour

A fisherman fishing in the rising tide on Perranporth beach at sunset this evening.

Rebecca and I took our dogs down to Perran for a beautiful, if noisy, dog walk on the beach. Was a gorgeous evening. Even managed a half of Rattler Pear Cyder at the Watering Hole which was most pleasant. I could have sat there all evening gossiping and drinking. Ah well.

This was taken on the P&S and tweaked a bit. Wished I'd had my SLR but I struggle to juggle it with the dog paraphernalia I have to take to the beach. Not too bad although the camera doesn't cope well with extreme light and dark (I'm sure there's a proper word for that...).

Sunday 28 June 2009

June 28th 2009 - end of asparagus


June 28th 2009 - end of asparagus
Originally uploaded by pudontour

Ok so I've given up the retro blogging in favour of blogging my current photo a day.

I think this probably will be the last of the asparagus I eat this year - the season must be almost over.

This was a quick snap taken on my D70 when I realised I really must take some photos this weekend. It's a very impromptu photo - the asparagus was just how I'd left it after I'd chopped the woody ends off. I proceeded to wander around the garden, taking photos of the flowers and the new apples but ever since I played with a 35mm prime lens whilst on holiday, my kit lens (18mm - 70mm) just seems a bit rubbish. I will have to drop some very unsubtle hints about my birthday present this year.