No. 213: Photo flowers

Thank God it's Friday....oh hang on I was only in work for one day this week! I'm feeling all arty again tonight so black-and-white it is, and still life t'boot. 

'til tomorrow......

No. 212: Seascape

A trip to Crosby this afternoon and the chance to get a shot of the sea. Using my new filter, this long exposure shows the clouds speeding passed and blurs the sea so as it merges into the sea shore. I had to be careful walking round as the wet sand nearly took my wellies off.

'til tomorrow........

No. 211: A shot for a Prince

My new B+W 10 stop filter arrived today, and as we went to Liverpool One, I thought that I'd give it try out with a few test shots down at Princes dock. I'm quite pleased with the results, can't wait to get closer to the sea next time, or get to a waterfall, the results should be great.

'til tomorrow......

No. 210: Drifter

A nice trip out to the beach at New Brighton, we had a lovely meal in Prezzo before heading across to the sandy shores. All sorts of driftwood had been washed ashore but none as big as this branch. I like how it looks snake like, rearing its head to check you out.

'til tomorrow.....

No. 209: Hmmmm, nice and succulent .

I'm not sure what this weeks theme will be, I might just wing it day by day. I quite like today's though, a bit arty/ abstract.

'til tomorrow.....

No. 208: Pearl ring 7

Here's the final photo this week and pearl ring has a new friend....another trip to Pandora, I think Ruth is obsessed, and she has no intention of stopping at just these two beauties, well we all need a hobby!

'til tomorrow.....

No. 207: Pearl ring 6

Here's the penultimate picture of the week, some rough gravel against the smooth, finished, freshwater pearl. I like the rich, earthy colours of the stones in contrast to the iridescent surface of the pearl. Last one tomorrow,

'til then......

No. 206: Pearl ring 5

Just a quicky tonight, we've been out for most of the evening with friends and The Cure are on, so here's todays pic...

 'til tomorrow.....

No. 205: Pearl ring 4

Here's the 4 shot of the pearl ring and once again, I made use of my flash gun, this time using the extension cord. I was going to make use of the daylight, but I have notice that the evenings are starting to get shorter and by the time I got around to take this pic' the light was half gone!

'til tomorrow......

No. 204: Pearl ring 3

Here's ring no 3. The back drop is one of a set of invites I made for a friends wedding. I used the slave function on my flash gun for the first time on this shot, it's a great feature and not getting tangled up in the off camera cord is a bonus.

'til tomorrow.....

No. 203: Pearl ring 2

With today's pearl ring shot I have tried to go for s pin hole camera/ vintage look.

'til tomorrow...............

No. 202: Pearl ring 1

Just a quick one tonight, as I'm watching the footy. This week I will take different shot of the same subject, I want to try and get something special by focusing on one subject. I bought this pearl ring for Ruth's birthday and think that it's a nice object.

'til tomorrow......

No. 201: Run away tree!

Oi!, come back!...I just wanna take your pic! Another one gets away, this tree is too fast and is heading off over the horizon. Oh well the end of another week.

'til tomorrow.....

No. 200: Tree gang

I caught this gang of Fir trees roamin' across Sefton park. The way the are leaning looks like they are moving toward there mates near by. Go on trees!!!

'til tomorrow.....

No. 199: Lonely tree

One little tree all on its own away from all its mates. This little tree stood out from the rest, standing amid the grasses and wild flowers with all the other trees around the edge of the feild, funny how this little fella has been allowed to grow.

'til tomorrow.....

No. 198: Tree-umph!

I had a tough decision tonight.......I thought that I was going to give this project up! Inspiration low, time low and I don't want it to become a chore............but I took this pic, bought a few photo mag's and had a chat with the wife, Ruth. I think I now have renewed vigour. Onwards and upwards.

'til tomorrow........

No. 197: Out on a limb

The weather was a pants today, but it brightened up just in time this evening, when I ventured out to get today's photo. I also was getting bullied by the girls as soon as I got in from work so was a little glad to get out!

'til tomorrow.....

No. 196: Dead tree

The light was fading quickly tonight so by the time I got out the sun was a little lower than I would have liked. I managed to find this dead tree, it stuck out amongst the other trees as it looked skeletal, this would be a nice subject on a cold, misty morning.

'til tomorrow.....

No. 195: Swap tree

A new week, a new beginning. This week trees I think. On one of the routes I walk the dog there is a pool that is covered in pond weed and looks like the swamp that Yoda lives near. The tress are twisted and contorted into many strange shapes, they look like some sort of mutated swamp creature.

'til tomorrow......

No. 194: Fire, fire burning bright....

I'm feeling a little delicate today after Ruth's birthday celebrations yesterday, and I've been bitten to hell by some evil bugs. This week final photo was taken of a tea light in a glass holder, surrounded by card. It's amazing how a tiny fire light can give off so much.

'til tomorrow......

No. 193: Roob's birthday

Happy birthday Ruth! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

'til tomorrow.........

No. 192: Cakey candles

 I had to do a bit of a quick one tonight as I've been running around getting some last minute items for Ruths birthday tomorrow, so it seemed appropriate to shoot these lit birthday candles. Happiest of all the candles.

'til tomorrow....

No. 191: Cooking on gas

Today's photo; the flames from the hob. All nice and blue. I kept the exposure low on this one to just capture the blue flame. Oh and thanks Ruth for suggesting this one today, I was a little stumped as to what to take at short notice.

'til tomorrow.....

No. 190: Burn baby burn.

I managed to get this shot using my trusty, if not a little rusty, chiminea. The flames look organic, I think I might try this subject again on a longer exposure and get some strange effects.

'til tomorrow....

No. 189: Photo flicker.

Today's fire pic: candle flame. I tried to get a shot of the flame flickering rather than just slowly burning to. I blew on the candle just enough not to blow it out altogether, but enough to get the flame dancing around. Using the burst shot on my camera also helped quite a bit.

'til tomorrow....

No. 188: Flamin' eck!

This week, FIRE! I thought that I might start with an easy one; matches. The flame looks dramatic as the it bursts from the match head. Ruth wasn't too happy that I'd used half the box of matches, oooops!

'til tomorrow....

No. 187: Picture Perch-fect

First off apologies for the post title it seemed a good idea at the time. We all went to Perch rock in New Brighton this morning to get some fresh sea air and so that I could shoot the last picture for this weeks watery theme. More photo's next week.

'til tomorrow.....

No. 186: Crowning glory.

Ooooh, so close and yet so far. Try as I might it's proving difficult to get this damn crown. After spilling water all over the bedroom floor I thought it best not to push my luck any more. I will  get the shot I'm looking for.

'til tomorrow...

No. 185: Frustration!

Arrrrrrrrrrrgh! I tried to get that illusive crown shot and failed! Rubbish, I did come close a couple of times but the images where not good enough. If anyone has any advice then please spill, (try and avoid Photoshop, or any other post processing cheats).

More luck tomorrow...

No. 184: Pond pic.

I was a bit stumped tonight for ideas, but I'm pleased with the result. Hope I can get more inspiration tomorrow.

'til then.....

No. 183: Lake life

Half way through this project now and it was off to Eccleston mere. The boats were out but the sun definitely wasn't.

'til tomorrow.....