What is a dog owner to do when she trembles in fear as her world turns into a hell sound scape? You need dog help on firework night. Just crank out the tunes!
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Dog Help on Firework Night
Dog help on firework night A Warm Local Exposure and Press Release
I presented a selection of my portfolio to the Rotary Club of Bridge of Allan and Dunblane last month. The first time standing in front of relative strangers explaining the what and why of my photography. Introspection of my work is not a natural pastime. Yet when forced to, as in this event or my Exhibition, new discoveries of bias in what and how I approach photography become exposed. This is always a thinking game for me. So with a lifetime of imagery under review I really find out some things about myself. Themes I clearly like, places I revisit over time, the changing landscape. Its even possible to spot good times and others looking at my photography. Taking confidence from those lucky gems your stumbled upon and continually nagged by ‘the imperfects’. The shots that silently scream ‘why did you do this!’.
The presentation went well with great questions afterwards showing the audience’s healthy interest in photography. Thanks also to Andrew Hilley who started the idea. (The ladders? Well these can help align details in a shot making it viable or not. A tip I received from Landscape Photographer Charlie Waite).
Peter Holmes (left), Nick Rawlings (right) and my trusty Landscape Photography ladders (the prop 😉 Oh and my first ever Press Release on Landscape Photography!
Harvest bounty
My joy of gardening is seeing beautiful and tasty bounty harvested from garden to plate, sandwich or pot straight from the ground. This has been a good year with plenty sunshine and rain. This list includes:
- Three sackfuls of potato
- Six weeks of daily pickings of lettuce
- Six weeks of cucumber
- Endless tomatoes Friday from the vine
- Four weeks of garden peas
- A small carrot hill
- Leeks
- Rhubarb
- Garlic (not matured yet)
- Leeks (not mature)
The harvest bounty also provides the pleasure of sharing with family, friends and neighbours. Of course I have photographs…
Summer Garden Flora and Fauna
Here are more summer garden flora and fauna photographs. Getting in close with my specialised macro lens really brings the little world out to a larger scale. In such a vibrant time the garden is full of textures, colour and beasties like ladybird, flies and more. Lots to enjoy.
Summer Garden Flora and Fauna Summer Garden Flowers
Late August and Summer Garden Flowers, so a little detail what is on show.
Blue bottle fly on Lilly leaf
