DFW'ers photographic challenge - use those £££ cameras!

Lemon_Tree

i think it's a pretty good photo Pippi, i like the green hair the first one is growing

first picture was taken at our allotment, unsurprisingly not much happening up there at the moment.






a bit closer.

Pippilongstocking

LT love the allottment one, making me feel cold!!!

I can't beleive you've managed to get pics of snow falling - gorgeous! That little ornament - wonderful!

Lemon_Tree

i have to admit i love the sky in the allotment photo the colours are beautiful. I think the sky is one of my favourite things i think it's so changeable, colourful and beautiful.

Contemplates

Pippi, your stone circle photos are perfect. You have really captured the detailnand colours so well. The colours and exposure have come out really well, and I like your composition in the second shot too.
I know what you mean about striving to frame the whole circle, as I've been in the same situation myself. After a bit of experimenting I discovered panoramic shots, which with the help of a tripod are dead easy. Look it up on net to see what I mean

EssexHebridean

Pippi I love your shots - I have a bit of a thing about stone circles but they are fiendishly tricky things to get right, I know. I showed your pics to PH and he suggested maybe if you could find a higher vantage point and shoot looking slightly more down on it, that would make more of the stones as it would sort of "close them up" together a bit. Contemplates makes a good point about panos too - check out the Pano app for the iPhone which is pretty good, and also you can always do a "cheaty" pano with a wide angle lens, then crop your shot to the right dimensions afterwards! For my money though your first pic with the hairy rock is just fabulous - the detail you've captured and that lovely hairy lichen is gorgeous.

LT - your poor abandoned allotments! There is something about allotments in the winter, nobody about and looking all sad and forgotten. The perspective on it is lovely - the path going off into the background with all the sheds spaced out along it, and that sky - beautiful! I love your shots of the snow falling as well - lovely and clear and crisp. I can't believe I never got myself organised to get out and take pics when we had snow - what a wally! Mind you, I suspect we'll get some more before the winter is out!

Contemplates

Well this is my effort for the week.... Tried snapping the birds in the garden, but it was soo cold they just wouldnt leave their igloos!

Pippilongstocking

He he he - loving the bird igloo! What gorgeous colours too - you can just about make out the colours of those last leaves...............



Thank you for the comments - the reason the lichen looks so good in the photo is that I always focus in on a plant (lol) and love lichens as well as anything else with a chloroplast.

I'll have a go from further up etc and check out those google ideas - I've alot of close ups of all the stones but always end up looking at the lichens on them - lol

LT I've so many pics of sky - they change constantly I love them too

karom

Hi Guys, twice been looking through your thread and loving your pictures. I take pretty terrible ones according to DH on taking any but would like to join anyway so not expecting to take myself too seriously -I'll subscribe to the thread now

Contemplates

Karom, I've noticed your name popping up! I'm glad you've decided to join the party. Don't you go listening to that DH, and let us decide how good or bad your pics are!

So go on then...let us see them?:D

diable

Cold Water

Boring I know but been busy and had to post something up ;o))))))