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Roma Tomatoes And How Beauty Is In The Eye Of The Beholder

Sire — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 06:59:11 +0000

They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder and that is so true. That’s why you can have two people looking at modern art in a gallery, one thinking it’s absolutely beautiful while the other person is thinking his 6 year old son could do better. The same applies to photography. A photo may appear stunning to some people while others are wondering what all the fuss is about.

I’m telling you this because there will be times when people will knock one of your photos, telling you it’s crap or something, but when that happens don’t take it personally. If they offer constructive criticism you may want to take it on board but if they’re just being negative just ignore them. The important thing is that you like the photo.

Take this photo of a couple of red Roma tomatoes. I’m sure that a lot of people won’t think too much of it, but I really like it.

I took this photo at season’s end because I liked the way the sunlight gave them an almost translucent effect. Even though a lot of the photo is out of focus, because of the shallow depth of field, you can still tell that the plants are on their final legs. These two were virtually the last fruits of the season. I also like the way the smoothness of the tomatoes contrast the roughness of the stake. I also like the way they seem to almost pop out of the photo.

Anyway, that’s how I feel about things. How about you guys, have you every had someone criticise your photo buy posted them anyway because you liked them?

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Flowers Make For Great Photos

Sire — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:24:58 +0000

Yeah, I know some of you are going to call me a big girl because I love taking photos of flowers, but what can I say, flowers are really pretty, and can make for some really stunning photos. The fact that no two flower is really alike means that there is always a huge scope for the amateur photographer to show his stuff.

Roses always make a popular photographic subject. You may pick a pinkish one;

A red one, whose petals look almost velvety;

Then again, perhaps one with a yellowish tinge to it.

Perhaps we should take a shot of a single tulip;

Or a bed of tulips;

Whatever you choose you can be sure that the lighting you choose can make all the difference;

They can be a delicate simple flower;

Or and intricate busy one complete with bugs.

Whatever flower you choose, you can be sure that photo options they can provide is almost endless.

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Digital Photos Make Great Gifts From Post Cards To Calendars

Sire — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:58:09 +0000

Although I have always enjoyed taking photos, it wasn’t until the advent of digital photography that I really started appreciating photography as a whole. I believe the main difference is two fold. Firstly it has to do with the cost. Previously I had to take great care with the photos I would take, because it wasn’t until after processing them that I found a lot of photos didn’t work out, resulting in lost opportunities and a waste of paper and money. Digital photography on the other hand allows me opportunities to try different techniques, exposures, framing and gives me instant results to see how they turn out. I can now take as many shots as I want without worrying about whether or not they will turn out as the LCD image shows me exactly what I’ve taken.

The second aspect is that I can now download all the photos on my computer, and using software such as PhotoShop I can crop, remove red eye, adjust the colors, hues and even add digital effects. I would have never attempted doing this with normal photos but with digital photos everything is possible.

Digital photos opens so many doors for the average Joe and professionals alike. There are places available on the net that enable you to upload your favorite photo and then use it for printing a whole range of projects, from personal calendars, which are a great gift idea, to postcard printing! Postcard printing is a fantastic idea. Imagine being on holiday and taking some fantastic shots; Instead of going to a store and buying your mundane postcard, all you do is upload your favorite shots and have them printed out ready for you to fill in your details and post to family and friends. Honestly this is as simple as you can get and the beauty of it is that you can use any photo that you’ve taken with your digital camera. You can even edit it to give it that extra personal touch. If you were into marketing you can even have them printed and then offer them for sale as postcards in gift and tourist shops in all your tourist hot spots. Man, if your lucky you can even get discovered and be offered a job as a professional photographer. Heck, I can dream can’t I?

Digital photos also offers opportunities for the businessman. You can use photos of your choice as part of your letterhead or even as the basis of your business cards. Imagine, having your own photos on your business stationary means that it’s 100% unique and nobody else can possibly have one like it.

Digital photos are certainly a great boon as far as I am concerned and I’m sure I’m not the only one that feels this way. It’s so obvious by the amount of people sporting digital cameras from your compact point and shoot to your professional Digital SLR’s.

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My Attempts In Capturing Water Drops

Sire — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 02:06:47 +0000

My inspiration for this series was a set of photos I discovered on Tim’s Digital Darkroom. Tim’s done a few of these series and I know he uses something a little better than a point and shoot digital. The thing is that I wanted to see what I could achieve with my Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX50 and so I set up all the equipment I needed in the kitchen sink and these are the results.

This next one almost looks like a penis emerging from a pool of water and perhaps that is a drop of sperm flying through the air.

This next one is unbelievable and definitely my favorite. The water that this apparition emerged from was the most turbulent out of all the photos that I took during this series of photos. Can you see the face in the resulting splash?

No, well perhaps a closeup of the shot is needed.

I showed the photo to my daughter and the first thing she said was that it reminded her of the Virgin Mary. Personally I think that it the features are definitely male and that the person is wearing a veil or something over his or her head. I can just imagine the furor if some religious nut came up with this photo.

So, I would be really interested in knowing what you saw in the photo?

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