The Gallery: A Photo I am Proud Of
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I swear Tara of Sticky Fingers is making the weekly themes harder not easier. This week, ‘A Photo I am Proud Of’. Well there are photos that I love, that mean a lot, that captured a memory…but a photo I am proud of. Now that’s a tough one. And, of course, I can’t pick just one…
The one above is Bertie, climbing the scallop on Aldeburgh beach. I’m proud of this because I took it with my Lensbaby ‘Composer’ lens on. I really struggled to get to grips with that lens, a selective focus lens, and was about to throw in the towel before The Wife gave me a lesson and all was saved. Now I’m really feeling the love for the Lensbaby. So I’m proud of the shot above because I used the lens correctly, and I love the moody, gritty nature of the shot and the processing.
I’m proud of the poppies because I think it’s quite hard to shoot a field of poppies without it just looking like a big red sea. I think isolating one or two flowers helps to strengthen the composition, but it was tough to find a flower in the right place, that wasn’t windblown, with the right backdrop. And the processing was tough too, for some reason I struggle to process the colour red accurately. See this one, the red of the poppies is ‘too’ red:
So I cheated with a desaturated look which, actually, I prefer. So this was a tough shot all round, and would have been easier with tripod which (natch) I didn’t have with me. Handholding the beastly big D700 is hard, camera/mirror shake is hard to avoid at the best of times AND it was a windy day. So I’m proud of how this one turned out.
Continuing with poppies, I’m proud of this one because I managed to process it in Photoshop (normally a disaster area for me) and even added a texture to it. Get me!
Finally, I’m proud of this recent shot of my boys as it’s SO hard to get a photo of the two of them together. I love how cosy they look, and the light is beautiful. And the subjects ain’t bad either ;-)
They are not only stunning, but they have emotion and are simply beautiful….
Beautiful photographs, I especially love the one of the poppies.
Oh my, what a beautiful set of photos! They are gorgeous! I know I would love your photos to bits (as always!).
Love the poppy field ones. You are quite right in saying that it is tempting to make them look like a sea of red.
Yours are awesome!
Maggy
You are easily one of the (if not the) most gifted photographers I have had the pleasure of stumbling on whilst wending my way round the interwebtubes – easily.
Oooh they are beautiful pictures!!! You are sooo clever xx
Wow – what great photos.
I can only aspire!
Omg these are stunning. Just stunning, I’m really blown away! I love the lensbaby pic; I’ve heard about it but just could not figure it out. I couldn’t choose a favourite, though I’d have to say, the last picture makes me melt waaaaaay more than it should do ;D
xxx
Great photo’s – you are right to be proud of them
What wonderful images. You are amazing and you are right the boys make wonderful photo’s – I want to bite them
I think I may have swore when I saw these my friend.
Awesomness
x
I would be proud and ecstatic to have any one of those on my wall. Well, maybe not the one of your boys because that might be, umm, a little weird?
But beautiful photos all x
I totally though you were going to put a ‘tent carpet’ shot up for this weeks gallery.
Wow! What Mrs W said….
Really beautiful photos to be very very proud of!! I love the arty side to them all but the ones with the kids (especially the last one) are just adorable!
As usual your photos are stunning. You really capture the soul of the subject.
Absolutely stunning photos, cannot choose a favourite, they are all just brilliant ;)
In awe of your photography, such amazing shots.
These are amazing!! Stunning!
beautiful pictures – the poppy one is stunning :)
Duuuuuude…..seriously? ALL of your photos are something to be proud of…..I TOTALLY aspire to be as amazing a photographer as you are!!!!! As for the ‘red’ issue…..not tracking with you, I LOVE the poppy photos, especially the red.
just sayin’
S
Amazing shots. So impressed. And your children are gorgeous x
I would be so proud to have taken any one of these photos..they are all quite brilliant. My fav is the first one though, but then I’ve always been a sucker for black & white.
Yes, you are good, very good. That last shot got my heart…could you hear the awwww across the pond?
These are all incredibly beautiful so I won’t choose favourites.
You deserve to feel proud, for sure.
beautiful – just beautiful
No, I am going to be serious for a change. Your photos literally take my breath away everytime I see them. They are beautiful and evocative. You have a very immense talent, my friend. One I am humbled by.
All beautiful shots. Really, all of them. You have a wonderful eye.
Such beautiful shots and the last one has made me go all gooey! You are right to be proud : )