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Eric
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I was looking for a specific photo in my archive to send to my sister for a project she has set herself during lockdown 2. I came across some of my old photos which were back in the days when I use to wander around the streets and events with a camera at the ready for anything that caught my eye. It made me feel very nostalgic and sad that I don't do that these days. It was fun. Here are some random images all one off grabshots at various places around UK and in mainland Europe. Hope they raise a smile in these troubled times. These guys had been jet skiing and thought it was a good idea to bring their works van (boss didn't know!!) to the incoming tideline to pick up their jetski more easily......errr No. A local farmer eventually towed them out as the tide reached the door sills.  Click here to comment on this image. Came across a vintage car parade coming out of a stately home. I saw the sign grabbed the camera and caught...the last vehicle leaving.  Click here to comment on this image. The boat behind fired up its engine, I turned and saw the exhaust alongside the name of the front boat.  Click here to comment on this image. I wasn't sure if this should be titled ...Heads or Tails. But since the girl missed her helmet maybe a simple ...Missed.  Click here to comment on this image. Viking festival at York....I have loads of close ups and bizarre mixes of ye olde and the ye newe together  Click here to comment on this image.  Click here to comment on this image. “When they said come dressed as a cowboy, I didn't think they meant...† Click here to comment on this image. The iron bars made them look caged miscreants...I bet the mothers still loved them.  Click here to comment on this image. |
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Eric
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A few colour ones too...... One for the bird photographers:  ( I actually had put the camera down on the path to have a sandwich when I saw this bloke photographing the chicken....so I just twisted it to face them and fired)   Click here to comment on this image.  Click here to comment on this image.  Click here to comment on this image. |
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Eric
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And some unashamed digitally altered ones..... Click here to comment on this image.  Click here to comment on this image.  Click here to comment on this image. |
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Eric
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And a couple of seashore ones to finish.... Click here to comment on this image.  Click here to comment on this image. |
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jk
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Nice work Eric. No reason after the Covid situation is cleared that you shouldnt go and stalk the streets of Kings Lynn. Get some more fine captures! |
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Iain
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Those were good Eric. Sometimes it's good to look at your old photos and the memories they bring. |
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Eric
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Iain wrote:Those were good Eric. Sometimes it's good to look at your old photos and the memories they bring.Thanks Iain. It's hard not to be reflective in these times. One thing I hate about the ageing process is it robs you of enthusiasm. I really wish I could raise the impetus to get out and do this sort of photography again. |
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chrisbet
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Nice images, I use my blog to record horsey things I do and it is always nice to go back and read it and see the associated pictures. Unlike your professional quality photos taken on good quality cameras, mine tend to be taken on either my tiny Canon Ixus or a phone which means they won't win any prizes but they do their job of rekindling old memories. This one is actually a frame of video taken on an early go cam - on a gallop over the sands into the sea at Lochgilphead one of the horses decided to have a roll - dumping the lady rider, a reporter for the Daily Mail, totally under the waves. She was the only one on the ride to have NOT brought a change of clothes despite having been advised to!  Earlier - she is on the horse on the right -  |
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Eric
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chrisbet wrote:Nice images, I use my blog to record horsey things I do and it is always nice to go back and read it and see the associated pictures.Thx. They aren't top quality photos because there was no ability to manage the lighting or little time to set the scene. See, point, shoot. Under those situations, it doesn't really matter what you record it on...as long as you have it with you and use it. These days, the bigger the equipment bag the less likely I am to even bother to take it out with me, unless it's an organised specific photographic outing. This is where phones and compacts can really score. The crazy thing is that these days I only view images on an iPad ...and I don't need a 25mp+ DSLR for that. My wife is now exclusively using an iPhone 11Pro.....hasn't used her DSLR camera for well over a year. Her photos are still high photographic standard because she uses the same techniques and skills she learnt to use on a DSLR....on the iPhone. I think it's recognising the limitations of the device and working within its limits. |
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Graham Whistler
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Thanks Eric enjoyed looking at them! I must get my camera out again one day soon. Have been very busy putting together my Zoom presentation for the camera club: "Then and Now 60 years a photographer." |
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Iain
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Eric wrote:Thanks Iain. It's hard not to be reflective in these times. One thing I hate about the ageing process is it robs you of enthusiasm. I really wish I could raise the impetus to get out and do this sort of photography again.I know that feeling. I have loads of places to go but I've just been going to one place as I can't find the drive to go anywhere else. |
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Eric
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Iain wrote:I know that feeling. I have loads of places to go but I've just been going to one place as I can't find the drive to go anywhere else.I think one of the problems is, when you are paid for your photographic work, there is a greater impetus to get on with it. Not just because of the £££ but the accountability. When someone needs something on a deadline it brings more.... 'enthusiasm'. |
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Eric
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Graham Whistler wrote:Thanks Eric enjoyed looking at them! I must get my camera out again one day soon. Have been very busy putting together my Zoom presentation for the camera club: "Then and Now 60 years a photographer."Thx....just bit of fun really. Being involved with clubs and associations is a good way to stimulate creativity. For one thing, having a joint photographic subject hit list, and a completion deadline, can be helpful motivation. |
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Iain
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Eric wrote:Thx....just bit of fun really.You are right about being paid giving you motivation. I am missing my camera club with all the lockdown etc this year as that keeps you going as I find helping other people to improve there photo taking helps me as well. |
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jk
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Eric wrote:Thx....just bit of fun really.I agree with that bit about the motivation. |
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Robert
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Eric wrote:Thanks Iain. It's hard not to be reflective in these times. One thing I hate about the ageing process is it robs you of enthusiasm. I really wish I could raise the impetus to get out and do this sort of photography again.Well I don't recognised that, my enthusiasm is very high indeed. I have just bought a Rodenstock APO Ronar, 105mm f/9 lens to use for flower image stacking, it's insanely sharp and has lovely rendition, my friend is making up an adapter so I can mount it on my D800. Probably use the PB4 bellows for now until I can make up my own stepping camera mount. With a lens like this you can literally paint focus. On top of that I am rebuilding two Landrovers, my enthusiasm is boundless, right now my ability and energy is very low due to being in hospital recovering from corona virus but hopefully after convalescence I have so many plans, collating and finishing the images for the book and finally publishing it on line. During my enforced period of idleness I have been researching some project management software which will hopefully keep me on track. I find project management software very useful for projects like vehicle rebuilding, my original software goes back to about 1989, Claris- MacProject, I love it but it didn't get updated for the millennium date changes, so became very hard work to use, Excell is ok but lacks the functionality of proper project management software. So having chosen what I think is a good replacement I'm looking forward to contacting the vendor, a Canadian company just to confirm it's suitably for my needs. Then I will start another little adventure getting it set up and keeping my projects on track. I started this reply on my iPhone but it is a nightmare to use on this site, I had to dig out my old iPad to edit the mess! |
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Eric
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Robert wrote:Well I don't recognised that, my enthusiasm is very high indeed.I was talking about creative photography enthusiasm, Robert. I too have a couple of other projects in progress ...but concede I don't have the diversity of interests you have.  |
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