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  Just posting a few pics here - I hope you don't mind!

  by tim hooper in

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  i'm a bit of a newbie here i suppose, but i've been fascinated by the photo threads that pop up now and then - notably leo's, purps and sparks.

  so i thought i'd do my bit for posterity and bring you some pics from the uk that i've taken over the last few years, if that's all right with you that is!.

  although i'm fully digital these days, my early work was film-based so, as a result of that training i tend to just use photoshop in the same way that i used to use my darkroom - ie.

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  Fun with Flora!

  I'm the first to admit that I know bugger-all about horticulture, but I do like a pretty flower or two!

  The first one one here is a poppy, I think. It was growing wild in a field, and I left it to it's own devices after I grabbed this quick study of its intimate bits.

  

  How about shooting a bloom in monochrome? A white bloom against a white background, then bang up the contrast.

  

  Just for a bit of a twist, here's a comparison shot. On the one hand a colour snap of a white lily against a black backdrop.......

  

  ......and then the same bloom against white, shot in mono. Any preferences?

  
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  Just posting a few pics here - I hope you don't mind!

  by tim hooper in

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  i'm a bit of a newbie here i suppose, but i've been fascinated by the photo threads that pop up now and then - notably leo's, purps and sparks.

  so i thought i'd do my bit for posterity and bring you some pics from the uk that i've taken over the last few years, if that's all right with you that is!.

  although i'm fully digital these days, my early work was film-based so, as a result of that training i tend to just use photoshop in the same way that i used to use my darkroom - ie.

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  Could I turn one/two of them into a painting?

  There's no higher compliment than that, is there? I'd love to be able to paint, but typically left-handed, my art looks like the ramblings of a drunken spider as it wanders drunkenly over the paper! So, yes, help yourself - just post an image of the completed work, will you?

  Leo. Praise indeed from a gifted landscaper such as your self. I love the clarity of your style.

  UnCon. No, I'm not a pro - although my wife and I did many a wedding shoot whilst we were together. I did the techy stuff, and she was an absolute genius with people, who just warmed to her immediately and did exactly as they were bidden.

  I'll post a few non-landscapes in a little while, if you like.

  tim
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  Just posting a few pics here - I hope you don't mind!

  by tim hooper in

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  i'm a bit of a newbie here i suppose, but i've been fascinated by the photo threads that pop up now and then - notably leo's, purps and sparks.

  so i thought i'd do my bit for posterity and bring you some pics from the uk that i've taken over the last few years, if that's all right with you that is!.

  although i'm fully digital these days, my early work was film-based so, as a result of that training i tend to just use photoshop in the same way that i used to use my darkroom - ie.

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  A couple more landscapes?

  

  This shot of Lands End, Cornwall was my first 'serious' pic. Taken in the mid-90's on an old SLR, it's underexposed by around 2 or 3 stops. If you look at the position of the sun then it's obviously not a sunset at all. In fact, it was taken early on a winters afternoon!

  

  This is very local to me. Shifnal, in Shropshire, hosted this sundown shot a year or so ago on the way home from work.

  

  Back to Wales for a shot of the Mawdach estuary on a dull overcast sort of day.....

  tim
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  Just posting a few pics here - I hope you don't mind!

  by tim hooper in

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  i'm a bit of a newbie here i suppose, but i've been fascinated by the photo threads that pop up now and then - notably leo's, purps and sparks.

  so i thought i'd do my bit for posterity and bring you some pics from the uk that i've taken over the last few years, if that's all right with you that is!.

  although i'm fully digital these days, my early work was film-based so, as a result of that training i tend to just use photoshop in the same way that i used to use my darkroom - ie.

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  Mary,

  I never made it as far as Mull, I'm afraid, but here's some more recent ones from the Welsh hills.

  Just watching the clouds scatter the sunlight at Mt. Carmel.

  

  

  
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  Just posting a few pics here - I hope you don't mind!

  by tim hooper in

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  i'm a bit of a newbie here i suppose, but i've been fascinated by the photo threads that pop up now and then - notably leo's, purps and sparks.

  so i thought i'd do my bit for posterity and bring you some pics from the uk that i've taken over the last few years, if that's all right with you that is!.

  although i'm fully digital these days, my early work was film-based so, as a result of that training i tend to just use photoshop in the same way that i used to use my darkroom - ie.

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  Wow! What a super response!

  I'll post a few more in the morning if that's OK.

  tim
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  Just posting a few pics here - I hope you don't mind!

  by tim hooper in

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  i'm a bit of a newbie here i suppose, but i've been fascinated by the photo threads that pop up now and then - notably leo's, purps and sparks.

  so i thought i'd do my bit for posterity and bring you some pics from the uk that i've taken over the last few years, if that's all right with you that is!.

  although i'm fully digital these days, my early work was film-based so, as a result of that training i tend to just use photoshop in the same way that i used to use my darkroom - ie.

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  Hey, thanks for the responses! You guys are quick!

  Niceguy, this is the only version of that pic that I have, so I think you'd be just as well right-clicking on it and saving it as it is, OK?

  A few from Wales........

  

  A tumbling stream. Artists Valley, Machynlleth

  

  Sacred to the memory of....... Talsarnau, Gwynned.

  

  St Marys Church, Llanfair Caereinion, Powys.
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  Just posting a few pics here - I hope you don't mind!

  by tim hooper in

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  i'm a bit of a newbie here i suppose, but i've been fascinated by the photo threads that pop up now and then - notably leo's, purps and sparks.

  so i thought i'd do my bit for posterity and bring you some pics from the uk that i've taken over the last few years, if that's all right with you that is!.

  although i'm fully digital these days, my early work was film-based so, as a result of that training i tend to just use photoshop in the same way that i used to use my darkroom - ie.

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  The Isle of Skye

  

  Raasay

  Just have to love the Scottish sunsets!
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  Just posting a few pics here - I hope you don't mind!

  by tim hooper in

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  i'm a bit of a newbie here i suppose, but i've been fascinated by the photo threads that pop up now and then - notably leo's, purps and sparks.

  so i thought i'd do my bit for posterity and bring you some pics from the uk that i've taken over the last few years, if that's all right with you that is!.

  although i'm fully digital these days, my early work was film-based so, as a result of that training i tend to just use photoshop in the same way that i used to use my darkroom - ie.

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  Hi all,

  I'm a bit of a newbie here I suppose, but I've been fascinated by the photo threads that pop up now and then - notably Leo's, Purps and Sparks. So I thought I'd do my bit for posterity and bring you some pics from the UK that I've taken over the last few years, if that's all right with you that is!

  Although I'm fully digital these days, my early work was film-based so, as a result of that training I tend to just use Photoshop in the same way that I used to use my darkroom - ie. for basic tasks in cropping, exposure and contrast, so I've shied away from the more fanciful effects that Photoshop allows.

  Anyway, we'll see how this goes.......

  tim

  

  Into the sunset - Lock Broome, Western Scottish Highlands
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  Leolaia's Scenic Travel Photos

  by Leolaia in

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  well, i thought i'd start a fluff thread for once, so i'm posting here some of my favorite photos from my many trips over the years.

  i hope you enjoy them and they inspire you to take awesome pictures on your own travels (or even your own backyard).

  [edited to add...let's hope this formatting helps...jgnat].

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  Hey Leo,

  Glad to see you posting more pics!

  tim
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  Show your desktop! (and comment on others)

  by KW13 in

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  share your desktop with us!.

  its fairly simple to do.

  on your keyboard should be a button that says prtscn, printscreen or something similar on it right up in the top right corner.

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  KW13,

  Looks like we're not so far away!

  OK, so this is dorky in the extreme, but here's my desktop. This model Waco SRE was designed, built, flown and photographed by me, so maybe I'm a bit pleased with it!

  tim