Friday 20 January 2012

Day 271...is an image of...

580 EXII. by BambersImages
580 EXII., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.
...my 580 EXII Speedlite.

Day 270...getting ready for the New Year party...

Krug!! by BambersImages
Krug!!, a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...I dig out some good Champagne!!

Day 269...is another present...

Gels. by BambersImages
Gels., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...of creative and correction gels for my Speedlites.

Day 268...down by the canal...

On the canal... by BambersImages
On the canal..., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...there are lots of old warehouses/mills that have been converted to housing and new businesses.
I took this as a three image hdr and converted it to b&w.

Day 267...I was playing with my speedlites...

Lens on white. by BambersImages
Lens on white., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...to get a white background.

Day 266...I wish it was Christmas more often!!

My Christmas present from my husband was a set of strobes and softboxes.

Day 265...is Christmas Day.

Christmas day. by BambersImages
Christmas day., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

I think a lot of people forget the meaning of Christmas.
This is my Christmas Day image of Jesus in a crib with Mary and Joseph.

Day 264...is Christmas Eve.

Gift wrapping. by BambersImages
Gift wrapping., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

We always wrap our presents up on Christmas Eve. Here is some of the paper and bows I was using.

Day 263..is just outside my window...

Grasses. by BambersImages
Grasses., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...and this large clump of grass gets lit by the morning sun.
It's something I look forward to on a daily basis.

Day 262...I'm again in my garden looking for something...

Acanthus spinosus. by BambersImages
Acanthus spinosus., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...interesting. The Acanthus spinosus has died back to the ground for the winter, but the old stems are fascinating.

Day 261 is a raindrop on...

Raindrop. by BambersImages
Raindrop., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...the washing line. There is a refraction of a tree in the drop.

Day 260...is an abstract of...

Abstract by BambersImages
Abstract, a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...a padlock using my macro lens.

Day 259...is a backlit teasel...

Teasel. by BambersImages
Teasel., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...that is growing in the garden.
The bees love them when they are flowering and the birds love the seeds.

Day 258...is a pile of wet leaves...

Wet leaves. by BambersImages
Wet leaves., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...on the trampoline, but I loved the light on them.

Day 257...the sun appeared briefly...

Garlic chive flowers. by BambersImages
Garlic chive flowers., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...so I went into the garden. These are Garlic chive flowers well past their best, but I loved the light on them.

Day 256...I received a beautiful bouquet...

Berries... by BambersImages
Berries..., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...of flowers which included these berries made of glass.

Day 255...we went to the park...

In the park. by BambersImages
In the park., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...after school.
She had forgotten her hat, so took mine!!

Day 254...I went back to see the lights...

Christmas lights. by BambersImages
Christmas lights., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...in the garden.
This time I did quite a few hdr images of which this is one of them.

Day 253...I was sitting outside...

Buckle. by BambersImages
Buckle., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...the changing rooms for my daughter when I spotted a small canvas bag.
I took a couple of shots of the buckle on a strap before the security guard descended on me like a ton of bricks to tell me off!!

Day 252...I was wandering around a shop...

Rearing horse. by BambersImages
Rearing horse., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...when I spotted this rearing horse ornament.

Day 251 was magical...

Frost. by BambersImages
Frost., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...as there was a thick frost.
This is a macro of frost on a fence.

Day 250...We get our tree earlier this year...

Blown glass. by BambersImages
Blown glass., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...as I want to try out my new baubles.

Day 249...we received another present...

Opening the hamper... by BambersImages
Opening the hamper..., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...from someone my husband had helped.
It was a wonderful hamper of Italian goodies.

Day 248...was my first time using studio...

Portrait 3. by BambersImages
Portrait 3., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...lights. This one was with continuous light.
I have some strobes of my own now!!

Day 247...we received a box of chocolates...

...so of course I had to take some pictures before they were eaten!! This was a delicious white chocolate truffle.

Day 246...I went for another visit to...

...Avebury Manor, Wiltshire. This time it wasn't raining.
This is the front of the house.
I need to go back in the summer when the lavender will be flowering along the length of the path.

Day 245...is a metal flower...

Christmas flower. by BambersImages
Christmas flower., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...I spotted in a garden centre.

Day 244...was a church in Wiltshire...

Stone carving. by BambersImages
Stone carving., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...where they had stone carvings of head either side of the door.

Day 243...I did my annual pilgrimage to..

Enchanted Christmas V by BambersImages
Enchanted Christmas V, a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...see the Westonbirt lights for the Enchanted Wood. They light up part of the arboretum for a few weekends in December.

Day 242...I spotted some gorgeous...

Bauble I. by BambersImages
Bauble I., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...glass baubles which were hand made.

Day 241...I saw some lights...

Christmas lights I by BambersImages
Christmas lights I, a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

....in the garden of a house in a nearby village...

Day 240...I liked the light...

Railings II by BambersImages
Railings II, a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...on these railings so did a wide open shot of them.

Day 239...was in Cirencester...

Heart. by BambersImages
Heart., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...at the Christmas Market which was held for a few weeks in the run up to Christmas.
They had lots of hand made crafts for sale.

Day 238...a beautiful swan...

Swan II. by BambersImages
Swan II., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...was eating the grass, but posed for me when I went near.

Day 237...was bitterly cold...

...but I wanted an image of The Old Bell Hotel, Malmesbury with the Christmas tree lit up next to the Abbey.
It's hard to get it with no cars parked out the front!!
Another HDR image.

Day 236...in the park...

Beautiful tree. by BambersImages
Beautiful tree., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...is a beautiful cedar tree. I did a three image hdr.

Monday 16 January 2012

Day 235 is Rain drops on a blade of grass...

Rain drops. by BambersImages
Rain drops., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...in my garden.

Day 234...I went to visit the manor house the BBC have been...

...renovating. This is Queen Anne's Withdrawing Room.

Day 233...I found the most glorious roof...

Green. by BambersImages
Green., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...covered in green moss and leaves.
The light striking it was beautiful.

Day 232...I was taking pictures of bokeh lights...

Exploded Bokeh II by BambersImages
Exploded Bokeh II, a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...and got a star shape of blue lights.
Then I used a filter to explode the circles.

Day 231...we go out for supper...

Belly of Pork. by BambersImages
Belly of Pork., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...and my husband has Belly of Pork.

Day 230...Panoramic of Dyrham Park near Bath.

On a cold day I went to visit Dyrham Park to shoot a few hdr images.
This one is five sets of three raw files stitched together.

Day 229...an abstact of...

Receding. by BambersImages
Receding., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...receding lines.

Day 228...I was looking for things that were red...

Clarins. by BambersImages
Clarins., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

Clarins.

Day 225...silhouettes...

Silhouetted trees.  by BambersImages
Silhouetted trees. , a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...of trees against the sunset.

Day 227...getting the Christmas flavour...

Spiky. by BambersImages
Spiky., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...a tiny Christmas tree using my macro lens.

Day 226...Pep talk...

Pep talk... by BambersImages
Pep talk..., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...at the netball tournament.

Day 224...is a venus fly trap...

All spat out... by BambersImages
All spat out..., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...that has finished digesting the fly we fed to it.

All spat out...pre digested fly.