FRPS

Well that was a massive relief and I never want to see those pictures again!
I heard today I have been awarded my Fellowship of the Royal Photographic Society and of course I am over the moon!
The project started when I was invited to make re-creations of well known paintings for Digital Photographer and Creative Imaging Magazine - with screen grabs of the whole process.  Some of these images took over a month to complete but I loved every minute of it. I have my models to thank - my own daughter, Rachael,  my friends daughter Sarah, my Nymph, and not forgetting Jessica of the Pre Raph hair, my "Pandora" and Margie, my "Persephone".  Thanks to my friends for their support and making me carry on when I failed it the first time!
Now I can relax - and make pictures.   Back to the greenhouse - - -

Greenhouse ~ Again

 Went out with Photo friends to photograph the autumn leaves and I just happened to get waylaid by the sight of "glass" - -  cant resist!

 So, another place, another greenhouse.  A new treatment for this one.

I do like the 16:9 ratio that I can select with my new camera. Great for landscapes and wide angle subjects. it also has the options of 4:3, 3:2  and 1:1. The greenhouse is taken on the 16:9 setting. This camera  (Panasonic GF1 with 20mm lens) is terrific - great on focus and clarity.

Day of the Fox

Had a dental appointment today and on the way back I stopped the car to take photos of some horses in the field - to try out my new camera. I took a few photos  and was on the way back  because the light was very harsh.  I heard a rustling in the leaves - and a fox came by. As the lens is only 20mm I didn't get  decent shot of him but it felt  like a good omen. More magick.  Picture "Spot the Fox"

Greenhouse Windows

I'm still  working away on my almost a hundred greenhouse pictures. Greenhouses that have been abandoned to the take-over of nature, glass that has still kept its memories of years ago. If someone cleaned it all the magick would go. (btw that is the correct way to spell magic-k with a k if you believe in it.)

Got a new  camera today. It is the new Panasonic lumix DMC GF1 with 20mm f1.7 ASPH lens. Lenses are inter changeable and very light - being of the G Micro System.  The world's smallest and lightest -  well its looking good!  Next comment will be a picture taken with it - today it is pouring down with rain so it is still in its box!

Greenhouse Gone to Seed

This greenhouse has known better days and it is so sad to see the result after so little time's neglect.
Nature takes over and unless the site is redeveloped it will be interesting to see if  any beauty can replace the sadness and decline.
Greenhouses are my special theme this Autumn and this is the 2nd of my finds. Neglected - rather than cultivated is my theme. I wonder what that signifies~
More pics here:    http://caroltipping.com/page13/page24/page24.html

Picnic

Family picnic on the grass today - Henry, the pet sheep included. Dogs had a good time too.

The Ringer

The photograph I took of The Ringer inspired me to make a picture - it took me a while to decide whether the bird was better as originally taken or to rotate. I did eventually rotate the bird and darken the whole image for dramatic effect.

Carol Tipping Photo Artist

So today is the start of something - Steven you asked to see my pics well you got it!

Yesterday I went to photograph very early in the morning - for me 7.15 am is very early! Dave was ringing the birds as they flew in to the net which was stretched across the channel in to the lake and I got pictures of a Chiff Chaff and a Blue Tit. The migration season might be a bit late now to get the hundreds of birds that flew in to the net in previous days. I loved to see the little bird, so fragile in Dave's big hands.