Flower Portraits

Posted: October 8, 2013 | Author: Eileen Thompson | Filed under: Flowers, Nature, photography, Portraits | Tags: botanical, close up, colour, colourful, dahlias, digital, drama, Flowers, fuschias, image, nature, Paintshop Pro, pansies, photography, photos, plants | 1 Comment

A friend gave me some lovely pansies to put in my garden – they have a huge variety of colours in their little faces. I had great fun with my post processing.

I like to bring the flowers indoors – especially on windy days when it’s difficult to get a still shot. I tend to use a black backdrop for them as the colours show up nicely I think.

Now for a couple of ‘outdoor’ shots.

Another Walk

Posted: October 1, 2013 | Author: Eileen Thompson | Filed under: Nature, photography, Portraits, Wild Life | Tags: animals, birds, bit of fun, close up, digital, Ducks, image, nature, outdoors, Paintshop Pro, photography, photos, Wild life | Leave a comment

Went for another walk to the same lakeside with a friend yesterday. Happened to see this little chap along the way. He stayed for ages [observing us I guess] so I was able to take my time getting shots of him.

I hadn’t realised till I uploaded this from my camera that this little laddie had an acorn in his beak. It was originally a shot of another duck to the right, so the image isn’t as sharp as it might have bee.

So – this is the chappie I was really taking the shot of…..