Sunday, June 01, 2014

Rolling Around In Circles

Sunday again. They roll around in circles so quickly. The sun was out, the sky was blue, the clouds were fluffy, and frankly the camera sounded more fun than a keyboard. So there. Enjoy.


I have a soft spot for bees. Well known fact. The little sods refuse to stay still for portraits, however. I tripped over and took this photo by accident. Which only goes to show, etc.
 

I really like this. It has posts and wires, but the sweep of the tractor trails leads me all the way in. This might make next year's calendar.


I had two versions of this, which are very different. But together, they looked the same. One had to go. This is a prime example of Life imitating Life.


Now, can you tell me this fella is not a VERY cheeky lad? I'm a sucker for a cheeky animal, and it was very hard not to give him the sugar in my pocket. I don't think he would have been able to open the paper sachets, mind.


When he finished being cheeky, he wandered closer and tried being adorable. And, as you can see, he totally nailed it.


One of his friends, in glorious soft focus. Does anyone want to sing "White Horses" with me? Do you not remember the black-and-white children's serial? Click here to hear the theme song. I guarantee you'll be humming it all day and swearing about me. Especially Lesley. You're welcome.


For Alistair. Because he likes this kind of thing.


For me. Because I like this kind of thing.


The sun was behind the church, and very bright. This is problematic. But I switched the high-definition contrast on, and let the camera do the heavy lifting. It's a bit overdone, but the front of the church is clear as day. The quirky angles add a bit of atmosphere, too. Spookeh.


I have no idea. I hope that Diane, Cheryl or Ms. Bobations will be able put me straight on this one. They're absolutely tiny, hence the dodgy purple fringing on the image.


Another purple, for which I apologise. But at least I know what this one is. Well, I'm told this was referred to by my Grandfather as "poor man's geraniums" at any rate. Any takers?


An offbeat one, for my lovely friend Katherine "Kato" Kellesis. Kato and her sister Krista are explorers of urban decay and trespassing to photograph it, the little tinkers. This is a bit more rural, but I thought of you, my dear. 


For foreigners. Because they can't get enough of this kind of thing. Red phone boxes are sadly rather rare these days, and one next to a post box was too good to miss. The post box is old. See the "GR" on it? That means "George Regus", and it was installed when one of the Georges was on the throne. Perhaps after a curry.

Finally, this lad. Words fail me. Tho not him perhaps.


Actually, I think this needs a caption?


Indigo

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19 comments:

  1. Awesome post Indigo! I love your photographs so much! And thank you for the mention my love!!! xoxo

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    1. Thanks Kato =) It's amazing what you can cobble together in a couple of hours driving round the local area. I'll have to pop by Toronto and do the same ! Indigo x

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  2. What a funny goat.
    "I'm telling you, there were badgers..all night..and the racket....you wouldn't believe it. I didn't get a wink of slelep. Where's the coffee?"

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    1. "And back in my day, there was no recorded music, we had real bands! And cholera. And rickets. And a slap-up meal was less than a farthing!..."

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  3. Hari OM
    Yes to the geranium; that particular GR logo I believe was of George V; "pose? I'll give you pose..."

    I do too. Like this sort of thing... YAM xx

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    1. Namaste Yam! Yep, manufactured somewhere between 1932 and 1936 =) Apparently there's only ten of the VR (Victoria Regina) postboxes left, as most were replaced. And thank you. Indigo x

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    2. Hari Om - just back to check on you.... There are several VR boxes right here in Dunoon, so either you mean in England only, or (as I am starting to believe) this place truly is off the map!! Just think Brigadoon.................... 8~) xx

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    3. Hey, that's cool! I guess they meant England =) There IS nothing outside the Home Counties or north of Watford Gap, as you know...

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  4. I love the black and white photos the best, forcing the eyes to pay attention to the details!

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    1. Hey Ray! Thanks, I had to do a lot of work on the horse to level the background without losing the detail of the foreground to darkness. It's still not great, but far better than it was =) Indigo

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  5. I really enjoy your perspective--so wide and expansive. Thanks for explaining how you managed to capture that particular look to the photo of the church because I was going to ask. I feel the same way about poles and wires and it's rare that I'll even take the shot but I'm glad you did with that one because it's remarkable. I don't like when people pick favorites when I post a set and I'm not going to pick one here either. They each speak to me in different ways and the conversations were all good.

    I think the slightly bell-shaped flower is something in the wild Campanula family and the other purple is definitely in the Germanium pratens family and called by a variety of common names.

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    1. Hey Cheryl! Thanks for the pointers with the flowers, I knew I could rely on you all =) Yeah, the church was an experiment for me. Initial tries produced the expected result of a well exposed sky and a lot of building silhouettes. I could easily have taken it from the other side, but the sky was dull that way, and skies are important! I could have switched to RAW capture and teased out details with software, but that's new to me too, and I was unsure the best way to capture it for that process. So, I fiddled with the exposure bracketing, selected high contrast and off I went. The camera thought about the three photos it took for a good twenty seconds before popping out that one. And MAN, did it chew my battery. I'll hafta learn more software skills so I can merge it myself in future. But as a proof of concept, voila! Indigo x

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  6. All lovely, as usual. Sundays do roll around fast, don't they?

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    1. Hey Jenny! Thank you, I;m glad you enjoyed them =) I'm going to try and do some writing this week, but the week is roaring past. Frankly, I'm surprised I can field a gallery of 14 images after one drive round the local villages, but it's a reliable backstop. Thanks for sticking with me! Indigo x

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  7. These photos are stunning and delightful! You have a great eye for lovely!

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    1. Hey Linda! Bless you, I did my best. I must come and take some shots around Alameda sometime ;) Indigo x

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  8. Ah, what a lovely time we've had. (I'm pretending to have been there.)

    Pearl

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    1. Hey Pearl! But you WERE here honey! Now, hurry back =) Roth x

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