Day 08: October 2010 PAD

[wilgk]

Kay,
What happened to Gluttony, Sloth, Lust, etc. Please tell me they are coming before the end of the month.
Grant

oooooooh yes they most certainly are, I was waiting for Portia to complete my lust ( that isn't meant to sound like it sounds )
but alas as she wouldn't get on a plane for less than $500....I am back to plan B for lust

[wilgk]

Cripeys!
I knew there was a reason that shooting the lads in lycra was easier than this
Although carrying the umbrella would actually not raise too many eyebrows here....it is quite common to see people sheltering under a standard umbrella from the sun here, instead of the rain as they walk around.

[Pete W]

Late post pass please ...just returned from seeing John in a tiny bookshop...he's quite famous in the UK if you like poetry...and then we went to a bar...
A taste of John's poetry for those who are unfamiliar with it and quite apt I thought.

Photo in St. James Park

a hot spring day by the lake
and a young woman and man
probably tourists
possibly Spanish
who wanted a photo of themselves together
handed their camera to someone
almost definitely English
who certain fellow countrymen
might predictably describe
as a very drunken old dosser
but to them he was just a passer by
he accepted the camera
took a long time focusing
and steadying himself
but managed to take the picture
and received genuine gratitude
from the two
who had seen nothing deviant in his behaviour
and would remember him
as a friendly and helpful
English gentleman
if he hadn't fallen into the lake
with their camera

The man himself...and a nasty light..any suggestions from you clever people..





Pete

[rpcrowe]

YELLOW FLY

I occasionally tie these things. I am so slow that if I were selling these flies, I would have to charge twenty dollars each to pay for my time. Lucky that I am a retired geezer and can practice these hobbies for fun.

I don't know the name of this streamer, but I think that it is an English Lake Fly. I have never used it for trout but this pattern does a great job on warm water finned fish, such as smallmouth and largemouth bass.



40D with 90mm f/2.8 Tamron Macro lens. Manual exposure with studio lights bounced into umbrellas.

Note: In reading through a fly pattern book, it appears that the English separate feathered fish attractors into "flies" and "lures" while in the U.S. we call just about all attractors made soley from feathers "flies". Just one example of two countries separated by a common language.

[Oldphotobuff]

It was a very busy day spent working on my back gutter. What a joy I did take time to shoot a few pictures of some fall wild flowers. Alas, I don't know their names but I do appreciate their beauty.



OldPhotoBuff

[Colin Southern]

Cripeys!
I knew there was a reason that shooting the lads in lycra was easier than this
Although carrying the umbrella would actually not raise too many eyebrows here....it is quite common to see people sheltering under a standard umbrella from the sun here, instead of the rain as they walk around.

Time for an eye opener ...

You see the nice photo of the sexy girl girl on the cover of Sports Illustrated, then you see how that shot was created ... and you have a screen the size of a tent over the model ... a couple of generators running to power 3 or 4 studio heads with hugh softboxes ... assistants holding reflectors and fans ... makeup artists ... the whole nine yards ... and it all looks so natural. Believe me, it ain't!

So this kinda rig barly makes "toy" status!

[rick55]

Canon SD900, f/2.8, 1/640s, focal len 7.7mm (35mm equiv 37mm). Full EXIF, PAD slideshow.

I've been traveling in Europe this week, which should have included great opportunities for photos. Unfortunately, I've only seen the inside of airplanes, taxis, and hotel rooms. I did get 20 minutes to walk into the old town in Ljubljana. That's Ljubljana castle in the background.

I didn't take my DSLR, because the weather reports were bad, and turned out to be correct. This is with the SD900 my wife handed down to me. Really a very nice camera: any shortcomings are entirely due to the user.

C&C are always welcome.

Cheers,
Rick

[timo2]

YELLOW FLY

I occasionally tie these things. I am so slow that if I were selling these flies, I would have to charge twenty dollars each to pay for my time. Lucky that I am a retired geezer and can practice these hobbies for fun.

I don't know the name of this streamer, but I think that it is an English Lake Fly. I have never used it for trout but this pattern does a great job on warm water finned fish, such as smallmouth and largemouth bass.



40D with 90mm f/2.8 Tamron Macro lens. Manual exposure with studio lights bounced into umbrellas.

Nice colour combination Richard. Funnily enough, a couple of days ago, I was going through my old fishing tackle box and found a packet of mackerel feathers and took some shots of them… I nearly posted one to the PAD.

[Barb]

Running start


Malards


couldn't decide which was better so posted both.

[carregwen]

The man himself...and a nasty light..any suggestions from you clever people..

I know it's difficult and needs a lot of confidence, but it really does pay off to get into the habit of rearranging things and people. This was a good subject - interesting looking man with a backdrop of books. Perfect, but you just needed to ask him politely to move and also take that chair out of the frame. All he could have said is no. I find it helps to explain why you want someone to move.

[Dave Humphries]

Running start


Malards


couldn't decide which was better so posted both.

Worth it Barb, both are good shots.

We don't get the white ones here, but the Mallards are common - although rarely do I get a picture with nice bold, but natural, colours like yours.

Cheers,

[Pete W]

I totally agree Rob...must be braver!
This guy is quite famous and there were 20 other people waiting (behind me) to have books autographed....so it was a bit tricky. BUT they could have chatted amongst themselves for 5 minutes.....
Thanks for the advice and nudge...

Pete

[sleist]

I took this today, not yesterday - or do I mean I took this tomorrow, not today ...

[melikarish]

You can get some really nice toffee vodka in this shop. I wouldn't suggest you fill the mug to the very top.

[carregwen]

You can get some really nice toffee vodka in this shop. I wouldn't suggest you fill the mug to the very top.

Good shot, with nice colours. I like Southwold. A trip around the brewery is interesting, and it's a very nice town. George Orwell lived there for a while.