Photos you have taken in the last month of which you are proud?

Warning! Newb with a new camera.....

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Extremely proud of this one (Skye, November)!

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[url= https://flic.kr/p/qAvhxb ]Storr and Sheep.jpg[/url] by [url= https://www.flickr.com/people/7509988@N07/ ]Kit Carruthers[/url], on Flickr

Stunning images geetee, dramatic and despondent captured in equal measure.
Striking clarity and colours too.

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At last, one taken within the last month 🙂

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misty mornings

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Love the Storr Kit!

This morning:

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Andy nice shot, great use of tone and light as ever. Where do you get your film developed?

Jad, there isn't a way to message via Flickr other than to approve of someone's work by making them a favourite. Problem with that is it can become embarrasing to fave too many!

I really like your work; some great landscapes.

pic of carbon bath tub, proud mainly because it was really hard to light and bring out the carbon weave without horrible reflections on the gloss clear coat plus the inside was essentially a curved mirror so a bit of a challenge lighting wise.

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Aye would imagine that would be hard to light Mr Smith.

geetee, all b&w gets developed in my bathroom, colour goes to peak imaging in Sheffield.

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local horses.
camera Rolleiflex 3.5f, film Ilford Delta 400 , developer Ilford DD-x

Surfers taking advantage of a winter swell, Pembrokeshire.

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Polzeath, Cornwall.
January 2nd
Magical...

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[url= https://flic.kr/p/qFmkVk ]Unusual garden visitor[/url] by [url= https://www.flickr.com/people/93064031@N00/ ]Notoriously Bad Typist[/url], on Flickr

Looks like a juvenile Grey Heron who keeps coming and sitting on the neighbour's roof. Over the weekend he sat in the tree long enough for me to take a phone pic, then a small camera pic, then dig out the big (300mm f2.8) lens. Taken handheld @ 300mm

Here;s the view fro a P&S camera - as you see he's quite some way away
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[url= https://flic.kr/p/pJzzat ]Unusual garden visitor[/url] by [url= https://www.flickr.com/people/93064031@N00/ ]Notoriously Bad Typist[/url], on Flickr

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You see this is exactly why every time I ponder whether I shoudl try to take my hobby further, I realise that the pictures I take barely scratch the surface of the skill set you need to be a decent photographer.

I wouldn't know where to start with studio photography. Actually I wouldn't know where to start with anything that didn't rely 100% on the available light.

The skill needed to make this picture is far ahead of anything I can comprehend.

From Thailand.

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And a few more:

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The skill needed to make this picture is far ahead of anything I can comprehend.

it’s just years of practice, mastering your tools and mini-problem solving. (plus an aesthetic visual awareness)
you could say that about most skills/professions/crafts

i wouldn’t know how to design and model a turbo plenum chamber and how to get it mass produced to a price point, to somebody that’s a walk in the park.

Working through photos from a recent trip to Cuba

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Love that last one. Reminds me of George SHaw's humbrol enamel paintings.

Not sure about posting my own amongst these obviously talented shots, but I liked this one from a couple of days ago in Bordeaux.

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Like George Shaw a lot, never heard of him before. Beauty in the banal. Thanks for the heads up.

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@rhbrhb I love that and would be happy to hang it on my wall, the simplicity of it really appeals. Top Job!

One from a walk a few days ago.

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This one I called a 'ghostie' :o)

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I popped into a bar on the beach front at Brighton to take my eldest to the toilet. I saw this doorway and just couldn't resist. It was as if it was made for candid portraits. He normally doesn't like having his picture taken but seemed happy to oblige in this instance.

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My eldest over the weekend. Not sure if this works better colour or B&W. What do people think?

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colour i reckon geetee.

simple one for a bit of a project.

MORE
https://www.flickr.com/photos/polarisandy/sets/72157630984467096/

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It's January and you're project is doors? 😀 I like it.

Yep, I agree on the colour version being better. It's a Fuji X-Pro 1 and I have to say that while the shutter lag is very frustrating, the colour rendering is lovely.

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A Half Demolished Cockenzie Power Station, East Lothian

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Colourful Submarine, Gullane Bay, East Lothian

I've got a Canon G7 with terminal shutter lag, faff.

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Surprisingly pleased with this iPhone snap @ Black Hill, Malvern, first snow here this winter (a couple of days ago).

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Not that I won (or entered...), but the Scottish Landscape Photographer of the Year awards have been announced.

http://www.slpoty.co.uk/2014-winning-images/

Apatamonasterio, Basque Country..

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Wish there was a "like button" Mackem!

As always, I come back to this thread to find yet more outstanding photos! I really wish there was a 'Like' button rather than the 'Share' one, there are far too many to really pick out.
Here's one I took the other evening at Oslo, Hackney, of the lovely, and criminally under-rated Gemma Hayes.

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Really pleased with how it came out, lighting was a bit awkward, but to my delight I had stood exactly where her head would block the direct light from the spot behind her, giving a rather pleasing 'crepuscular ray' effect.
Taken with my iPhone 6+, no post processing.

Sunrise last Sunday by Leftlake pit on Dartmoor. In the negatives with a 30mph wind, good fun all in!

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Had a wander down Portobello Road on Friday in between meetings. Quite a collection of characters down there. This guy really caught my eye:

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Not to be rude by him but he definitely had a look of the grim reaper about him!

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[url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/geetee1972/16109456290/ ]'Death'[/url]

Bilding on a theme from another recent post:

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Not sure if these girls spotted me or not, I think on balance they did!

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These guys definitely didn't spot me though. This is a perfect candid moment.

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[url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/geetee1972/15680367193/ ]I Feel Like Dancing[/url]

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I'd say that was pretty remarkable for a hand held shot. I'm guessing you braced against a tree?

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Another handheld shot

Phone shot. Once again wishing I had a good camera with me to capture the moment

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I absolutely love that photo.

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