[IMG]https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3788/3...a78d6f6b_o.jpgSnowdrops, A Promise of Spring by Brian McDiarmid Travelling, on Flickr[/IMG]
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[IMG]https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2747/3...e1f5a6ae_o.jpgInto The Valley by Brian McDiarmid Travelling, on Flickr[/IMG]
[IMG]https://c1.staticflickr.com/8/7514/1...bdc7e97c_o.jpgSeen by Everyone Yet Invisible to All by Brian McDiarmid Travelling, on Flickr[/IMG]
I hope you like the three photos I have shared above, the last one is particularly important to me. Thanks to everyone here who has supported me through this journey.
[IMG]https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3956/3...f0b2f34a_o.jpgDalton Fountain and Peoples Palace by Brian McDiarmid Travelling, on Flickr[/IMG]
The image above is The Doulton Fountain and Peoples Palace on Glasgow Green which is known as "The Dear Green Place" as it was at the time the only park in the city of Glasgow and it became a favourite place for Glaswegians to visit away from the industrial smells and noise.
Awesome pics! Thanks for sharing! I love looking at photos!
I've got quite a few that you can see on my Flickr page https://www.flickr.com/photos/bmdphotography-scotland/ there are plenty of albums with different locations too.
Those are gorgeous
Great photos! What are you using to edit them?
Hi Rose, I am a pretty serious hobbyist so I use both Adobe Lightroom CC and Adobe Photoshop CC, I pay less than £10 a month for a subscription to the Creative Cloud and I have taught myself the whole way to take and process photos from books and magazines and talking to other photographers that I meet when I am out shooting, but there is nothing to beat practicing it and learning as you go.
http://i998.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps8ia0qiha.jpg
I am vsry impressed with your photography cameraman. I got the above camera as a starter to get into the hobby. I am not as good as you. Hope you post some more.
You should join Flickr, more good photographers on there too. It is also good to get feedback from peers about how your photos look. The camera you are using is better than my camera which is now an 8 year old Pentax K-r, in fact I use two of them, one with a 50-200mm zoom lens and the other with an 18 - 55mm wide angle lens which is the one I use mostly for landscape photos. Oh and anyone reading this can call me Brian, you can clearly see my name through the Flickr links lol
Here is another small selection of my photos which are all visible on Flickr at https://www.flickr.com/photos/bmdphotography-scotland/ please come take a look as I have many albums with different locations and a variety of photographic styles and some digital art too.
[IMG]https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2171/3...b84d95e6_o.jpgMcLennan Arch by Brian McDiarmid Travelling, on Flickr[/IMG]
[IMG]https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3956/3...f0b2f34a_o.jpgDalton Fountain and Peoples Palace by Brian McDiarmid Travelling, on Flickr[/IMG]
[IMG]https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3734/3...d434e8bf_b.jpgSunset Over Loch Tulla by Brian McDiarmid Travelling, on Flickr[/IMG]
[IMG]https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/570/32...eac9139b_b.jpgCamphill Reservoir Overflow by Brian McDiarmid Travelling, on Flickr[/IMG]
[IMG]https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/680/31...3420a9fa_b.jpgDrumkinnon Bay Sunset by Brian McDiarmid Travelling, on Flickr[/IMG]
I hope you enjoy these folks and if anyone wants to talk photography with me, please drop me a PM anytime.
Those are gorgeous
Brilliants photos thanks for sharing, I particularly like the snowdrops (me being a gardener). :)
Sunset Over Loch Tulla and the Drumkinnon Bay Sunset, the colours are amazing, fantastic photos you've certainly got a photographer's eye. :)
I hope you don't mind, but I've merged the threads together as they aren't too long atm ;)
Beautiful pics Brian, thank you.
[IMG]https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/730/33...53ed7714_b.jpgKilwinning Abbey by Brian McDiarmid Travelling, on Flickr[/IMG]
Well today, I managed to do it, I finally got my backside out of the house, I visited the location in the picture above that I took earlier, it is Kilwinning Abbey in North Ayrshire on the west coast of Scotland. It has a fantastic history attached to it and if ever you happen to be in that area, I would recommend a visit.
That is a beautiful picture
[IMG]https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/662/32...52e98bce_b.jpgArdrossan Castle by Brian McDiarmid Travelling, on Flickr[/IMG]
Thank you for sharing. That's an amazing place!
[IMG]https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5613/1...69b22744_b.jpgBridge Over River Clyde by Brian McDiarmid Travelling, on Flickr[/IMG]
[IMG]https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5568/1...9ceff792_b.jpgSteel Rainbow by Brian McDiarmid Travelling, on Flickr[/IMG]
[IMG]https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2931/1...76e84b5e_b.jpgThe Glasgow Arc and Clydeside by Brian McDiarmid Travelling, on Flickr[/IMG]
One of the things I get funny looks for is doing photography at night time. However, I like the fact that you see places in different ways when under the light of night and there is usually no one there but me. I hope you like these.
They are stunning, I am quite envious! The clarity is amazing! I really want to do some night-time shots but not entirely sure where to go to do them around where I live.
I got a shot of some snowdrops today, I was so happy :)
Great pics!
You are so lucky in the location where you live in SE London, I wish I was down there, I can think of loads of places I would go for a shoot, the only problem I can forsee is having enough battery power to deal with shooting in around 6 - 8 hours of darkness. Each shot requires a long exposure usually around 15 - 30 seconds and sometimes more. I really wish I was there Rose, I would happily give you some help. Start local to you, are there any interesting buildings, churches or bridges that are lit up? Try shooting in shopping centres or capture light trails of traffic like the shots I have posted below.
[IMG]https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/725/21...632bbc64_b.jpgGallowgate Street_ by Brian McDiarmid Travelling, on Flickr[/IMG]
[IMG]https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3955/1...e925e40e_b.jpgGhost of Number 31 Bus by Brian McDiarmid Travelling, on Flickr[/IMG]
You should post some of your photos here and us all enjoy them with you.
Can I say a huge thanks to Suzi and yourself for the lovely compliments.
Very nice cameraman. I se you come from Largs. Would you have a photograph of that famous ice cream place. Nardinis? I remember we went to largs in the late 1960s and it is still there to this day.
It's more a safety issue. I have to be careful when I am out during the day with my camera, let alone at night.
I haven't played with the exposure settings on my camera yet. I was given a book or two for Christmas about digital photography that I need to read.
My best photos are posted here: http://cee-fashion.co.uk/photography/photography.html
As you can see I am a nature fan and I have three (mostly) obliging cats.
Talking about obliging cats, meet Mitzi, she is my cat model, well sometimes when she is in the mood. I call her and she doesn't come running, she checks her diary to see if she can fit me in. (rofl)
[IMG]https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3857/3...6f7814bb_b.jpgSoft and Fluffy by Brian McDiarmid Travelling, on Flickr[/IMG]
It is very important to be safe when you are out with a camera, any nasty little piece of work might want to take it off you. It's a bit different for me, my dad who died a few years back was in special forces and he made sure that my sister and I were educated in personal safety as he called it, his friends called it unarmed combat. So, I have never been one to seek trouble but if it does come my way, mostly, I reckon I can deal with it. If not, I have insurance for my gear. Lol
lol! ;)
I think things are very different for a man to be out with a camera and a woman to be out with the same camera. There is always a risk to a woman's personal safety and something that is always to the forefront of your mind when out alone.
Hi Magie06, I completely agree with you, however, I would add that there are a significant number of men who feel like that too for one reason or another. Anyone going out with a camera at night must make a risk assessment so that they can decided for themselves if it is a good idea to be in any location at that time.
Exactly. It's terrible that we can't be free to do what we like when we like. I think that's what keeps me indoors as much.
They say women are safer than men when outside, less likely to be in fights and therefore safer.
I do feel a little 'on offer' wandering around certain places with my camera. I usually wear a long sleeved hooded top so I keep my hands inside the sleeves and therefore hide the camera.
When I took photos from Waterloo Bridge I was more worried about my bag being pinched as I took photographs.
I think you just have to be aware of your surroundings and it'll be ok.
[IMG]https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3927/1...284a16af_z.jpgDundrennan Abbey Mono Stitch 11p-001 by Brian McDiarmid Travelling, on Flickr[/IMG]
[IMG]https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2853/9...b5f929e3_z.jpgMilky Face by Brian McDiarmid Travelling, on Flickr[/IMG]
[IMG]https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2874/9...a9ffc61e_z.jpgAlbert the Fox. by Brian McDiarmid Travelling, on Flickr[/IMG]
Hope you like the photos above, just another wee selection of what I have shot over the last few years.
Those are awesome!
Your photos are so professional. Did you ever consider it a career?