Back to Nature!

I went for a walk with Hamish my Westie tonight and even though the light was fading, I still decided to take my camera and my 75 - 300mm lens.  

It's always a good time to try and capture some deer out grazing and resting in the fields, and although I was lucky enough to see them, I just couldn't get close enough to get a decent image.  It's my own fault really, it's exactly what I have the tripod for, and I completely forgot about it!  

I've been focusing so much on all of my college work, that I rarely get out to photograph nature anymore and I'm really missing it!  I'm going to set aside a few hours one evening and make use of the hides in the fields accross the road and get some worthy shots!!

But here's what I got today, from very far away and with an unneccessary shaky hand!!

 

Roisin

Inspiration in Full Colour

I would like to share with you a photographer called Robert Peel.  I have absolutely fallen in love with his work and I think everyone should have the privilege of seeing his collections.  This is a link to a collection of what Robert deems to be his best most recent photographs, and I think you'll agree... They are absolutely spectacular!!

http://www.malmesburyphotos.com/top-selection-recommended

The range of colours in his work and the clarity of his images is just incredible.  I found myself transfixed on each image, getting completely drawn in to the landscape, wishing I was there at that exact moment!

He is clearly using a wide angle lens for these shots; a normal kit lens doesn't frame the same view in one shot...I've tried!! :)

Roisin

Why does the internet hate me so much?

So I have been shockingly bad at keeping up my blogs this month...but I swear , it's not my fault!!

My blasted internet has been the bane of my life these past few weeks, but of course it works fine when I'm at college or work; which prompted my internet provider to suggest a change of lifestyle, in which I stay in during the day and switch college to night classes! :)  

Anyone who knows me, knows fine well I have not evolved well with technology, so you could imagine my panic when he starts telling me to change the filters... I thought, 'we're not dismantling a Dyson here!!'  But in the end he sent me a new router and all is as good as knew now!  If you don't count the fact that my laptop has clearly got the lurgy, but we'll ignore that for as long as possible!! :)

Even though my internet is working again, and I can easily post all the wonderful pictures I have taken lately...I don't really have any!  Trying to find the inspiration to get out and take at least a few photographs has been hard recently, between working full time and moving, I'm struggling to even stay awake let alone pick up the camera and take photos.  I need to be in the right frame of mind to be able to go out and take pictures, otherwise it just feels like a chore and I don't achieve anything...and I haven't recently!  I need to be much more motivated and committed, and find the time to get out and enjoy it again, cause I do love it!!

Here are a few sunsets I took recently but haven't had the time to share...

 

Roisin

Rainbow Roses

I popped into my local flower shop the other day and couldn't believe my eyes...roses the colour of the rainbow!  I'm not sure how anyone was able to achieved this, and nobody in the florist knew either, therefore I am assuming they have somehow been injected with food colourings.

Unfortunately by the time I got there, they where on their way out already, so not the freshest bunch, but I had to take advantage of such strange and beautiful flowers, so I asked the florist if I could still buy them and I got a whole bunch for £2!!

I hope you like them as much as I do! :)

These images were shot in my home studio with my Canon EOS 40D

Roisin x

Welcome to my first Ever Blog!

Well here goes...my first ever blog post!  I'm not going to lie, the prospect of doing this has been extremely daunting, as I'm not in the slightest bit technically minded and fall out with my computer on a daily basis.  But as we live in an ever growing world of  endless social media, it's about time I jump on the band wagon and bare myself to the good people of the internet!

I have just started my second year studying an HND in Photography, I know what you must be thinking... 'a photographer who doesn't understand technology?'  but hopefully my images will convince you otherwise!

I'll start with some images I have taken in the past, to give you a sense of who I am and the kind of Photography I am drawn to.
I hope you like them! :)
 

I took this shot at a dare devil show about 2 years ago.  I knew he was going to be coming into shot performing yet another masterful trick, so I positioned the frame exactly where I wanted it and under exposed the image so that I would get the perfect silhouette.

I always thought this image would make a perfect wedding invitation.
If I had to name my images, I suppose I would call this one..

'Nature's True Love'

It always makes me smile when I see it! :)

I'm passionate about nature photography, I'll stand all day in a field (provided the suns out) and wait for the perfect opportunity to present itself, in this case it did.










These Images were all shot on my Lumix FZ150

Roisin x