My name is Clive, resident in Cape Town, South Africa. I am an amateur photographer who has been enjoying the medium in a more serious manner since 2003.
I took a trip to the UK armed with a Minolta Maxxum 7000 that I had inherited from my Dad.
Out of the holiday snaps, I managed to get a few that I felt were quite good, but had no idea of how I managed to get them 'right'.
Since then I have done a couple of courses in the darkroom and joined a local photographic society where I was on the committee for a while.
Hopefully I am getting it 'right' more often these days.
I have a Minolta Maxxum 7 and being tied into the lens system, the Sony A100 DSLR was my introduction to the digital world. This has recently been upgraded to the Alpha SLT-A55 and I have to admit that I have shot more digital in the last five years than film!
My daughter Kristen (Kris10) and son Sean (fotoSean) have accounts here too, in the hope that they will learn too and share my passion! Sadly they have been rather quiet of late, much like their dad...
August 2015 marks the end of my 3 years as coordinator for the Photographic section of Renderosity. What a wonderful time of my life that I thoroughly enjoyed! Thank you all for the opportunity!
Keep the smile alive,
Clive
Comments (16)
fredster66
Great find and photo with nice lighting.
durleybeachbum
Marvellous fins and a great pic of it.
Meisiekind
hehe... I see a face with a wide open mouth at the top of this stump! Wonderful shot Clive...
jmb007
belle photo!!
bmac62
Good eye Clive. Did you follow his directions?
debbielove
Even when dying (or dead) natures produces art.. Amazing! And beautifully lit, Clive, excellent shot.. Rob.
awjay
excellent capture
NefariousDrO
That is too cool!
MrsRatbag
Fantastic shot! Love the DOF and detail!
moochagoo
I agree with Meisiekind :)
flora-crassella
wonderful image! I would have this part gladly in my garden!
auntietk
Such character and personality this has! Excellent capture.
kgb224
Wonderful find and capture Clive.
lucindawind
thats a wonderful stump you found there .. great shot
praep
The top end looks like a head to me, looking to the ground. Great find.
soxu
Nature always surprises us with his wonder and beauty even in the nakedness of that old tree- a photo whose image moves me-thanks