Hi, I'm Andrea, and I'm interested in creatures and plants both wild and tamed, and people of all sorts. I only use a compact digital camera ,as I love being able to get it into a back pocket, and not have to cart heavy kit about. I carry a Panasonic Lumix TZ series, binoculars and a hand lens almost everywhere.Most of my outings are with the dogs so I only use point and shoot.
I am getting the hang of Photoshop, thanks to some very kind folk on RR!Â
I have a wildlife garden in Bournemouth, Dorset, in the UK, and spend a lot of time there . I retired from teaching art to teenagers a while ago.
I'm now getting some good results with my digi compacts; it took me a while to make the switch from my old film camera, an 1960 ish Pentax Spotmatic, but the mistakes are much cheaper! Â
I have 4 lodgers, 3 dogs and a parrot who, as at 2017, I have had 40 years.
I has so far had 19 dogs, mostly rescues.
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Comments (34)
jayfar
There is a superb light in this wonderful image Andrea. Very well captured.
tommorules
Very good exposure control, beautiful (my kind of) pic!
greyone
Beautiful capture of this angry looking sky. That is quite the high tide you get in the winter.
bebert
jolis nuages, belle lumiere
jendellas
Wow, super mood, love it on our beach when like this.
Juliette.Gribnau
stunning capture
danob
Great image Andrea .. Happy new year
auntietk
Ohhhhhhhhhh ... I LOVE this! What a gorgeous shot! That hematite-colored light is absolutely stunning, and I love the graceful curve of the swell against the groyne. Beautiful!
goodoleboy
Magnificent mood ambiance and textures in this shot of the apparent storm clouds moving your way, Andrea. A boring unwinterlike stretch of bright sun and warm temperatures have a tight grip on our local weather here in Southern California, with no rain on the horizon.
emmecielle
Wonderful capture and atmosphere! Great lighting! :)
mps
Wonderful image
kaward
Just magical! The dancing light on the sea and moody clouds, beautifully captured!
BIPOLARTWO
Thank's for the Lampshade info-I am now enlightened.
Blush
Excellent image Love it Hugs Susan~
myrrhluz
When I was stationed in England, I used to do 15 minute maintenance checks on engines in the little barrier huts on the flight line. One day the weather went from sunny to rainy to overcast w/o rain to light snow and back to sunny in while I did the check. I'll take that over endless days of scorching heat any day. I do pity your weather forecasters sometimes though. "Today there will be a high of 10, a low of 5, and varying amounts of sun, clouds, gales, and precipitation throughout the day." Beautiful image! I love the layers of clouds, and the light on the wet sand and the gracefully curved wave coming in. Excellent capture! Thanks for the info. Very considerate addition to the groynes (new word for me). That could ruin someone's day. It's hard to imagine the water so high.
jocko500
Happy New Year
morningglory
Dramatic but beautiful.
npauling
A very dramatic capture with super lighting. Your weather seems to be a lot like ours, 4 seasons in one day. We have sun today. I hope you have a very Happy 2012.
sandra46
A MOST TERRIFIC MOOD GREAT SHOT ANDREA
MrsRatbag
Wonderful weather capture, Andrea! I'm jealous, we just have some thin high clouds and no rain :(
photosynthesis
Fantastic sky & reflected light on the waves...
bmac62
Pure magic...a photographer's dream day.
watapki66
A most beautiful image!
danapommet
Beautiful looking sky!
whaleman
It does look a bit gloomy, but interesting! Thanks for your comment earlier. My cropping in the Nixie shot adds some mystery with the veil and though some may like it better cropped as you suggest, it would then be just an eye shot without any mystery, but we certainly all see different things don't we? LOL
fallen21
Fantastic shot.
helanker
Wonderfully atmospheric :-)
kgb224
He he three days ago we were on our way to Pretoria Zoo and as soon as we were on our way it started dripping. Needles to say when we reach home it stopped raining and the sky cleared later on in the day. weather can be a bummer. Stunning capture Andrea. God Bless.
dakotabluemoon
Angry looking clouds they are awesome catch g/f.
pat40
Stunning pic.