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 (21)
jendellas
No success in one field but good in another. Good portrait capture.
Hendesse
Excellent portrait, perfect in b&w.
kgb224
Superb capture Andrea. God bless.
giulband
Wonderful Portrait!!
moochagoo
How nice portrait in B&W
Mark-David-Rogers
You have a clear gift for putting people at ease when taking their photographs... all the shots I have seen they all appear relaxed and that is a skill that does not just come from knowing how to use a camera properly.. it's a human skill that not everyone possesses. Great capture of a characterful guy doing his job.. one of many that make the world go round so to speak without every really being recognised. Nice work.
emmecielle
Excellent portrait! :)
wysiwig
A wonderful portrait. He has deep set expressive eyes. I suppose after a day like you had buying perfume can be almost as consoling as chocolate. Almost.
goodoleboy
Someone named Mohammed in Bournemouth with its large Jewish population? That's the democratic way of it. A stellar portrait of the security guard, Andrea, apparently eyeing you suspiciously as to your motive.
Faemike55
Great portrait
MrsRatbag
A security guard just for perfume? That's a highly specialized job, I suppose? Excellent portrait!
danapommet
An excellent portrait capture and the color version shows off his eye better and also his almost smile!
jocko500
cool
whaleman
Nice shot of this fellow!
jayfar
I think both versions of this interesting face are brilliant.
angora
sounds logical? ;-) great pic!!!
pat40
Wonderful pic
aksirp
I just admire your courage to ask people for a portrait! nothing to loose, your win! Great portrait Andrea!
auntietk
I like the connection. A wonderful portrait!
three_grrr
How on earth do you get people to pose so wonderfully for you?
Katraz
Another great portrait.