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 (19)
Juliette.Gribnau
lovely scene..I thought it was the rope of a kite
Hendesse
A wonderful view and shot. Love the colour tones of the sky and the tree in the water.
Mark-David-Rogers
Nicely reclaimed land... this really is a great shot with the sky helping to balance it out nicely. Hope Rosie enjoyed her paddle, seems like a nice day for one. I remember those swings as a kid too, if I tried it now I would probably end up doing what happened on the other side of the tree followed by a huge splash.lol
giulband
very fine shot!
jendellas
Super pic, bet a few have gone home wet through :o)
jayfar
I will have to visit and take a pic of you on it Andrea!!! Lol. Lovely pic btw.
kgb224
Superb capture Andrea. God bless.
Faemike55
Wonderful capture Andrea
Adobe_One_Kenobi
With your term"irresistible" Are we to take it you had a go? hehe! I would have done I tell you true. What a pretty scene, so great that it has been reclaimed, now all we need to do is keep the avaricious scum developers away from it.
pat40
Wonderful view Andrea
Lucien_Lilippe
Quelle belle image ! That remember me ...
tommorules
Very pretty spot :)
MrsRatbag
Beautiful!
goodoleboy
Beautiful scenic pic, Andrea, but it took some full scale scanning to locate the swing. The naked against the sky tree is awesome. And I believe that's Rosie down at the bottom of the photo.
Katraz
Looks like Rosie wants to have a go, lovely shot.
anahata.c
The flickr is a gentle shot of the beauty of the water and trees. This shot is a surprise, because you have the beautiful landscape (with that big tree right in the center---a good anchor for the shot), but then---whoosh: Rosie's there! She's tiny but she steals the shot. All that nature becomes a backdrop for her and her alone. And the swing comes into view, and it's delightful too. Two signs of animal and human life in a peaceful and beautiful landscape. Very sweet shot, Andrea.
auntietk
Being of the "crop it until it shows only what you want us to see" persuasion, I would have mangled this lovely image until it no longer said anything. It never would have seen the light of day. There's no virtue in THAT sort of process!! The way you've left this, with the swing as a photographic afterthought, and then using it as the title so we make sure we see it, is brilliant. The sweep of the river, the alone-ness of a beautiful day when one is about ten years old with a swing and a dog to keep one company, the promise of summer, gives this a sense of peaceful, soul-filling happiness that a picture of a swing would not provide. Delicious!
danapommet
I love the old tree and the idea of the childhood swing! A great childhood memory. A lovely place to Rosie to get in a swim! I liked the row of tree reflection too!
three_grrr
Go Rosie, go! Jump in and get wet! Leya would be trying to figure out how to get that swing without getting in the water .. without getting her feet wet.