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 (22)
Juliette.Gribnau
stunning !! the sharpness of the ant is amazing
SunriseGirl
This is gorgeous. I am so glad you were able to grow these beauties....and share it with us.
jayfar
Love it Andrea. Perfect focus and sharpness.
blinkings
Very nice. I didn't notice the ant until I zooooomed!
jendellas
I just love the colour!!
photosynthesis
Wonderful color, light, detail & DOF...
Faemike55
impressive capture Andrea love the colour
pat40
So Gorgeous
helanker
WOW! What an adorable anemone. Love the colors of it and the center is awesome. The little ant is quit cute in this environment :-)
kgb224
Amazing capture Andrea. God bless.
Hendesse
A pleasure for the eyes. Wonderful shot!
iceberg5
Incredible detail in this gorgeous purple flower !
Katraz
Great shot and a beautiful colour.
Mark-David-Rogers
Excellent shots of a beautiful flower and wonderfully vibrant colour too.
Gaiadriel
Love it! I have never had luck with these. Enjoy them! The shot is stupendous! The center of this bloom is just mind blowingly clear and so pretty!
goodoleboy
Overwhelmingly and utterly spectacular.
MrsRatbag
Wow. What an absolutely breathtaking shot! You really nailed this one!
Adobe_One_Kenobi
Love the colour of these Andrea! Super pic.
auntietk
Gorgeous! I always grew them in containers, but only because I wanted them up on the patio where I could see them every day. I guess that was a lucky choice! :) Since I'm now ONLY doing container gardening, and since anemone is deer resistant, I'll have to remember to get some going when we get back home. They're SUCH a treat!
anahata.c
I'm skipping, Andrea, because I'm only here for a few days and I just want to get a broad swath. This is exceptional, as is the flickr version: Yes, the flickr has a much more dramatic background, it's beautiful. This one has that bold red flower in the background, and another anemone on the left; and you've postworked it not just for bokeh, but for glass like textures, with all that distorted light that stained glass gives. Then that flower...it's so bold and visceral! And your shadow is very dramatic, set off by the acute detail of the stamens (and center in general). And the veins are so clear. And the ant is perfect there, the one visitor to the whole scene: He's set off beautifully. Did you know that "anemone" means "daughter of the wind" in Greek? I'm not sure that has anything to do with this shot, but it's a beautiful meaning. (I'm wondering if the "anem-" root is similar to the root for "anime," since that originally had to do with breath or spirit. Of no matter here, but I just loved the meaning...) This is a beautiful shot, in our faces and so articulate and clear! Both are. Beautiful work, Andrea.
danapommet
Both captures are spectacular and my favorite color. Lovely veining in both also!
ia-du-lin
beautiful flower and colors, great details!