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 (23)
giulband
A very beautiful capture !!
jayfar
The sun has just reached us at 1115.
Juliette.Gribnau
ahhh so beautiful
pat40
Glorious pic and flower Andrea
Mondwin
Very beauty shot my friend!!!Bravissimo!:DDD.Happy Holydays to You and Family!!Hugsxx Whylma
greyone
Very beautiful capture Andrea. Darkening the background really helps the flower jump off the page.
bebopdlx
A real beauty.
anahata.c
Oh, a real beauty of a flower shot, Andrea. The dark tones all around it really bring home the 'miracle' of sunshine in one spot. And, when zoomed, we can see the pocks and (I assume) water-drops on the petals. And that brittle autumnal stamen area...A big bold, lit-up flower shot, and the greens in the immediate area---underneath and around the flower---are so nicely brought forward by you. Really fine work on this flower, hamming it up for you. (Did it call you "dahhhling"? Did it ask you to peel it a grape?) The serrated edges of the leaves are wonderful too. Love it.
X-PaX
Very nice capture.
Glendaw
Oh, sooooo pretty !
wysiwig
December in England. The only time I've seen England was at 35,000 feet and it was covered in snow. The care you show your flower children is repaid with gorgeous displays like this. A beautiful close up.
helanker
A wonderful light you have captured here. So warm and it makes the flower shine :)
Adobe_One_Kenobi
Great light here Andrea.
jendellas
A real beauty. Nice here to.
Mark-David-Rogers
A beautiful capture.
Faemike55
Beautiful capture Andrea
danapommet
What a gorgeous Winter capture - I also enjoyed the zoom! Love the lighting!
kgb224
Superb capture Andrea. God bless.
moochagoo
Amazing lighting. Bravo.
irisinthespring
Fantastic capture, love it!
Katraz
Glorious ,I only have a few frost burnt roses that only manage to depress one.
MrsRatbag
She's a real beauty, and the lighting really sets her up well!
auntietk
Oh wow. Gorgeous light, and a fabulous bloom! It looks so ... alive! We're having lovely weather here too, but that's rather the whole point. :P