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 (20)
Juliette.Gribnau
both are terrific captures
kgb224
Superb capture Andrea. God bless.
Adobe_One_Kenobi
Excellence Andrea.
kaward
At first glance I feared a wounded mermaid! It looks so golden is the sunny sand! Great find and shot!
Hendesse
Fantastic textures and details. Both shots are fantastic!
awjay
nice one
jendellas
Looks like someones curls :o)))
pat40
very nice pic Andrea
photosynthesis
I like this - it's sort of like found abstract fiber art that's been weathered by the elements. I have no idea what you mean by "fender" in this context, though - the only fenders I know about are either metal ones on cars or the guitar brand. Is this a British term?
wysiwig
My first thought was that Shirley Temple got a haircut. Very nice work. Your post work makes the sand look like gold dust.
aksirp
Rapunzel let you hair go down... :-) first I was thinking that was a blondie :-) well captured and seen Andrea!
moochagoo
Wow good idea of abstract !
Star4mation
Cool abstract Andrea :)
Glendaw
Super colors, lighting and textures. Fantastic post work, both are super Andrea.
jayfar
Now I remember losing my wig down the toilet at Lyme Regis about four years ago !!! Excellent shot Andrea.
Faemike55
fabulous capture Andrea
MrsRatbag
Yes, my first thought was Rapunzel too. Great find and capture!
Katraz
Mmmm Must get my hair cut.
danapommet
I like the patterns on the top photo and the scattered paw prints from your 'furkids' in the second photo. Two very different POV s of the same subject!
anahata.c
I too didn't know the term "fender" in this context, so looked it up. I assume you mean the fenders that are on the sides of boats? If not, I'm out to sea here (no pun intended). In any case, it makes a very swirly almost metallic image, in your treatment: Gold dust everywhere (sand, I assume), and the strands are like spun metal. Like something out of a fairy tale. Quite a beautiful take on the full pic, which is fascinating in its own right. "Fender" comes from the same root as "fend, defend," etc. This was originally to keep something away, I assume? But in this pic it's like a collection of exotic strands, basking in the sands, after hours...