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
adorable; I love the Nigella ( specially when in bloom; those sweer blue flowers)
giulband
Very well done still-life !!
Adobe_One_Kenobi
Excellent study Andrea. I see you got your black foam core? Or is it card? Either way, this is excellent, and I love that pot!
awjay
excellent
Hendesse
Wonderful still life. Looks fantastic with that dark background.
jayfar
A lovely 'still life' Andrea.
MrsRatbag
A wonderful still life; these seedheads are fascinating!
wysiwig
Now this is a still life that could be found in a museum. Something painted by a late-19th century impressionist like Monet. A fantastic image. I like this a whole bunch.
jendellas
That is so lovely, excellent pic!!!
kgb224
Amazing capture Andrea. God bless.
Faemike55
wonderful still life
CavalierLady
Beautiful still life! Both the dried plants and the jug are so pretty!
helanker
What a gorgeous little still life. Very well done. Love it !
helanker
And it is super best in full size ! WOW !
irisinthespring
Fabulous capture!
Glendaw
Very beautiful still life !
dochtersions
Fantastic, what a great picture, Andrea!
anahata.c
holy cow, Andrea, when this first went up, I only had time to glance, and hadn't zoomed---and I really liked it then. But when I zoomed---gazongas! It's almost a Caravaggio, or an 18th C. still life. It has touches of the Dutch masters (though they'd have more reds and browns). It's exquisite. You have done so many things with still lifes---so many treatments, so much exploration and beauty---it's no surprise that you'd do this. It's huge, full size, and it arcs over the whole visual universe, with those dried bulbs hanging on like little fireworks. The black is tremendous as a background. And the pot is perfect for a muted textured holder---your sense of combination, so keen in still lifes and bottle shots, is at a peak here. Also, without a visible bottom, it's nearly a painting. Great work, I just love this. And with this huge monitor of mine---which is why I'm working so big, these days (with apologies to everyone who has smaller monitors)---it reaches out and hugs the whole space. Wonderful!
danapommet
Nicely seen and captured and an excellent display! Spot on!
auntietk
This is beautiful. The black background shows off both the seedheads and the pot beautifully. A superb image!