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!
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!
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 (18)
miwi
Love it,super shot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
jendellas
Your pond is full of wonderful things, great capture.
kgb224
Superb capture Andrea. God bless.
Juliette.Gribnau
wonderfully captured; nature can be so beautiful !
jayfar
This is a really great shot. I haven't seen my newts doing this !!
Glendaw
Smiles: Charging ! What a fantastic capture of their mating game ! Your pond looks amazing Andrea. Thanks for sharing.
aksirp
engaged! 👌🏻😘 you se all of life I would say!
CavalierLady
Amazing shot, such clear water and excellent details!
blinkings
I'm so jealous you get to see this each day!
MrsRatbag
So much to see in your little world!!!
Faemike55
WOW! this shot is so cool! you are indeed very lucky to have all this activity going on in your pond
danapommet
You amaze me every day Andrea and this is just as exciting as the first newt photo!
photosynthesis
The murkiness of the pond gives this a kind of fairy tale atmosphere...
Star4mation
Fantastic shot Andrea :)
wysiwig
I'm beginning to think your home should be designated as a protected wildlife sanctuary. There seems to be more life there than in our nearby marsh. An outstanding photo of these four young lovers.
Katraz
So many Newts in your pond but If you are going to shoot into the water you are going to have to buy a polarizing filter to cut out the reflections.
irisinthespring
Awesome capture!
anahata.c
ditto, Mark, your place truly should be protected as a wildlife sanctuary. You have so much life going on there. This is another of your life-in-water shots that have been so exotic and scintillating. Even if they weren't doing romantic parleys, the swirl and dance of their movements are beautifully caught. As is the murky depths of this little body of water. Amazing how light comes forward in such murky water. It almost is like an oil painting. A fine series of pics. (And the central horizontal newt is like a log...amazing sight)