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 (9)
Star4mation
Super photo Andrea :)
kgb224
Stunning capture Andrea. God bless.
helanker
Such a fun shot. Very original :)
Glendaw
Never too old to learn !
You look like you got this Andrea !
Thanks for sharing the added information, it is most interesting read ~
xoxo
Faemike55
great image and fascinating information
wysiwig
A terrific image. I can see rivers and valleys and sand dunes. Its quite the landscape. I have much the same and with the beard some forested areas as well. I knew about the hand/fist salute but not in so much detail. Excellent information.
auntietk
I learn so many new things here on Renderosity! Thanks for the information. :)
jendellas
Great information. Like the image too.
anahata.c
I was familiar with the gesture, but vaguely; now I understand why they use it. (Showing that the hands are not in any way threatening.) I love your hands here, their experience shows in your postwork and the light and shade. You have articulate fingers, as if you played piano all your life (well I assume you play some, right, because you have one; and you've been gardening for years, and you're an artist. Drawing, using the brush, etc.) Love the purple background (your top). And the tight crop. I always love pictures of you, however you take them; and this is a great addition.
(I can't help but think of Cleese, in Fawlty Towers, when he's gesturing to an angry customer that he's gonna get tough on someone; and he makes this gesture---only he's slapping his fist in his hands, as if to say, "I'll get that guy!" Just the opposite of what you're showing here, but it came to mind immediately...) (he's at the age where he says whatever he damned pleases, and it's a riot. He referred to Eric Idle's wife---to Idle's face---as "that dreadful woman". You gotta respect someone who does that!)