Well, I guess it's about time to write at least a bit about myself to let you guys know something about the person behind the pics.
BIO
I was born on 19.01.1971 (that's why 71 is in my nick) in Hamburg/Germany. I still work there, but a few years ago my husband and I bought a small flat in a little town a bit up north.
Since I was a kid I always liked taking pictures. Until X-mas 2002 I used a Canon EOS 600 and was totally happy with that. My husband wanted a digicam and I thought we didn't really need one. Well, I guess I was wrong. Taking pics with our Fuji Finepix S304 is so much more fun. Especially since you can always try out a million things and then "throw away" the pics you don't like without having to pay for them being developed first :-) I'm still finding out how many possibilities there are in postworking - and viewing other people's galleries has inspired me a lot.
Thank you all so much for commenting on my pics. It really means a lot to me, if someone likes one of my shots and I always feel very bad, when I just can't seem to find the time to do that much commenting myself...
Hugs Drea UPDATE February 2006: As I feel really, really honoured that my gallery has been chosen as this month's "GOM", I of course just "have to" display the award going along with it here ;-)
UPDATE May 2006: I finally did it - bought a Canon 350D and will start to find out all those "new possibilities" coming along with it... Have to say, that I still love the Fuji and feel kind of bad putting it aside. But who knows - I might still use it from time to time anyway...
Comments (14)
TwoPynts
Excellent composition and color! Thanks for sharing this humorous pose. =^]
creanum
excellent composition and great colors.....
SNAKEY
Oh we get a head from a Swan that is named Nosey........... this is perfect Drea.... I love the way it all turned out.:O)
EllaKristan5783
I like it...Its lovely... :)
Kropot
The headhunter :) Swan is good, fly, dive, swim, etc.
raven_nightmares
an image that makes me smile
Akinom
Who cares for the grain on a wonderful shot like this? That head turned out very well and the water looks almost like a soft plaid ;o. Love your great idea and love your beautiful image! hugz
cynlee
still a nice save drea... making a strong, bluetiful compo! :]
Raven_427
hugz Drea. There are a lot of people out there, loving grain. Even i like it sometimes .. on this image for example. It lacks technical perfection, you're right ... but is that a must every time? To me, this works the way it is. And that's through the unusual pose, the wonderful blue water and the great cropping. It may not be your best posting, but it's a very good one. Thanks for sharing Drea!! :-)
PS: i'll post another grainy one soon :)
RedundantlyAbundant
Interesting compo and very well done. I like this a lot!
Michelle A.
Would agree with your self assesment on this image Drea, but I must say technical aspects aside, it's still a lovely image. I like how the neck and head stands out from the beautiful background.
logiloglu
a fantastic image, i like your compo, Drea. !!!!! #:O) !!!!!1
ilutegija
love the contrast between those colours:) simply beautiful:)
OldFaithful
In this case it has forced you to make a great crop, where the grain adds to the textures:) I love the feel and the pose is wonderful...the title is perfect:) Don't be so hard on yourself...I like it:)