After yesterday's mammoth epic I thought I'd keep it nice and brief for you all today...
Here is a photo taken by me this morning on the way to work using the lens baby.
I am a confirmed and certifiable nutbar with a penchant for skulls, bones, blood, guts, fire and anything slightly peculiar and mostly bizarre. I also...
Will come back to yesterday's epic. This is a fab lensbaby shot - lovely blurred clouds and I really like the reflections. Which lensbaby have you got?
@rachelwithey Thanks very much - I got a Spark for my birthday a couple of weeks back so still trying to get used to it. I've had a few decent shots out of it but really liked this one after a little bit of Lightroom play
Very lovely, Graeme. Reminds me of what I used to see on the northern California coastline when I lived out there. Which reminds me, what the hell am I now doing in Wisconsin?
@bigugly When we lived in the UK we'd often see photos of "back home", look out the window at grey, bricks and some more grey and wonder "why?" Thanks very much.
@spanner Thanks very much indeed, very much appreciated @shannejw Thanks very much, appreciated @pinkpaintpot Not that I'm aware of - we mentioned that we were doing it and got blank stares...
@karlow75 Thanks very much - it's one of the more dangerous swimming beaches in our area. Having said that there's usually surfing happening and people swimming anyway...I kind have the opinion that as soon as I put my foot in the water I'm something else's lunch though.
Nothing is on fire! I hardly know what to do. This is really beautiful, Graeme. Love the composition and the focus on the tiny, baby pebbles in the foreground.
Oh wow!!!!! This is absolutely fabulous!!!! The lens baby certainly creates a beautiful effect. Are you enjoying using it? Do you find it easy? A lady I was chatting to the other day was saying you have to be ambidextrous to be able to use it lol fav
@aecasey Dumb luck masquerading as skill I think, but thanks very much :) @tomtom Thanks very much - I haven't managed to squeeze many good shots out of it but I liked this one. More practice required. @eyeamlisa Thanks you very much indeed :) @daneau Thank you very much, appreciated. I think it was just luck today! @kt8ird Thanks very much - see, I can do pretty too!!! ;) @mzzhope Hardly, but thank you very much - once again my dumb luck masquerades as skill! @longexposure Would a like bucket to vomit in to? I know I did... @olivetreeann Thanks very much :) @golftragic The only thing crawling up this beach would be me...and thank you :) @kwind Thanks very much indeed :) @rosiekerr I know - I was concerned at first and then the realisation dawned that I can do pretty stuff! @ukandie1 Thank you very much, appreciated ;) @leanne333 Thank you very much - so far it's fun although I'm certainly not using it for every shot. I do think I need an extra hand though - it will take a lot practice as most of my shots with it are...well...
@leanne333 Thank you kindly :) @tabarlett Thank you very much :) @hermann Thanks very much - I may or may not have taken a slight detour ;) @taffy Thanks very much indeed - slightly tweaked in Lightroom but I won't tell if you don't tell ;)
@777margo Thanks very much :) @susale Thank you very much - I'm slowly getting used to using it! @chippy1402 Thank you very much, much appreciated @andrewkru Thanks very much :) @newbank You would think that, but strange and peculiar things have been known to happen at this beach...apparently it's a hot spot for drug deals and public sex...
@newbank Come anyway, we also have skiing, tramping, surfing, countryside, normal people, forests, sailing, vineyards, resturants, cafés, stuff. And it's not Australia so you can go outside without something killing you. @redy4et Thank you very much :)
@graemestevens I know - I am a bloody marvel - but truly - it is as Taffy said a very wonderful Lensbaby image - I hope I am half as good when I finally get mine :)
@annied One thing I have noticed with a lensbaby is that you either need and extra hand or you have to take your shoes off and use your foot...good fun though!
@tatopaz Thanks you very much :) @tonygig Thanks very much, appreciated :) @happypat Thanks very much - first decent shot I've managed to get from it! @bill_fe Ah. I shall include detailed instructions in future. If I can get away with it you may want to view today's shot with your eyes closed. Consider that a fair warning ;) @denisefuller Thanks very much :) @tellefella Thank you very much :)
The biggest pain was reading through 78 comments to get to the place where I could say something complimentary about this image and now I can't be arsed... so I'll just say Fav.
@andy3168 Thanks very much - sheer fluke I believe ;) @wearing0 Thank you very much kind lady @bill_fe You're welcome - don't look now but it's there... @vignouse LOL, I admire your scrolling ability and thank you very much @blueberry1222 Thanks very much, just one of our local beaches...
@amandal Thank you very much indeed, much appreciated :)
@shannejw Thanks very much, appreciated
@pinkpaintpot Not that I'm aware of - we mentioned that we were doing it and got blank stares...
@tomtom Thanks very much - I haven't managed to squeeze many good shots out of it but I liked this one. More practice required.
@eyeamlisa Thanks you very much indeed :)
@daneau Thank you very much, appreciated. I think it was just luck today!
@kt8ird Thanks very much - see, I can do pretty too!!! ;)
@mzzhope Hardly, but thank you very much - once again my dumb luck masquerades as skill!
@longexposure Would a like bucket to vomit in to? I know I did...
@olivetreeann Thanks very much :)
@golftragic The only thing crawling up this beach would be me...and thank you :)
@kwind Thanks very much indeed :)
@rosiekerr I know - I was concerned at first and then the realisation dawned that I can do pretty stuff!
@ukandie1 Thank you very much, appreciated ;)
@leanne333 Thank you very much - so far it's fun although I'm certainly not using it for every shot. I do think I need an extra hand though - it will take a lot practice as most of my shots with it are...well...
@tabarlett Thank you very much :)
@hermann Thanks very much - I may or may not have taken a slight detour ;)
@taffy Thanks very much indeed - slightly tweaked in Lightroom but I won't tell if you don't tell ;)
@susale Thank you very much - I'm slowly getting used to using it!
@chippy1402 Thank you very much, much appreciated
@andrewkru Thanks very much :)
@newbank You would think that, but strange and peculiar things have been known to happen at this beach...apparently it's a hot spot for drug deals and public sex...
@redy4et Thank you very much :)
@tonygig Thanks very much, appreciated :)
@happypat Thanks very much - first decent shot I've managed to get from it!
@bill_fe Ah. I shall include detailed instructions in future. If I can get away with it you may want to view today's shot with your eyes closed. Consider that a fair warning ;)
@denisefuller Thanks very much :)
@tellefella Thank you very much :)
Very much a lovely serene shot!
@wearing0 Thank you very much kind lady
@bill_fe You're welcome - don't look now but it's there...
@vignouse LOL, I admire your scrolling ability and thank you very much
@blueberry1222 Thanks very much, just one of our local beaches...