My Get Pushed partner for this week, Cindy Johnson @pittcj17 Challenged me to "do some kind of still life shot, with at least 5 things that describe you". So here's a still-life 'selfie' of me and my life... for the moment, I'll leave you the pleasure of decoding it yourselves.
@pittcj17 Hi Cindy - just when you thought that I had forgotten... here's my answer to your challenge. This describes me and my life quite well... can you work it out?
Very good Richard. So, we have partner, family, Christianity, electronics, photography, making money (?) … plus another that I can't decipher because I don't know what it is!
A fascinating glimpse into your life Richard. Some components are self explanatory, but pls do enlighten me as to what the gold object is between the lens and the money? What does the money represent? That you are very wealthy ;-) or that you are European perhaps?
Thank you all for your comments and interest - very much appreciated - and between you, you figured it all out. As well as being a photographer, I'm also a Radio Ham and I like making my own radios (the circuit board) and operating in the old fashioned way using morse code: the "Funny gold coloured thing" is a high-speed double paddle iambic morse keyer (don't worry about it) and I shew this in preference to an old-fashioned morse key as that would have made it too easy! I was somewhat surprised thast most people assumed that money was important to me - it isn't: the point is that this is Euro currency and @joansmor had it right when she said that it's to indicate that I'm an Englishman living in France. I was going to throw in an English-French Dictionary, but again, that would have made it too easy. I forgot to include the keys to our Motor Home/RV which would have completed my circle of interests.
Finally the photographs: daughter and her partner on the left; son, daughter-in-law and granddaughters on the right... and my wedding ring placed on the Bible.
Thank you all for your comments and interest - very much appreciated - and between you, you figured it all out. As well as being a photographer, I'm also a Radio Ham and I like making my own radios (the circuit board) and operating in the old fashioned way using morse code: the "Funny gold coloured thing" is a high-speed double paddle iambic morse keyer (don't worry about it) and I shew this in preference to an old-fashioned morse key as that would have made it too easy! I was somewhat surprised thast most people assumed that money was important to me - it isn't: the point is that this is Euro currency and @joansmor had it right when she said that it's to indicate that I'm an Englishman living in France. I was going to throw in an English-French Dictionary, but again, that would have made it too easy. I forgot to include the keys to our Motor Home/RV which would have completed my circle of interests.
Finally the photographs: daughter and her partner on the left; son, daughter-in-law and granddaughters on the right... and my wedding ring placed on the Bible.
It was fun to do.