Apart from one very lonely Daffodil in my back garden these are the first wild growing flowers I have seen this year.
Taken with Hipstamatic using James M Lens, Ina’s 1935 Film.
Flowers In The Dirt
1
How Old Is A Tree
You see them everyday. Do you ever really take notice of how long they have been there. You can tell by looking at the gnarled and twisted branches on this tree that it has been here for over a hundred years.
This is a fairly close up shot of a small section of the tree. It should be noted that this is about 4/5′s of the way up the tree and the drop down to ground level is at least thirty feet.
(Please click image to see larger)
Taken with a Fuji JX400 and resized and farted about with in Photoshop.
Cathedral Entrance
As we were heading back to the train station I happened to stop and look up a small side street. I hadn’t noticed it as I walked up the main high street. It must have been some kind of photographic fate that made me stop and look.
This isn’t a great shot.. it’s not straight for a start and I am unsure how to get it level. But I have cropped it a little to try and balance it out a little and I added the black border in Photoshop.
(Please click the image to make it larger)
This was taken with my Fuji JX400
Still Waters
For a change I am posting an image taken using my Point and Shoot Fuji JX400. This is really the first chance I have had to get out and use this properly. I wouldn’t have used it as much this time out if my iPhone hadn’t malfunctioned half way through my trip out. I am glad I had this opportunity. I plan on using it more now that I know it’s possible to get good pictures with it.. Well I think they are good.. I am sure anyone with half an ounce of Photographic knowledge would be able to pick a hole the size of the Dartford Tunnel through this image.
It started out as a colour image but I wanted to see what it looked like as Black and White. So I made the alteration in Photoshop and tweaked the contrast a little and as I said, I think it came out quite nicely.
Old Fashion Department Store
Whilst out and about I came across this shop. What struck me was that it was proud in it’s heritage. It was proud that it was a department store, you could tell they had something for all occasions. I just wish that my phone hadn’t taken a Battery Dump just as I was taking this shot and refused to boot back up for the rest of the day. Most unexplained and even more annoying.
This was taken with Hipstamatic using John S Lens, BlacKeys SuperGrain Film. It was a little too dark for my liking so I boosted it up gently with Camera Flash. It really is a great app.
To The Fallen
You really shouldn’t wait until one day in November to remember the fallen.
Taken with Hipstamatic using Jimmy Lens, BlacKeys B+W Film
Self Portrait
Through various life problems and crap that fate threw at me in my 37 years I often feel split and torn between two identities. When I was younger I used to joke that I had an Evil Twin that made me do crazy stuff and get me into no end of weird situations. As my life progressed I realised that my Evil Twin wasn’t just a joke but a part of me that will be with me for life… like it or not.
When Hipstamatic bought out their Dali Pak I took this image without testing on anything else. This was the first Image I took with the new pak.
Freaked me out no end.. my mind was in the picture and it all made sense.
Sky Scream
Dive Dive Dive
A few days back I posted an image of the morning sky. This is an alternative take on pretty much the same image except it was taken using Hipstamatic.
Buckhorst H1 Lens, Rock BW-11 Film, No Flash
Haircut Anyone?
To quote the movie The Doors:
Some of the worst mistakes in my life have been haircuts
Hipstamatic using Roboto Glitter, BlacKeys B+W,